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Datacenter Sites in Mississippi

Mississippi has 3,104 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.0/100 DC Readiness. Manufacturing parcels lead the inventory (1,445 sites). Most sites interconnect through SERC. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 112.5k MW and average a 4.1 yrs interconnection-queue wait.

At a glance

Mississippi has 3,104 scored datacenter candidate sites, the 20th-most of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, averaging 53.0/100 DC Readiness against a national average of 53.0. Its average score ranks 33rd among states. The state also has 5 operating datacenters and 1 internet exchange facilities on record.

3,104
Candidate sites
53.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
112.5k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
4.1 yrs
Avg queue wait
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Top 25 in Mississippi

How does Mississippi compare with other states for datacenter sites?

By number of scored candidate sites, Mississippi ranks 20th of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico (3,104 of 147,272 nationally, 2.1%). Its average DC Readiness of 53.0/100 ranks 33rd and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. The average interconnection-queue wait at its sites, 4.1-year, is the 20th-shortest of the group (national 4.2-year).

Across the five headline sub-scores, Mississippi is strongest relative to the nation on water (89.7 vs 72.3 nationally) and weakest on natural hazard (54.4 vs 66.8). Power and speed to power carry 20% of the score each, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

Which counties in Mississippi have the most datacenter sites?

Hinds (201 sites, average 52.4), Forrest County (146 sites, average 51.6), and DeSoto County (137 sites, average 55.9) hold the largest inventories. Together the top 3 account for 16% of the state's scored sites. Choctaw County has the highest average score among counties with at least 10 sites (59.6/100). 80 counties have five or more scored sites and their own county page.

What kinds of sites and grid regions are in Mississippi?

Manufacturing parcels are the largest category (1,445, 47%), followed by substation-adjacent (694) and industrial (528). Sites span 2 grid regions; SERC covers 55% of them.

By site type

By grid region

Average sub-score profile

How Mississippi's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).

Power availability
36.9
Speed-to-power
54.2
Fiber
68.5
Water
89.7
Hazard resilience
54.4

Top 25 datacenter sites in Mississippi

Ranked by DC Readiness.

Top datacenter sites in Mississippi
SiteTypeCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WESTPOINTSubstation-AdjacentClay County500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs70.3
BAXTER WILSONSubstation-AdjacentWarren County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN109619Substation-AdjacentChoctaw County500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs68.1
LOWNDESSubstation-AdjacentLowndes County500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs67.6
CALEDONIASubstation-AdjacentLamar County500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs67.0
PLEASANT HILLSubstation-AdjacentUnion County500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs66.9
OZ OktibbehaGreenfieldOktibbeha——3.9 yrs66.9
LAKEOVERSubstation-AdjacentHinds County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs66.8
DANIEL STATIONSubstation-AdjacentJackson County500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs66.4
UNKNOWN110434Substation-AdjacentHancock County230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs66.3
UNIONSubstation-AdjacentUnion County500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN110942Substation-AdjacentDeSoto County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.9
HORN LAKESubstation-AdjacentDeSoto County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.9
RAY BRASWELLSubstation-AdjacentHinds County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs65.9
BENTONSubstation-AdjacentBenton County500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs65.3
CHURCH ROADSubstation-AdjacentDeSoto County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.8
WOLF CREEKSubstation-AdjacentChoctaw County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs64.6
FRENCH CAMPSubstation-AdjacentChoctaw County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs64.6
REX BROWN 230KVSubstation-AdjacentHinds County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.5
GETWELLSubstation-AdjacentDeSoto County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN110011Substation-AdjacentHarrison County230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs64.4
TAP161257Substation-AdjacentOktibbeha County161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs64.4
TWINKLETOWNSubstation-AdjacentDeSoto County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.3
TAP143433Substation-AdjacentHancock County230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN109618Substation-AdjacentOktibbeha County161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs64.2

Counties in Mississippi

80 counties with five or more scored sites.

