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Tracking every proposed hyperscale data center in Missouri's 115 counties.
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Risk Calculator

How likely is a data center in your Missouri county?

Every county in Missouri has different structural factors that attract or repel hyperscale data center development. Power availability. Water capacity. Land. Proximity to existing projects. We score all 115 Missouri counties on these factors — not to predict, but to surface the conditions that developers evaluate before they pick a site.

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Every Missouri county colored by risk tier. Click your county to see its score and what's nearby.

Risk Tier
Very High (80+)
High (65–79)
Moderate (45–64)
Low (25–44)
Active project

Data: U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries · Scoring: missouridatacenters.org methodology

115
Missouri counties scored
4
Structural factors
9
Counties with known projects
18
Counties with High or Very High risk
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Active Project Counties

9 counties

Counties with confirmed, proposed, or actively-litigated hyperscale data center projects as of May 2026. The full tier breakdown of all 115 Missouri counties follows below.

Clay
Kansas City Northland
3 projects
Jackson
Kansas City
$150B bonds
Jefferson
St. Louis Metro South
In litigation
Montgomery
I-70 corridor
2 campuses
Franklin
St. Louis Metro West
2 campuses
Jasper
Joplin
In litigation
Nodaway
Northwest MO
$6B+ proposed
Webster
Springfield area
No P&Z
St. Louis City
Midtown
$3B approved

Very High Risk

6 counties

Counties where multiple structural factors align for hyperscale development. Several already have confirmed proposals or active projects.

Clay
Kansas City Northland
91
Franklin
St. Louis Metro West
88
Jackson
Kansas City
85
Jefferson
St. Louis Metro South
83
Montgomery
I-70 corridor
77
St. Louis City
Midtown
75

High Risk

12 counties

Counties with strong attractiveness on power, water, land, or proximity to existing projects. Likely next targets.

Platte
73
Jasper
Joplin
71
Ray
70
St. Charles
70
St. Louis County
70
Nodaway
Northwest MO
69
Cass
68
Clinton
68
Atchison
61
Buchanan
61
Holt
61
Webster
Springfield area
61

Moderate Risk

49 counties

Counties with one or more strong factors, but missing others. Possible secondary targets if frontline counties resist.

Andrew
59
Gasconade
59
Lafayette
59
Callaway
57
Greene
57
Johnson
57
Perry
57
Ste. Genevieve
57
Warren
57
Caldwell
56
Gentry
56
Worth
56
Audrain
54
Maries
54
Osage
54
Christian
52
Crawford
52
Dallas
52
Douglas
52
Laclede
52
Washington
52
Newton
51
Barton
50
Boone
50
Dade
50
Wright
50
Lawrence
48
Cape Girardeau
47
Carroll
47
Chariton
47
Clark
47
Cole
47
Henry
47
Howard
47
Lewis
47
Marion
47
Mississippi
47
Pemiscot
47
Ralls
47
Saline
47
Cedar
45
Cooper
45
Hickory
45
Moniteau
45
Monroe
45
New Madrid
45
Pike
45
Scott
45
St. Clair
45

Low Risk

48 counties

Counties where structural factors do not currently align with hyperscale development models.

Daviess
44
DeKalb
44
Dunklin
44
Harrison
44
Vernon
44
Benton
43
Miller
43
Morgan
43
Pulaski
43
Adair
42
Bates
42
Bollinger
42
Butler
42
Grundy
42
Knox
42
Lincoln
42
Linn
42
Livingston
42
Macon
42
Madison
42
Mercer
42
Putnam
42
Randolph
42
Schuyler
42
Scotland
42
Shelby
42
St. Francois
42
Stoddard
42
Sullivan
42
Texas
42
Camden
41
Carter
40
Dent
40
Howell
40
Iron
40
Oregon
40
Ozark
40
Pettis
40
Phelps
40
Polk
40
Reynolds
40
Ripley
40
Shannon
40
Taney
40
Wayne
40
McDonald
38
Barry
37
Stone
37

How the score works

Every input is public data or a clearly-labeled proxy. The formula is transparent. Read the full methodology →

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