# Chariton County, Missouri: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy

Home to Salisbury Township, Salisbury and Brunswick Township

Chariton County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Chariton County is home to Salisbury Township, Salisbury, Brunswick Township and Keytesville Township. Next door, Randolph County has 1 data center. Construction employs 106, up 11.6% since 2019. Its power plants have 6 MW of capacity, 100% of it petroleum. Unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, against 3.2% in 2019.

6 MW
of operating power plants, mostly petroleum

-0.8%
total jobs since 2019, now 1,817

12.56¢
per kWh for Union Electric Co - (MO) residential customers, 2024

## Cities and towns in Chariton County

Chariton County is home to Salisbury Township, Salisbury, Brunswick Township and Keytesville Township.

Salisbury Township2,439 residents
Salisbury1,564 residents
Brunswick Township1,256 residents
Keytesville Township885 residents
Brunswick798 residents
Keytesville446 residents
Clark Township432 residents
Musselfork Township353 residents
Yellow Creek Township322 residents
Mendon Township302 residents
Bee Branch Township283 residents
Chariton Township188 residents
Cunningham Township186 residents
Cockrell Township166 residents
Mendon164 residents
Salt Creek Township160 residents
Triplett Township159 residents
Wayland Township152 residents
Bowling Green Township94 residents
Sumner81 residents
Rothville62 residents

Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Prairie Hill.

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 Chariton County

| Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2020 → 2025) | 7,386 | 7,377 | ▼ 0.1% | 100th of 115 by size |
| Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,832 | 1,817 | ▼ 0.8% | 81st of 115 by growth |
| Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $32,438 | $44,634 | ▲ 37.6% | — |
| Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 95 | 106 | ▲ 11.6% | 47th of 71 by growth |
| Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.2% | 3.8% | ▲ 0.6pts | — |
| Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW |  | — |
| Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW |  | — |

Union Electric Co - (MO) is the largest utility serving Chariton County, one of 6 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.56¢/kWh in 2024. Employers here counted 1,817 jobs in 2025, down 0.8% from 2019. 7,377 people live here, down 0.1% since 2020.

## Who powers Chariton County

### Utilities with service territory in Chariton 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% |
| Evergy Metro | Investor Owned | Bundled | 273,860 | 13.72¢ | 51% |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | Cooperative | Bundled | 12,451 | 13.35¢ | 14% |
| Macon Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 10,023 | 14.82¢ | 16% |
| Howard Electric Coop | — | — | — | — | — |
| City of Salisbury - (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum | 6 MW | 100% |

| Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury City of | City of Salisbury - (MO) | Petroleum | 6 MW | 1983 |

## The Chariton County labor market

| Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 1,817 | $44,634 | 1.00 |
| Construction | 106 | $45,663 | 1.10 |

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 Chariton County

No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Chariton County. Missouri has 21 local measures on record statewide.

## Chariton County and its neighbors

Of the 7 counties that border Chariton County, Randolph County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined.

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| County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chariton County | 7,377 | ▼ 0.8% | 6 MW | — | — | — |
| Carroll County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/carroll-county) | 8,417 | ▲ 5.1% | 21 MW | — | — | — |
| Howard County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/howard-county) | 10,180 | ▼ 0.5% | 11 MW | — | — | — |
| Linn County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/linn-county) | 11,815 | ▲ 6.4% | 8 MW | — | — | — |
| Livingston County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/livingston-county) | 14,708 | ▼ 2.5% | 92 MW | — | — | — |
| Macon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/macon-county) | 15,190 | ▼ 3.7% | 17 MW | — | — | — |
| Randolph County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/randolph-county) | 24,513 | ▼ 2.6% | 1,242 MW | — | 1 | — |
| Saline County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/saline-county) | 23,265 | ▲ 1.6% | 34 MW | 122 MW | — | — |

## More of Missouri

[All Missouri countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri)[Randolph County24,513 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/randolph-county)[Saline County23,265 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/saline-county)[Macon County15,190 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/macon-county)[Livingston County14,708 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/livingston-county)[Linn County11,815 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/linn-county)

## Chariton County, answered from the record

### Who provides electricity in Chariton County, Missouri?

6 utilities have service territory in Chariton County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Union Electric Co - (MO), Evergy Metro, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Macon Electric Coop. The largest, Union Electric Co - (MO), charged residential customers 12.56¢/kWh on average in 2024.

### What power plants are in Chariton County?

1 operating plant with 6 MW of capacity. The largest is Salisbury City of (6 MW, petroleum).

### Are there data centers in Chariton County?

The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Chariton County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Randolph County.

### Is Chariton County adding jobs?

Employers counted 1,817 jobs in 2025 against 1,832 in 2019 (-0.8%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 95 to 106.

### Does Chariton County have a data center moratorium?

No county-level measure is on record for Chariton County. Missouri has 21 local measures statewide, listed on the state page.

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