Data center construction is accelerating across the United States as demand for artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital services continues to climb.
This surge is shifting where new infrastructure gets built — and which states are poised to dominate in the years ahead.
Texas is on track to surpass Virginia as the top U.S. data center hub, with a projected 962 total sites across operational, under-construction and announced projects. Currently, Texas has 212 operating data centers and 140 under construction, according to data compiled by Aterio, a Canada-based data provider.
Knocked to the second spot, Virginia is slated to be home to 954 data centers. It currently has 320 operational sites and 136 under construction and more planned.
Aterio categorizes projects as announced when there is a building permit, utility filing or public announcement for a data center that has not yet broken ground. When it does, the company swaps the project to â
