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Datacenter Sites in Craighead County, Arkansas

Craighead County has 42 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,450 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Craighead County, Arkansas has 42 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Arkansas average of 53.6. It ranks 6th of 74 Arkansas counties by number of sites and 41st by average score. The top-scoring site is JONESBORO EHV at 64.4/100.

42
Candidate sites
53.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,450 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Craighead County

Site-selection context for Craighead County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
10.54¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,451
Land price / acre
1,900
Cooling degree days
3,400
Heating degree days
60°F
Mean annual temp

How does Craighead County compare with other counties in Arkansas?

By number of scored sites, Craighead County ranks 6th of the 74 Arkansas counties with a county page, holding 2.5% of the state's 1,651 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.0/100 ranks 41st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 913th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 10 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Craighead County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (22, 52% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (6) and industrial (6). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Craighead County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.76¢/kWh and commercial 10.54¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (38). WRI water stress is low. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,900 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 60°F. Land is valued around $4,451 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Craighead County

Top datacenter sites in Craighead County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JONESBORO EHVSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs64.4
OZ CraigheadGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.2
OZ CraigheadGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.8
OZ CraigheadGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.4
HERGETT JCWLSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.6
JONESBOROSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.6
JONESBORO SPASubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.6
TRUMANNSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN121128Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN107982Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN154836Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.9
UNKNOWN154837Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.9
WESTSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN154834Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN154735Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN154835Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN154736Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN107983Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN107737Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN154832Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.7
TAP154833Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.7
UNKNOWN121171Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.7
UNKNOWN107981Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.5
UNKNOWN154828Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.3
UNKNOWN154829Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.0

Every scored site in Craighead County

All 42 sites, best first.

Craighead County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Craighead County?

42 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 6th-most of 74 Arkansas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Craighead County?

JONESBORO EHV scores 64.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 42 scored sites in Craighead County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Craighead County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Craighead County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Craighead County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Craighead County as "Relatively High" (score 38).

What are industrial electricity rates in Craighead County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.76¢/kWh and commercial is 10.54¢/kWh in Craighead County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Craighead County, Arkansas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arkansas/craighead-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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