# Reynolds County, Missouri: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy No data center or power plant project is on record in Reynolds County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Reynolds County is home to Ellington. Employers here counted 1,701 jobs in 2025, down 12.8% from 2019. Its power plants have 408 MW of capacity, 100% of it hydro. Unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, against 3.9% in 2019. Union Electric Co - (MO) is the largest utility serving Reynolds County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.56¢/kWh in 2024. -12.8% total jobs since 2019, now 1,701 408 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro 12.56¢ per kWh for Union Electric Co - (MO) residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Reynolds County Reynolds County is home to Ellington. Ellington777 residents Bunker197 residents · 66% of the city Centerville165 residents - Bunker also extends into [Dent County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/dent-county). 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 Reynolds County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Missouri | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 6,077 | 5,992 | ▼ 1.4% | 104th of 115 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,950 | 1,701 | ▼ 12.8% | 110th of 115 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $35,136 | $49,713 | ▲ 41.5% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.9% | 4.4% | ▲ 0.5pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | 5,992 people live here, down 1.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Reynolds County ### Utilities with service territory in Reynolds 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% | | Ozark Border Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 33,229 | 11.66¢ | 23% | | Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | Cooperative | Bundled | 21,575 | 12.81¢ | 31% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 408 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Taum Sauk | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Hydro | 408 MW | 1963 | ## The Reynolds County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,701 | $49,713 | 1.00 | 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 Reynolds County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Reynolds County. Missouri has 21 local measures on record statewide. ## Reynolds County and its neighbors None of the 5 counties bordering Reynolds County has a data center, a power plant or planned generation on record. [[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Reynolds County | 5,992 | ▼ 12.8% | 408 MW | — | — | — | | Carter County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/carter-county) | 5,418 | ▼ 5.7% | — | — | — | — | | Dent County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/dent-county) | 14,584 | ▼ 5.7% | — | — | — | — | | Iron County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/iron-county) | 9,318 | ▲ 0.3% | — | — | — | — | | Shannon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/shannon-county) | 7,285 | ▲ 11.7% | — | — | — | — | | Wayne County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/wayne-county) | 10,782 | ▼ 8.6% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Missouri [All Missouri countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri)[Dent County14,584 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/dent-county)[Wayne County10,782 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/wayne-county)[Iron County9,318 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/iron-county)[Shannon County7,285 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/shannon-county)[Carter County5,418 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/carter-county) ## Reynolds County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Reynolds County, Missouri? 3 utilities have service territory in Reynolds County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Union Electric Co - (MO), Ozark Border Electric Coop, Black River Electric Coop - (MO). The largest, Union Electric Co - (MO), charged residential customers 12.56¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Reynolds County? 1 operating plant with 408 MW of capacity. The largest is Taum Sauk (408 MW, hydro). ### Are there data centers in Reynolds County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Reynolds County. ### Is Reynolds County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,701 jobs in 2025 against 1,950 in 2019 (-12.8%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Reynolds County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Reynolds County. Missouri has 21 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/reynolds-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).