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Mississippi data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 3 local data center pauses in force in Mississippi, no bans and 1 proposal, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.

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Source: Grounded Compute, Mississippi moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/mississippi/moratoriums

Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections

State level · Checked, nothing found

We asked about state laws, orders and bills: checked, nothing found (31 Oct 2026).

Expiring by 30 Dec 2026

None in the next 60 days

Moratorium map · counties

Chickasaw County: No pause or ban foundLauderdale County: No pause or ban foundStone County: No pause or ban foundCalhoun County: No pause or ban foundNeshoba County: No pause or ban foundPike County: No pause or ban foundGrenada County: No pause or ban foundAmite County: No pause or ban foundOktibbeha County: No pause or ban foundJefferson Davis County: Pause proposedLeake County: No pause or ban foundScott County: No pause or ban foundMontgomery County: No pause or ban foundCarroll County: No pause or ban foundWinston County: No pause or ban foundTippah County: No pause or ban foundQuitman County: No pause or ban foundBolivar County: No pause or ban foundWarren County: No pause or ban foundLincoln County: No pause or ban foundJefferson County: No pause or ban foundUnion County: No pause or ban foundTishomingo County: No pause or ban foundLee County: No pause or ban foundLafayette County: No pause or ban foundCopiah County: No pause or ban foundPerry County: No pause or ban foundLamar County: No pause or ban foundHumphreys County: No pause or ban foundRankin County: No pause or ban foundHinds County: No pause or ban foundSimpson County: No pause or ban foundSharkey County: No pause or ban foundPontotoc County: No pause or ban foundDeSoto County: PauseMarshall County: PauseCoahoma County: No pause or ban foundSunflower County: No pause or ban foundTunica County: No pause or ban foundMadison County: No pause or ban foundHolmes County: No pause or ban foundMarion County: No pause or ban foundYalobusha County: No pause or ban foundIssaquena County: No pause or ban foundCovington County: No pause or ban foundWayne County: No pause or ban foundWilkinson County: No pause or ban foundClaiborne County: No pause or ban foundClarke County: No pause or ban foundForrest County: No pause or ban foundYazoo County: No pause or ban foundHarrison County: No pause or ban foundPearl River County: No pause or ban foundLeflore County: No pause or ban foundAttala County: No pause or ban foundItawamba County: No pause or ban foundMonroe County: No pause or ban foundTate County: No pause or ban foundChoctaw County: No pause or ban foundGeorge County: No pause or ban foundNewton County: No pause or ban foundClay County: No pause or ban foundGreene County: No pause or ban foundJackson County: No pause or ban foundJasper County: No pause or ban foundFranklin County: No pause or ban foundPrentiss County: No pause or ban foundNoxubee County: No pause or ban foundLawrence County: No pause or ban foundLowndes County: ExpiredWalthall County: No pause or ban foundBenton County: No pause or ban foundTallahatchie County: No pause or ban foundKemper County: No pause or ban foundWashington County: No pause or ban foundPanola County: No pause or ban foundHancock County: No pause or ban foundJones County: No pause or ban foundAlcorn County: No pause or ban foundSmith County: No pause or ban foundWebster County: No pause or ban foundAdams County: No pause or ban foundJackson (city): Pause
  • Ban: 0 counties
  • Pause (active or extended): 2 counties
  • Pause proposed: 1 county
  • End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
  • Ended, expired or none found: 79 counties
  • No government or news source found: 0 counties
  • City: ban
  • City: pause
  • City: pause proposed
  • 82 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
  • Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (1)
  • Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 4 bans, pauses and proposals

JurisdictionStatusCoversEndPermanent rulesSource
Pauses in force (3)
DeSoto CountyPauseAll data centers––desotobocc.legistar.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Jackson (city, Hinds)PauseOther–Rules draftedwlbt.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Marshall CountyPauseOther––southreporter.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Proposed (1)
Jefferson Davis CountyPause proposedAll data centers––mississippifreepress.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked

Source: Grounded Compute, Mississippi moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/mississippi/moratoriums

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