Datacenter Sites in LAFAYETTE, Mississippi
LAFAYETTE has 18 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 700 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.
At a glance
LAFAYETTE, Mississippi has 18 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Mississippi average of 53.0. It ranks 52nd of 80 Mississippi counties by number of sites and 16th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · b1468094 at 59.0/100.
Site-selection context for LAFAYETTE
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $50M+ investments; fee-in-lieu of property tax.
How does LAFAYETTE compare with other counties in Mississippi?
By number of scored sites, LAFAYETTE ranks 52nd of the 80 Mississippi counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 3,104 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.5/100 ranks 16th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1835th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 7 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in LAFAYETTE?
Manufacturing sites are the most common (10, 56% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (7) and federal excess (1). 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 LAFAYETTE?
Industrial electricity averages 6.97¢/kWh and commercial 10.91¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (45). WRI water stress is low. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,400 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 64°F. Land is valued around $3,239 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in LAFAYETTE
Every scored site in LAFAYETTE
All 18 sites, best first.
- Substation-Adjacent site · b1468094 · 59.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · dda16d9e · 58.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 55f5f31d · 58.9
- SE. OXFORD · 58.8
- OXFORD · 58.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · 8c5d7140 · 57.8
- W. OXFORD · 56.8
- ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS CO. (WOOD KITCHEN CABINET AND COUNTERTOP MANUFACTURING) · 52.5
- CATERPILLAR, INC. (OTHER METAL VALVE AND PIPE FITTING MANUFACTURING) · 52.5
- ABILITYWORKS OF OXFORD, INC. (PRINTED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY (ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY) MANUFACTURING) · 52.5
- OXFORD EAGLE, INC. (OTHER COMMERCIAL PRINTING) · 52.3
- UNIVERSITY PRINTING SERVICES (OTHER COMMERCIAL PRINTING) · 52.2
- WHIRLPOOL CORP. (INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FURNACE AND OVEN MANUFACTURING) · 52.2
- OXFORD WIRE & CABLE SERVICE, INC. (OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING) · 52.1
- OXFORD SAND, INC. (READY-MIX CONCRETE MANUFACTURING) · 51.9
- MCGREGOR INDUSTRIAL STEEL FABRICATION (IRON AND STEEL MILLS) · 51.6
- NORTH MISSISSIPPI CONVEYOR, INC. (CONVEYOR AND CONVEYING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING) · 51.5
- FSL GULFPORT · 6a496d6e · 51.4
LAFAYETTE datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in LAFAYETTE?
18 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 52nd-most of 80 Mississippi counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in LAFAYETTE?
Substation-Adjacent site · b1468094 scores 59.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 18 scored sites in LAFAYETTE (a substation-adjacent site).
Does LAFAYETTE offer datacenter tax incentives?
Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $50M+ investments; fee-in-lieu of property tax.
What is the natural-hazard risk in LAFAYETTE?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates LAFAYETTE as "Relatively High" (score 45).
What are industrial electricity rates in LAFAYETTE?
Average industrial electricity is 6.97¢/kWh and commercial is 10.91¢/kWh in LAFAYETTE.
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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 LAFAYETTE, Mississippi”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/mississippi/lafayette (data as of November 12, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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