Hinds201 · 52.4Forrest County146 · 51.6DeSoto County137 · 55.9Jackson County132 · 53.6Lee County126 · 53.5Harrison County118 · 53.5Rankin County111 · 53.2Lauderdale94 · 53.4LOWNDES88 · 55.3Washington County85 · 48.9MADISON76 · 53.8Warren County73 · 51.7JONES66 · 51.8Marshall County63 · 54.4PANOLA55 · 52.6Coahoma County53 · 51.4ALCORN48 · 52.8Monroe County47 · 54.1PIKE47 · 50.2PEARL RIVER45 · 55.4PONTOTOC45 · 52.1Copiah County44 · 50.2ADAMS43 · 50.9BOLIVAR40 · 50.8LEFLORE40 · 50.9OKTIBBEHA40 · 58.7Winston County40 · 53.8Neshoba County36 · 52.6LINCOLN35 · 52.4George County32 · 54.8JASPER32 · 53.9MARION31 · 52.6Yazoo County31 · 50.4GRENADA30 · 51.3Hancock County30 · 58.4Union County30 · 55.4CLARKE29 · 53.1Chickasaw County28 · 52.6LAMAR28 · 55.1Clay County27 · 56.8Tishomingo County25 · 52.9Noxubee County24 · 54.9Prentiss County24 · 53.2SCOTT24 · 52.6Itawamba County23 · 53.3Sunflower County23 · 51.0Wayne County23 · 53.4TIPPAH22 · 52.9Walthall County21 · 50.7Kemper County20 · 54.9STONE19 · 53.5LAFAYETTE18 · 54.5Simpson County17 · 52.1Perry County16 · 53.4SMITH16 · 54.4Attala County15 · 51.5Covington County15 · 52.2Holmes County15 · 50.5LEAKE15 · 49.6Newton County15 · 54.2AMITE14 · 49.6CALHOUN14 · 52.3TATE14 · 53.0LAWRENCE13 · 51.0YALOBUSHA13 · 54.6Choctaw County12 · 59.6WEBSTER11 · 54.9Carroll County10 · 52.7Tallahatchie County10 · 50.5TUNICA9 · 53.2FRANKLIN8 · 51.3Humphreys County8 · 51.0BENTON7 · 54.7Greene County7 · 54.2Montgomery County7 · 53.4Claiborne County6 · 50.2Jefferson County6 · 50.4Quitman County6 · 50.1Wilkinson County6 · 50.5SHARKEY5 · 47.7

Sites in Mississippi counties with fewer than five sites

7 scored sites sit in counties too small for a county page of their own.

Operating datacenters in Mississippi

5 operating datacenter facilities in Mississippi are on record, the 45th-most of any state. Ridgeland has the largest cluster (1 facilities). The operators with the most facilities here are Amazon (2), C Spire (1), xAI (1). Footprints are recorded for 2 of them, totalling about 17.4 million square feet.

Canton (1)

Memphis (1)

Ridgeland (1)

Starkville (1)

City not recorded (1)

Internet exchange and peering facilities in Mississippi

1 peering and colocation facilities in Mississippi are listed in PeeringDB. Starkville has the most (1). The best-connected facility hosts 0 networks; the median facility in the state hosts 0 networks.

Starkville (1)

Mississippi datacenter site selection FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Mississippi?

GridCensus catalogs 3,104 scored datacenter candidate sites in Mississippi, with an average DC Readiness score of 53.0/100. That is the 20th-largest inventory of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

How many operating datacenters are in Mississippi?

5 operating datacenter facilities in Mississippi are on record, the 45th-most of any state. Ridgeland has the most (1). Amazon operates the most facilities in the state (2).

What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Mississippi?

Candidate sites in Mississippi average a 4.1-year interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 46 projects. The national average across all scored sites is 4.2-year, and Mississippi has the 20th-shortest average wait of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

Which county in Mississippi has the most datacenter sites?

Hinds has the most scored candidate sites in Mississippi (201), followed by Forrest County (146) and DeSoto County (137). Among counties with at least 10 sites, Choctaw County has the highest average DC Readiness (59.6/100).

What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Mississippi?

Manufacturing sites are the most common category in Mississippi (1,445 sites, 47% of the inventory), and most sites fall within the SERC grid region.

How many internet exchange facilities are in Mississippi?

1 peering and colocation facilities listed in PeeringDB are in Mississippi. Starkville has the most (1). The best-connected one hosts 0 networks.

Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every scored datacenter site in Mississippi, A to Z.

More Mississippi infrastructure

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 Mississippi”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/mississippi (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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