Visual Capitalist December 12, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Virginia dominates U.S. data center infrastructure with more than 600 facilities.
- Network effects, cheap power, and cloud hyperscaler clusters make Northern Virginia the world’s most critical internet hub.
As AI and other technologies accelerate, data centers have become increasingly important to today’s digital economy.
In the U.S., the distribution of these facilities is far from even, with a few key states emerging as global powerhouses of digital infrastructure.
This map highlights where these clusters have formed and why certain states—especially Virginia and Texas—have become magnets for hyperscale growth. The data for this visualization comes from Datacentermap.com.
Virginia: The World’s Digital Capital
With 665 data centers, Virginia hosts the largest concentration of digital infrastructure on the planet.
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