# Pontotoc County, Oklahoma: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Ada and Byng No data center or power plant project is on record in Pontotoc County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Pontotoc County is home to Ada, Byng, most of Allen (658 of its 804 residents) and Roff. Construction employs 688, up 11.5% since 2019. Employers here counted 20,613 jobs in 2025, up 7.8% from 2019. 152 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly wind. Its power plants have 152 MW of capacity, 97% of it wind. +7.8% total jobs since 2019, now 20,613 152 MW of operating power plants, mostly wind 11.78¢ per kWh for Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Pontotoc County Pontotoc County is home to Ada, Byng, most of Allen (658 of its 804 residents) and Roff. Ada16,660 residents Byng1,414 residents Allen658 residents · 82% of the city Roff628 residents Stonewall420 residents Francis257 residents Fitzhugh186 residents - Allen also extends into [Hughes County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/hughes-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Fittstown, Latta, Pickett, Vanoss. 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 Pontotoc County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Oklahoma | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 38,091 | 38,528 | ▲ 1.1% | 28th of 77 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 19,119 | 20,613 | ▲ 7.8% | 20th of 77 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $44,502 | $60,484 | ▲ 35.9% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 617 | 688 | ▲ 11.5% | 27th of 48 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.2% | 3.7% | ▲ 0.5pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 152 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, against 3.2% in 2019. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is the largest utility serving Pontotoc 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. 38,528 people live here, up 1.1% since 2020. ## Who powers Pontotoc County ### Utilities with service territory in Pontotoc 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% | | People's Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | Bundled | 14,728 | 12.53¢ | 28% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Wind | 148 MW | 97% | | Solar | 5 MW | 3% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Pontotoc Wind | Avangrid Power LLC | Wind | 148 MW | 2026 | | People's | Today's Power, Inc. | Solar | 5 MW | 2023 | ## The Pontotoc County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 20,613 | $60,484 | 1.00 | | Construction | 688 | $62,067 | 0.63 | 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 Pontotoc County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Pontotoc County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures on record statewide. ## Pontotoc County and its neighbors Of the 8 counties that border Pontotoc County, Seminole 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pontotoc County | 38,528 | ▲ 7.8% | 152 MW | — | — | — | | Coal County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/coal-county) | 5,436 | ▼ 8.0% | 62 MW | — | — | — | | Garvin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/garvin-county) | 26,377 | ▼ 4.7% | — | — | — | — | | Hughes County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/hughes-county) | 13,455 | ▼ 8.0% | 8 MW | — | — | — | | Johnston County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/johnston-county) | 10,448 | ▲ 5.1% | 304 MW | — | — | — | | McClain County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/mcclain-county) | 49,647 | ▲ 31.2% | 551 MW | — | — | — | | Murray County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/murray-county) | 13,805 | ▼ 13.8% | 512 MW | — | — | — | | Pottawatomie County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/pottawatomie-county) | 75,102 | ▲ 1.7% | — | — | — | — | | Seminole County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/seminole-county) | 23,441 | ▼ 5.3% | 1,701 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Oklahoma [All Oklahoma countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma)[Pottawatomie County75,102 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/pottawatomie-county)[McClain County49,647 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/mcclain-county)[Garvin County26,377 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/garvin-county)[Seminole County23,441 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/seminole-county)[Murray County13,805 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/murray-county) ## Pontotoc County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma? 3 utilities have service territory in Pontotoc County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma, People's Electric Cooperative. The largest, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, charged residential customers 11.78¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Ada, OK in? Ada is in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. About 16,660 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Pontotoc County? 2 operating plants with 152 MW of capacity. The largest is Pontotoc Wind (148 MW, wind). ### Are there data centers in Pontotoc County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Pontotoc County. ### Is Pontotoc County adding jobs? Employers counted 20,613 jobs in 2025 against 19,119 in 2019 (+7.8%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 617 to 688. ### Does Pontotoc County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Pontotoc County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/pontotoc-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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