# Overton County, Tennessee: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Livingston No data center or power plant project is on record in Overton County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Overton County is home to Livingston. Construction employs 279, up 21.3% since 2019. Employers here counted 5,760 jobs in 2025, up 13.5% from 2019. 5 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 5 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. +13.5% total jobs since 2019, now 5,760 5 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 12.19¢ per kWh for Volunteer Electric Coop residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Overton County Overton County is home to Livingston. Livingston4,147 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Hilham. 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 Overton County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Tennessee | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 22,590 | 23,787 | ▲ 5.3% | 62nd of 95 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 5,073 | 5,760 | ▲ 13.5% | 15th of 95 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $38,805 | $52,533 | ▲ 35.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 230 | 279 | ▲ 21.3% | 33rd of 55 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.7% | 3.6% | ▼ 0.1pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 5 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Volunteer Electric Coop is the largest utility serving Overton County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.19¢/kWh in 2024. 23,787 people live here, up 5.3% since 2020. Unemployment was 3.6% in August 2026, against 3.7% in 2019. ## Who powers Overton County ### Utilities with service territory in Overton County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Volunteer Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 104,387 | 12.19¢ | 24% | | Upper Cumberland E M C | Cooperative | Bundled | 45,560 | 12.77¢ | 26% | | Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) | Cooperative | Bundled | 24,824 | 12.33¢ | 31% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Solar | 5 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | SR Monroe, LLC | SR Monroe, LLC | Solar | 5 MW | 2025 | ## The Overton County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 5,760 | $52,533 | 1.00 | | Construction | 279 | $94,571 | 0.91 | 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 Overton County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Overton County. Tennessee has 38 local measures on record statewide. ## Overton County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Overton County, Clay 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Overton County | 23,787 | ▲ 13.5% | 5 MW | — | — | — | | Clay County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/clay-county) | 7,821 | ▼ 1.4% | 54 MW | — | — | — | | Fentress County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/fentress-county) | 20,322 | ▲ 16.7% | — | — | — | — | | Jackson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/jackson-county) | 12,466 | ▲ 21.6% | — | — | — | — | | Pickett County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/pickett-county) | 5,219 | ▼ 11.7% | — | — | — | — | | Putnam County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/putnam-county) | 86,612 | ▲ 7.5% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Tennessee [All Tennessee countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee)[Putnam County86,612 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/putnam-county)[Fentress County20,322 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/fentress-county)[Jackson County12,466 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/jackson-county)[Clay County7,821 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/clay-county)[Pickett County5,219 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/pickett-county) ## Overton County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Overton County, Tennessee? 3 utilities have service territory in Overton County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Volunteer Electric Coop, Upper Cumberland E M C, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN). The largest, Volunteer Electric Coop, charged residential customers 12.19¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Overton County? 1 operating plant with 5 MW of capacity. The largest is SR Monroe, LLC (5 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Overton County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Overton County. ### Is Overton County adding jobs? Employers counted 5,760 jobs in 2025 against 5,073 in 2019 (+13.5%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 230 to 279. ### Does Overton County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Overton County. Tennessee has 38 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/overton-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/).