# Scotland County, Missouri: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Memphis Scotland 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. Scotland County is home to Memphis. Next door, Adair County has 1 data center. Employers here counted 1,296 jobs in 2025, up 11.9% from 2019. Its power plants have 9 MW of capacity, 100% of it petroleum. Union Electric Co - (MO) is the largest utility serving Scotland County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.56¢/kWh in 2024. +11.9% total jobs since 2019, now 1,296 9 MW of operating power plants, mostly petroleum 12.56¢ per kWh for Union Electric Co - (MO) residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Scotland County Scotland County is home to Memphis. Memphis1,762 residents Rutledge85 residents South Gorin63 residents 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 Scotland County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Missouri | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 4,698 | 4,796 | ▲ 2.1% | 109th of 115 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,158 | 1,296 | ▲ 11.9% | 15th of 115 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $32,364 | $46,141 | ▲ 42.6% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.1% | 3.4% | ▲ 0.3pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 3.4% in August 2026, against 3.1% in 2019. 4,796 people live here, up 2.1% since 2020. ## Who powers Scotland County ### Utilities with service territory in Scotland 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% | | Lewis County Rural E C A | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Memphis - (MO) | — | — | — | — | — | | 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 | |---|---|---| | Petroleum | 9 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Memphis | City of Memphis - (MO) | Petroleum | 9 MW | 1945 | ## The Scotland County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,296 | $46,141 | 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 Scotland County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Scotland County. Missouri has 21 local measures on record statewide. ## Scotland County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Scotland County, Adair 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Scotland County | 4,796 | ▲ 11.9% | 9 MW | — | — | — | | Adair County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/adair-county) | 25,684 | ▼ 6.2% | 250 MW | — | 1 | — | | Clark County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/clark-county) | 6,475 | ▼ 4.4% | 7 MW | — | — | — | | Davis County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/davis-county) IA | 9,230 | ▼ 3.0% | 10 MW | — | — | — | | Knox County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/knox-county) | 3,728 | ▼ 5.5% | — | — | — | — | | Schuyler County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/schuyler-county) | 4,140 | ▲ 58.1% | 400 MW | — | — | — | | Van Buren County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/van-buren-county) IA | 7,131 | ▲ 2.1% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Missouri [All Missouri countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri)[Adair County25,684 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/adair-county)[Clark County6,475 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/clark-county)[Schuyler County4,140 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/schuyler-county)[Knox County3,728 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/knox-county) ## Scotland County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Scotland County, Missouri? 4 utilities have service territory in Scotland County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Union Electric Co - (MO), Lewis County Rural E C A, City of Memphis - (MO), Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO). The largest, Union Electric Co - (MO), charged residential customers 12.56¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Scotland County? 1 operating plant with 9 MW of capacity. The largest is Memphis (9 MW, petroleum). ### Are there data centers in Scotland County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Scotland County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Adair County. ### Is Scotland County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,296 jobs in 2025 against 1,158 in 2019 (+11.9%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Scotland County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Scotland County. Missouri has 21 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/scotland-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/).