67 Data Centers Under Construction in U.S., Concentrated in Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio

Sixty-seven major data centers are under construction in the United States, according to data compiled by Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting. The same dataset records 33 operational sites and 39 proposed projects. Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio show the highest levels of construction activity.

Texas leads all states, with hundreds of community-reported sites tied to operational or developing facilities. Development is concentrated in states that offer large land areas, access to power and grid capacity, and fewer regulatory barriers, Visual Capitalist reported. A second tier of states contains multiple sites in development but a less concentrated footprint than the top four.

Alaska, Vermont and parts of the rural Northeast register minimal or no data-center construction. These lower-ranked states tend to have limited large-scale power infrastructure, less connectivity to major fiber networks, and fewer economic incentives for hyperscale development. The 67 projects under construction are heavily concentrated in the leading states.

Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting describes the expansion as a race playing out town by town across America. Community concerns about energy use, water consumption and land impacts are frequently tied to whether projects move forward. Demand for AI infrastructure is pushing development toward states with lower costs, fewer restrictions and more available land.

The map and data show that a small number of states account for a large share of activity while much of the country remains on the sidelines. The imbalance in data-center construction is likely to persist as demand for AI infrastructure grows.