# Crawford County, Wisconsin: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Prairie du Chien, Clayton and Bridgeport No data center or power plant project is on record in Crawford County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Crawford County is home to Prairie du Chien, Clayton, Bridgeport and Seneca. Employers here counted 6,560 jobs in 2025, down 9.4% from 2019. Construction employs 109, up 3.8% since 2019. Unemployment was 3.5% in August 2026, against 4.1% in 2019. Wisconsin Power & Light Co is the largest utility serving Crawford County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 16.89¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.25¢ median for Wisconsin utilities. -9.4% total jobs since 2019, now 6,560 16.89¢ per kWh for Wisconsin Power & Light Co residential customers, 2024 15,910 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Crawford County Crawford County is home to Prairie du Chien, Clayton, Bridgeport and Seneca. Prairie du Chien5,408 residents Clayton1,024 residents Bridgeport1,006 residents Seneca923 residents Freeman732 residents Utica628 residents Wauzeka618 residents Soldiers Grove549 residents Scott548 residents Marietta499 residents Gays Mills498 residents Eastman333 residents Haney307 residents Ferryville191 residents Mount Sterling182 residents Lynxville134 residents Steuben115 residents Bell Center106 residents De Soto85 residents · 26% of the city - De Soto also extends into [Vernon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/vernon-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Seneca. 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 Crawford County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Wisconsin | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 16,082 | 15,910 | ▼ 1.1% | 64th of 72 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 7,237 | 6,560 | ▼ 9.4% | 67th of 72 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $36,410 | $46,850 | ▲ 28.7% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 105 | 109 | ▲ 3.8% | 50th of 61 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.1% | 3.5% | ▼ 0.6pts | — | 15,910 people live here, down 1.1% since 2020. ## Who powers Crawford County ### Utilities with service territory in Crawford County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 437,211 | 16.89¢ | 22% | | Northern States Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 220,574 | 15.83¢ | 40% | | Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 13,597 | 15.23¢ | 1% | | Richland Electric Coop | — | — | — | — | — | | Vernon Electric Coop | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Crawford County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Crawford County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 6,560 | $46,850 | 1.00 | | Construction | 109 | $53,468 | 0.31 | 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 Crawford County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Crawford County. Wisconsin has 49 local measures on record statewide, and 2 neighboring counties have one: [Clayton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/clayton-county), [Grant County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/grant-county). ## Crawford County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Crawford County, Grant 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Crawford County | 15,910 | ▼ 9.4% | — | — | — | — | | Allamakee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/allamakee-county) IA | 14,238 | ▼ 5.0% | 2 MW | 2 MW | — | — | | Clayton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/clayton-county) IA | 16,845 | ▼ 8.5% | 6 MW | — | — | 1 | | Grant County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/grant-county) | 52,446 | ▼ 4.2% | 453 MW | 67 MW | — | 1 | | Richland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/richland-county) | 17,036 | ▲ 0.2% | 56 MW | — | — | — | | Vernon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/vernon-county) | 31,443 | ▼ 1.4% | 5 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Wisconsin [All Wisconsin countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin)[Grant County52,446 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/grant-county)[Vernon County31,443 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/vernon-county)[Richland County17,036 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/richland-county) ## Crawford County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Crawford County, Wisconsin? 5 utilities have service territory in Crawford County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Northern States Power Co, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Richland Electric Coop. The largest, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, charged residential customers 16.89¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### Are there data centers in Crawford County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Crawford County. ### Is Crawford County adding jobs? Employers counted 6,560 jobs in 2025 against 7,237 in 2019 (-9.4%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 105 to 109. ### Does Crawford County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Crawford County. Wisconsin has 49 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/crawford-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/).