Insights · licensed discovery layer

The U.S. picture, with the source behind each number.

Compare one consistently processed directory edition across every state. Every number links back to the underlying rows; independently reviewed evidence remains a separate layer.

See the comparisonExplore the mapState and local policyWhy counts differ
What these comparisons mean. Counts are licensed source rows—not verified facilities, campuses, buildings or capacity. They describe this snapshot's coverage and reported labels, not total U.S. data-center activity.
1,822licensed source rows50state research pages995city/state labels778exact operator labels

Reported lifecycle

What the source calls each row.

These are source labels, not DataCenterData findings. Open any segment to inspect its underlying rows.

851 source-reported operational46.7% of licensed rows · 848 drawn on the map
245 source-reported under construction13.4% of licensed rows · all drawn on the map
126 source-reported permitted6.9% of licensed rows · all drawn on the map
494 source-reported proposed27.1% of licensed rows · 493 drawn on the map
106 source-reported cancelled5.8% of licensed rows · all drawn on the map

Tiles count all 1,822 licensed rows. The maps draw 1,818; 4 rows have no usable map point, so a map total for a status can be lower than its tile.

Source-row concentrations

Three useful ways into the directory.

These rank rows in this edition—not true facilities, market size, electricity use or capacity. Ties break alphabetically and every result opens its evidence layer.

States

  1. 1Virginia151 licensed rows
  2. 2California114 licensed rows
  3. 3Texas113 licensed rows
  4. 4Ohio104 licensed rows
  5. 5Georgia77 licensed rows
  6. 6Illinois72 licensed rows
  7. 7Pennsylvania65 licensed rows
  8. 8Iowa55 licensed rows
Compare all 50 states →

City/state labels

  1. 1Santa Clara, California30 licensed rows
  2. 2Ashburn, Virginia29 licensed rows
  3. 3Hillsboro, Oregon24 licensed rows
  4. 4San Jose, California19 licensed rows
  5. 5New Albany, Ohio17 licensed rows
  6. 6Tulsa, Oklahoma16 licensed rows
  7. 7Elk Grove Village, Illinois15 licensed rows
  8. 7Las Vegas, Nevada15 licensed rows
Browse all locality labels →

Exact operator labels

  1. 1Digital Realty62 licensed rows
  2. 2Amazon Web Services57 licensed rows
  3. 3Google54 licensed rows
  4. 4Microsoft49 licensed rows
  5. 5Flexential46 licensed rows
  6. 6QTS Data Centers37 licensed rows
  7. 7Equinix33 licensed rows
  8. 8Lumen Technologies30 licensed rows
Compare the top 50 labels →
Compare every stateOpen all 50 research pages and licensed-row counts →Explore the national mapFilter the same licensed rows by status, place and precision →Saw a claim?Find a reviewed, source-linked answer →
Capacity is intentionally not ranked.

Published MW values mix IT load, facility load, design capacity and utility commitments. Unknown is not zero. A clean-looking leaderboard would be mathematically precise and substantively wrong.

Adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak, edition 1.34.1, under CC BY 4.0. Edition dated 14 October 2026. DataCenterData grouped the published rows by state, locality, exact operator label and reported lifecycle. Some locations in this layer are reported by the provider as derived from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0).

Latest updates

What happened, by event date.

Permits, filings, approvals and other events from official records and attributed company statements, newest event first. Each opens its source, the date the source gives and what the event does not establish.

  1. Special use approvedOfficial recordColorado

    Special use approved on 9 September 2026: Global AI (Colorado), LLC Data Center Project (CO) — county press release dated 10 September 2026

    Event date
    Source dated
    Added to Latest updates

  2. Application deemed completeOfficial recordWashington

    Application deemed complete on 24 August 2026: Amazon Attalia Data Center Campus (WA) — county determination of completeness dated 24 August 2026

    Event date
    Source dated
    Added to Latest updates

  3. Environmental review notice issuedOfficial recordCalifornia

    Environmental review notice issued on 5 August 2026: Goodman Energy Park (GEP) data center (Vernon, CA) — state energy commission notice of preparation dated 5 August 2026

    Event date
    Source dated
    Added to Latest updates

  4. Permit issuedOfficial recordVirginia

    Botetourt County permit issued in August 2026: Google Data Center Campus — Botetourt Center at Greenfield (VA) — land disturbance permit for Mass Grading Package No. 1 (phased grading)

    Event date
    Source dated
    Added to Latest updates

All 28 dated events →Evidence updates (62) →Corrections →