美国的数据中心业务正在蓬勃发展，某些州受到的影响尤为显著。数据中心作为承载数字服务计算设备的场所，已经存在了几十年。
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.
然而，推动人工智能（AI）发展的计算需求加速了数据中心的建设，使其成为主流产业。
However, the amount of computing power required to fuel the AI boom has accelerated their development and brought the industry into the mainstream.
这份排名是基于Data Center Map提供的数据编制的，该平台负责绘制全球数据中心的位置图。数据显示的是截至2026年10月的美国数据中心状况。
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 centers.
Business Insider将排名范围限定在完全投入运营的数据中心。
Data Center Map compiles its data from multiple sources and mainly tracks cloud and colocation service providers.
Data Center Map的数据来源于多个渠道，主要跟踪云服务和托管服务提供商。每个被追踪的数据中心至少需要拥有10个机柜的初始容量。
Each data center it tracks has to have an initial capacity of at least 10 cabinets. While some states have hyperscale AI data centers, others have relatively small operations.
虽然一些州拥有大规模的人工智能数据中心，但也有州的运营规模相对较小。
Firstly, data center operators and service providers add their own listings to market themselves.
数据中心运营商和服务提供商会自行在平台上发布信息，Data Center Map还会监控外部数据库并手动补充缺失的信息。
Data Center Map also monitors external databases and manually identifies any missing operators. It also handles requests from users who identify missing or outdated listings.
由于没有联邦法规要求所有数据中心必须录入中央数据库，因此这些数据不能被视为全国所有数据中心的完整统计。
There is no federal requirement for data centers to in a central database, so the figures should not be interpreted as a complete census of every data center in the country.
此外，Data Center Map表示其对企业和政府数据中心的覆盖范围较为有限。
Data Center Map also says it has a "more limited coverage on enterprise and government data centers."
去年，Business Insider曾制作过自己的美国数据中心地图，其中包含了数据中心的大致能耗信息。以下是按运营数据中心数量从少到多排列的各州列表。
Last year, Business Insider created its own US data centers map, which included estimated power usage, as part of an investigation into the industry. Here are the states with the most operational data centers, ranked from least to most.