# Adair County, Missouri: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Kirksville Adair County sits inside the data center build-out. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Adair County. Adair County is home to Kirksville. Unemployment was 5.3% in August 2026, against 3.4% in 2019. 250 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Employers here counted 9,338 jobs in 2025, down 6.2% from 2019. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map -6.2% total jobs since 2019, now 9,338 250 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Adair County Adair County is home to Kirksville. Kirksville17,863 residents Novinger386 residents Brashear240 residents Greentop85 residents · 22% of the city Millard78 residents Gibbs71 residents - Greentop also extends into [Schuyler County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/schuyler-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Connelsville. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Adair County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Missouri | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 25,276 | 25,684 | ▲ 1.6% | 43rd of 115 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 9,950 | 9,338 | ▼ 6.2% | 103rd of 115 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $34,390 | $45,965 | ▲ 33.7% | — | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 24 | 18 | ▼ 25.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.4% | 5.3% | ▲ 1.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 250 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 250 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Union Electric Co - (MO) is the largest utility serving Adair County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.56¢/kWh in 2024. 25,684 people live here, up 1.6% since 2020. Electrical contractors employ 18, down 25.0% since 2019 against up 21.5% statewide, at an average $52,013 a year. ## Who powers Adair County ### Utilities with service territory in Adair County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,095,619 | 12.56¢ | 44% | | Macon Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 10,023 | 14.82¢ | 16% | | Lewis County Rural E C A | — | — | — | — | — | | Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO) | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 250 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Morris Solar | AES Clean Energy | Solar | 250 MW | 2025 | ## The Adair County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 9,338 | $45,965 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 18 | $52,013 | 0.27 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Adair County 1 data center in Adair County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Adair County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Adair County, Schuyler County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Adair County | 25,684 | ▼ 6.2% | 250 MW | — | 1 | — | | Knox County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/knox-county) | 3,728 | ▼ 5.5% | — | — | — | — | | Linn County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/linn-county) | 11,815 | ▲ 6.4% | 8 MW | — | — | — | | Macon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/macon-county) | 15,190 | ▼ 3.7% | 17 MW | — | — | — | | Putnam County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/putnam-county) | 4,546 | ▲ 7.4% | 62 MW | — | — | — | | Schuyler County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/schuyler-county) | 4,140 | ▲ 58.1% | 400 MW | — | — | — | | Scotland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/scotland-county) | 4,796 | ▲ 11.9% | 9 MW | — | — | — | | Sullivan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/sullivan-county) | 5,738 | ▼ 2.7% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Missouri [All Missouri countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri)[Macon County15,190 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/macon-county)[Linn County11,815 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/linn-county)[Sullivan County5,738 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/sullivan-county)[Scotland County4,796 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/scotland-county)[Putnam County4,546 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/putnam-county) ## Adair County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Adair County, Missouri? 4 utilities have service territory in Adair County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Union Electric Co - (MO), Macon Electric Coop, Lewis County Rural E C A, Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO). The largest, Union Electric Co - (MO), charged residential customers 12.56¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Kirksville, MO in? Kirksville is in Adair County, Missouri. About 17,863 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Adair County? 1 operating plant with 250 MW of capacity. The largest is Morris Solar (250 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Adair County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Adair County. ### Is Adair County adding jobs? Employers counted 9,338 jobs in 2025 against 9,950 in 2019 (-6.2%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Adair County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Adair County. Missouri has 21 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/adair-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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