How many data centers are there in the United States?

As of September 22, 2026, there are 7,128 data centers in the active US pipeline: 2,098 operational, 833 under construction, and 4,197 announced. Aterio tracks 8,005 facilities in total, including projects that are delayed, land banked, not approved or cancelled.

How much power does the active US data center pipeline require?

The 7,128 data centers in the active US pipeline, operational, under construction and announced, represent an estimated 553,095 MW (553 GW) of power capacity. Facilities under construction account for 75,524 MW of that.

Where are data centers located in the United States?

Counting facilities, the states with the most data centers are Texas (1,373), Virginia (1,051), Georgia (480), Pennsylvania (400), Ohio (356). Ranked by estimated power capacity instead, the order changes.

Which US states have the most data center capacity?

Ranked by estimated power capacity rather than by number of facilities, the largest US data center markets are Texas (141,297 MW), Virginia (60,271 MW), Utah (38,714 MW), Georgia (32,561 MW), Pennsylvania (30,106 MW).

Why is the active pipeline smaller than the total tracked?

Aterio tracks 8,005 US data centers. The active pipeline, 7,128, counts only the three stages that are moving: operational, under construction and announced. The remaining 877 are delayed, land banked, not approved or cancelled, which we keep tracking because they often come back.

How many data centers are under construction in the United States?

There are currently 833 data centers under construction in the United States, representing an estimated 75,524 MW of power capacity.

What is the average size of an operating US data center?

The average operating data center in the United States is 162,812 square feet. Facilities under construction and announced average considerably more.

How current is Aterio's US data center data?

Aterio's US data center inventory is updated daily; the latest update was on September 22, 2026.

US Data Center Database: 8,000+ Facilities by State & Provider

Data centers tracked: 8,005
Active pipeline: 7,128
Operational: 2,098
Under construction: 833
Announced: 4,197

The three stages above add up to 7,128, the active pipeline. Data current as of September 22, 2026. Why the difference?

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US data centers by state

Every state market ranked by estimated power capacity, with facilities operational, under construction and announced, and total space. Sortable by any column.


Texas	239	180	954	202.7	141,297
Virginia	347	138	566	260.3	60,271
Utah	31	9	201	33.5	38,714
Georgia	72	59	349	138.8	32,561
Pennsylvania	41	27	332	68.7	30,106
Ohio	115	67	174	66.1	27,360
West Virginia	4	1	94	0.1	23,930
Illinois	82	25	161	63.0	17,640
Arizona	86	36	155	55.7	15,362
Indiana	35	27	134	18.8	12,416
Nevada	29	26	93	21.3	11,098
Louisiana	10	18	36	10.2	11,086
New York	51	3	77	8.2	10,631
New Mexico	13	8	50	8.4	9,862
Kentucky	12	2	58	5.8	9,571
Missouri	26	19	64	23.1	7,297
Oklahoma	29	13	52	11.9	6,879
Iowa	63	16	41	27.9	6,590
Oregon	102	9	37	31.0	6,467
Wyoming	14	12	29	9.7	6,334
California	168	9	52	26.0	5,904
Wisconsin	18	15	32	15.9	5,564
Florida	54	1	40	15.9	5,416
North Carolina	44	14	45	19.2	5,163
Mississippi	11	23	23	12.6	4,371
Tennessee	33	3	16	6.4	4,032
Michigan	31	3	25	7.2	3,964
Alabama	16	11	45	15.7	3,796
Kansas	8	3	35	12.8	3,602
South Carolina	19	10	19	7.7	3,336
Arkansas	4	3	23	3.3	3,191
Washington	70	5	27	16.9	2,995
North Dakota	2	6	15	3.9	2,685
Minnesota	29	3	44	12.9	2,537
Maryland	12	15	13	5.4	2,468
Nebraska	27	5	9	9.7	2,129
Colorado	32	4	10	4.5	1,860
New Jersey	49	3	8	9.0	1,321
Montana	4	0	21	0.2	1,189
Massachusetts	23	0	10	4.5	559
South Dakota	2	0	7	<0.1	556
Maine	4	0	7	1.2	450
Idaho	6	2	6	1.4	279
Delaware	6	0	3	1.0	173
Connecticut	7	0	1	0.7	54
District Of Columbia	6	0	0	0.1	19
Hawaii	2	0	0	0.1	6
New Hampshire	6	0	0	<0.1	3
Rhode Island	3	0	0	<0.1	2
Alaska	0	0	4	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Vermont	1	0	0	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
All 50 states and DC	2,098	833	4,197	1,279.4	553,095

US data centers by provider

The 10 largest operators by estimated power capacity, with their facilities operational, under construction and announced, and total space.

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Provider	Operational	Under constr.	Announced	Total spaceM sqft	Est. power capacityMW
Company Not Disclosed	10	7	1,119	203.3	100,760
Amazon AWS	224	136	462	170.0	53,598
Google	89	62	133	77.3	27,993
Tract	0	5	185	2.5	20,912
Facebook	107	76	30	67.2	17,506
Microsoft	124	64	90	57.4	14,735
QTS Data Centers	69	44	99	57.7	13,170
Fermi America	0	2	42	17.6	10,972
Nscale	0	1	17	Not disclosed	10,435
SB Energy	0	3	23	2.7	10,224
All 362 providers	2,098	833	4,197	1,279.4	553,095

Frequently asked questions

: As of September 22, 2026, there are 7,128 data centers in the active US pipeline: 2,098 operational, 833 under construction, and 4,197 announced. Aterio tracks 8,005 facilities in total, including projects that are delayed, land banked, not approved or cancelled.
: The 7,128 data centers in the active US pipeline, operational, under construction and announced, represent an estimated 553,095 MW (553 GW) of power capacity. Facilities under construction account for 75,524 MW of that.
: Counting facilities, the states with the most data centers are Texas (1,373), Virginia (1,051), Georgia (480), Pennsylvania (400), Ohio (356). Ranked by estimated power capacity instead, the order changes.
: Ranked by estimated power capacity rather than by number of facilities, the largest US data center markets are Texas (141,297 MW), Virginia (60,271 MW), Utah (38,714 MW), Georgia (32,561 MW), Pennsylvania (30,106 MW).
: Aterio tracks 8,005 US data centers. The active pipeline, 7,128, counts only the three stages that are moving: operational, under construction and announced. The remaining 877 are delayed, land banked, not approved or cancelled, which we keep tracking because they often come back.
: There are currently 833 data centers under construction in the United States, representing an estimated 75,524 MW of power capacity.
: The average operating data center in the United States is 162,812 square feet. Facilities under construction and announced average considerably more.
: Aterio's US data center inventory is updated daily; the latest update was on September 22, 2026.

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