# Columbiana County, Ohio: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Perry Township, Salem and Fairfield Township Columbiana County is a power-producing county: the plants here serve load well beyond its borders. Columbiana County is home to Perry Township, Salem, Fairfield Township and East Liverpool. 1,210 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly natural gas. Next door, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, has 402 MW of planned generation. Its power plants have 1,210 MW of capacity, 100% of it natural gas. Unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, against 4.8% in 2019. 1,210 MW of operating power plants, mostly natural gas +8.0% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 149 -4.6% total jobs since 2019, now 28,389 ## Cities and towns in Columbiana County Columbiana County is home to Perry Township, Salem, Fairfield Township and East Liverpool. Perry Township15,924 residents Salem11,650 residents Fairfield Township9,931 residents East Liverpool9,569 residents Unity Township9,444 residents St. Clair Township7,520 residents Columbiana5,945 residents · 88% of the city Center Township5,663 residents Salem Township4,958 residents East Palestine4,613 residents Elkrun Township4,299 residents Knox Township3,914 residents Liverpool Township3,771 residents Butler Township3,461 residents Hanover Township3,384 residents Middleton Township3,244 residents West Township3,100 residents Wellsville3,017 residents Madison Township2,821 residents Lisbon2,496 residents Washington Township1,936 residents Yellow Creek Township1,889 residents Leetonia1,769 residents New Waterford1,160 residents And 7 smaller places. - Columbiana also extends into [Mahoning County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/mahoning-county). - Washingtonville also extends into [Mahoning County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/mahoning-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Calcutta, Damascus, East Rochester, Glenmoor, Guilford Lake, Homeworth, La Croft, Lake Tomahawk, Negley, Salem Heights. 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 Columbiana County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Ohio | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 101,661 | 99,377 | ▼ 2.2% | 27th of 88 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 29,755 | 28,389 | ▼ 4.6% | 74th of 88 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $38,987 | $51,210 | ▲ 31.4% | — | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 138 | 149 | ▲ 8.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.8% | 3.7% | ▼ 1.1pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 1,210 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Electrical contractors employ 149, up 8.0% since 2019 against up 37.0% statewide, at an average $69,143 a year. Employers here counted 28,389 jobs in 2025, down 4.6% from 2019. Ohio Power Co is the largest utility serving Columbiana County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 19.33¢/kWh in 2024, above the 15.40¢ median for Ohio utilities. 99,377 people live here, down 2.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Columbiana County ### Utilities with service territory in Columbiana County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ohio Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,339,232 | 19.33¢ | 22% | | Ohio Edison Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 957,780 | 16.18¢ | 18% | | Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Columbiana - (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | |---|---|---| | Natural gas | 1,210 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | South Field Energy | South Field Energy, LLC | Natural gas | 1,210 MW | 2021 | ## The Columbiana County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 28,389 | $51,210 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 149 | $69,143 | 0.73 | | Power and communication line construction | 103 | $77,844 | 2.25 | 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 Columbiana County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Columbiana County. Ohio has 105 local measures on record statewide. ## Columbiana County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Columbiana County, Lawrence 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Columbiana County | 99,377 | ▼ 4.6% | 1,210 MW | — | — | — | | Beaver County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/beaver-county) PA | 166,032 | ▼ 13.8% | 2,218 MW | 20 MW | — | — | | Carroll County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/carroll-county) | 26,475 | ▼ 2.4% | 832 MW | — | — | — | | Hancock County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/hancock-county) WV | 27,729 | ▼ 8.0% | — | 28 MW | — | — | | Jefferson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/jefferson-county) | 63,597 | ▼ 5.6% | 1,880 MW | 63 MW | — | — | | Lawrence County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/lawrence-county) PA | 83,911 | ▼ 4.9% | 1,388 MW | 402 MW | — | — | | Mahoning County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/mahoning-county) | 224,706 | ▼ 4.5% | 4 MW | — | 2 | — | | Stark County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/stark-county) | 373,771 | ▼ 1.2% | 2 MW | 150 MW | 4 | — | ## More of Ohio [All Ohio countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio)[Stark County373,771 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/stark-county)[Mahoning County224,706 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/mahoning-county)[Jefferson County63,597 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/jefferson-county)[Carroll County26,475 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/carroll-county) ## Columbiana County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Columbiana County, Ohio? 4 utilities have service territory in Columbiana County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ohio Power Co, Ohio Edison Co, Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH), City of Columbiana - (OH). The largest, Ohio Power Co, charged residential customers 19.33¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Perry Township, OH in? Perry Township is in Columbiana County, Ohio. About 15,924 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Salem, OH in? Salem is in Columbiana County, Ohio. About 11,650 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Columbiana County? 1 operating plant with 1,210 MW of capacity. The largest is South Field Energy (1,210 MW, natural gas). ### Are there data centers in Columbiana County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Columbiana County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Lawrence County. ### Is Columbiana County adding jobs? Employers counted 28,389 jobs in 2025 against 29,755 in 2019 (-4.6%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Columbiana County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Columbiana County. Ohio has 105 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/columbiana-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/).