# Haskell County, Oklahoma: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Stigler Haskell 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. Construction employs 177, up 71.8% since 2019. Haskell County is home to Stigler. Next door, Muskogee County has 3 data centers and 400 MW of planned generation. Employers here counted 3,179 jobs in 2025, down 7.8% from 2019. Unemployment was 5.1% in August 2026, against 4.3% in 2019. -7.8% total jobs since 2019, now 3,179 90 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro 11.78¢ per kWh for Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Haskell County Haskell County is home to Stigler. Stigler2,749 residents Keota442 residents Whitefield378 residents McCurtain358 residents Kinta279 residents Tamaha149 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Enterprise, Hoyt, Lequire. 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 Haskell County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Oklahoma | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 11,553 | 11,787 | ▲ 2.0% | 51st of 77 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 3,448 | 3,179 | ▼ 7.8% | 61st of 77 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $30,696 | $43,338 | ▲ 41.2% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 103 | 177 | ▲ 71.8% | 5th of 48 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.3% | 5.1% | ▲ 0.8pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 90 MW of capacity, 100% of it hydro. Electrical contractors employ 36, at an average $45,678 a year. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is the largest utility serving Haskell County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.78¢/kWh in 2024, below the 12.53¢ median for Oklahoma utilities. 11,787 people live here, up 2.0% since 2020. ## Who powers Haskell County ### Utilities with service territory in Haskell County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 710,123 | 11.78¢ | 44% | | Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Investor Owned | Bundled | 501,093 | 12.73¢ | 36% | | Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 17,551 | 14.18¢ | 11% | 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 | 90 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Eufaula Dam | USCE-Tulsa District | Hydro | 90 MW | 1964 | ## The Haskell County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 3,179 | $43,338 | 1.00 | | Construction | 177 | $57,593 | 1.05 | | Electrical contractors | 36 | $45,678 | 1.57 | | Power and communication line construction | 92 | $72,438 | 17.92 | 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 Haskell County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Haskell County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures on record statewide. ## Haskell County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Haskell County, Muskogee 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Haskell County | 11,787 | ▼ 7.8% | 90 MW | — | — | — | | Latimer County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/latimer-county) | 9,645 | ▲ 31.0% | — | — | — | — | | Le Flore County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/le-flore-county) | 50,196 | ▼ 3.9% | 350 MW | 400 MW | — | — | | McIntosh County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/mcintosh-county) | 19,758 | ▲ 8.0% | — | — | — | — | | Muskogee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/muskogee-county) | 66,708 | ▼ 13.0% | 1,905 MW | 400 MW | 3 | — | | Pittsburg County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/pittsburg-county) | 43,320 | ▼ 9.7% | 1,375 MW | — | — | — | | Sequoyah County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/sequoyah-county) | 40,842 | ▼ 0.9% | 149 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Oklahoma [All Oklahoma countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma)[Muskogee County66,708 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/muskogee-county)[Le Flore County50,196 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/le-flore-county)[Pittsburg County43,320 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/pittsburg-county)[Sequoyah County40,842 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/sequoyah-county)[McIntosh County19,758 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/mcintosh-county) ## Haskell County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Haskell County, Oklahoma? 3 utilities have service territory in Haskell County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma, Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc. The largest, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, charged residential customers 11.78¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Haskell County? 1 operating plant with 90 MW of capacity. The largest is Eufaula Dam (90 MW, hydro). ### Are there data centers in Haskell County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Haskell County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Muskogee County. ### Is Haskell County adding jobs? Employers counted 3,179 jobs in 2025 against 3,448 in 2019 (-7.8%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 103 to 177. ### Does Haskell County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Haskell County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/haskell-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/).