The states with the fewest and most data centers, ranked
Source: Business Insider ·
The AI boom has ramped up data center development. Some states are feeling the industry's growth more than others, like Texas and Virginia.
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An Amazon Web Services data center under construction in Sterling, Virginia. Virginia has the highest number of data centers of any state.Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe AI boom is accelerating data center development across the US.Even states with few data centers are attracting major hyperscale projects.Here's how all 50 US states rank by their number of operational data centers.The data center business is booming in the US, and some states are feeling it more than others.Data centers, which house the computing machines that power digital services, have been around for decades. However, the amount of computing power required to fuel the AI boom has accelerated their development and brought the industry into the mainstream.This ranking was compiled by analyzing data from Data Center Map, an industry source that maps data center locations around the world. It shows a snapshot of its US database as of October 2026. Business Insider limited this ranking to fully operational data…