Love County, Oklahoma: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy
Home to Marietta
Love 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. Unemployment was 6.4% in August 2026, against 3.3% in 2019. Love County is home to Marietta. Employers here counted 5,162 jobs in 2025, down 13.1% from 2019. Its power plants have 3 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is the largest utility serving Love County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.78¢/kWh in 2024, below the 12.53¢ median for Oklahoma utilities.
Cities and towns in Love County
Love County is home to Marietta.
Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Burneyville, Greenville.
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 Love County
1st = the most. Ranks cover counties with a value on record.
| Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2020 → 2025) | 10,159 | 10,780 | ▲ 6.1% | 56th of 77 by size |
| Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 5,940 | 5,162 | ▼ 13.1% | 70th of 77 by growth |
| Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $36,341 | $51,352 | ▲ 41.3% | — |
| Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 37 | 75 | ▲ 102.7% | — |
| Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.3% | 6.4% | ▲ 3.1pts | — |
| Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | — | |
| Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | — |
10,780 people live here, up 6.1% since 2020.
Who powers Love County
Utilities with service territory in Love 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% |
| Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn | Cooperative | Bundled | 15,852 | 11.38¢ | 20% |
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 1
| Technology | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 3 MW | 100% |
| Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta | Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc | Solar | 3 MW | 2017 |
The Love County labor market
| Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 5,162 | $51,352 | 1.00 |
| Construction | 75 | $52,253 | 0.27 |
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 Love County
No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Love County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures on record statewide.
Love County and its neighbors
Of the 6 counties that border Love County, Grayson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love County | 10,780 | ▼ 13.1% | 3 MW | — | — | — |
| Carter County | 48,910 | ▲ 0.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Cooke County TX | 44,461 | ▲ 9.7% | 638 MW | — | — | — |
| Grayson County TX | 153,613 | ▲ 11.4% | 929 MW | — | — | — |
| Jefferson County | 5,431 | ▼ 21.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Marshall County | 16,255 | ▲ 23.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Montague County TX | 21,966 | ▼ 1.8% | — | — | — | — |
More of Oklahoma
Love County, answered from the record
Who provides electricity in Love County, Oklahoma?
2 utilities have service territory in Love County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn. The largest, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, charged residential customers 11.78¢/kWh on average in 2024.
What power plants are in Love County?
1 operating plant with 3 MW of capacity. The largest is Marietta (3 MW, solar).
Are there data centers in Love County?
The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Love County.
Is Love County adding jobs?
Employers counted 5,162 jobs in 2025 against 5,940 in 2019 (-13.1%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 37 to 75.
Does Love County have a data center moratorium?
No county-level measure is on record for Love County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures statewide, listed on the state page.