A Visual Capitalist ranking based on Aterio data as of March 2026 counts operational, under-construction and announced data centers in each US state. Texas leads with 962 facilities in total, followed closely by Virginia with 954 and Georgia with 458.

Texas has 212 operational data centers, 140 under construction and 610 announced. Virginia has the largest operating base at 320 facilities, with 136 under construction and 498 announced. Georgia has 62 operational, 56 under construction and 340 announced.

Pennsylvania ranks fourth with 257 across all stages, ahead of Arizona at 254, Ohio and Illinois at 250 each, and California at 212. Utah, Oregon, Nevada, New York, Indiana, Iowa and Washington complete the top 15, with totals between 156 and 100.

Only four states currently exceed 100 operational data centers. The analysis projects that Texas will pass Virginia as the pipeline of announced projects converts to operating sites.

Georgia shows one of the widest gaps between announced and operating capacity. Its 340 announced projects are about 5.5 times its 62 operational facilities. Pennsylvania's pipeline of 209 announced projects, along with 11 under construction, represents growth of roughly 595 percent over its 37 current facilities.

The count combines three stages of development, so totals include projects that have not yet been built.

Source: Visual Capitalist - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-us-states-data-center-hotspots/