How many data centers are in Iowa?

More Than Just Parks tracks 74 active data center facilities in Iowa, each citing a public source: 47 operating, 9 under construction and 18 proposed. 20 more were canceled, withdrawn, suspended or blocked.

Where are the data centers in Iowa?

Iowa's data centers are in 23 counties. The most are in Polk County (22), Dallas County (8) and Linn County (7). The busiest places are around Altoona, West Des Moines and Council Bluffs.

How much electricity do Iowa's data centers use?

We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: about eight in ten facilities here never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of Iowa's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.

Are Iowa data centers near protected land?

9 of the tracked facilities in Iowa sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; none sit within a single mile.

Which county in Iowa has the most data centers?

Polk County has the most, with 22 tracked data centers, followed by Dallas County (8) and Linn County (7).

Are there proposed data centers in Iowa?

Yes. We track 18 proposed data centers in Iowa, including COPT Van Meter Campus, Applied Digital Adair Data Center and Cielo Des Moines Data Center. 3 of them sit within 10 miles of protected public land.

Who is building data centers in Iowa?

The most active operators in Iowa are Microsoft (10 sites), Meta (6 sites) and Google (6 sites), counted by sites, not megawatts.

74 Data Centers in Iowa (IA): Map, List, Proposed Sites

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Proposed data centers in Iowa

18 proposed data centers are on the record in Iowa. By county, then name.

Data centers under construction in Iowa

9 data centers are under construction in Iowa. By county, then name.

Data centers operating in Iowa

47 data centers are operating in Iowa. By county, then name.

Projects stopped or paused

20 proposed projects in Iowa were voted down, withdrawn, canceled or held by a moratorium. Each project’s page links the source for how it ended.

Code-named projects in Iowa

Developers often file under a code name before the company behind a project goes public. These are the ones on the record in Iowa, with the operator where it’s been named.

Project West (Tract, Norwalk)Tract · Warren County · UnsizedProposed

Closest to protected land

Distance is to the boundary of the nearest protected unit; open a facility to see which.

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Map of data centers in Iowa

Map of the 74 data centers in Iowa tracked by More Than Just Parks, updated October 2026 — Every light is a facility we can tie to a public source, drawn October 2026. Map by More Than Just Parks, free to share and embed with the credit link.

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Every tracked facility in Iowa

74 facilities across 23 counties, the busiest first. Open a county to see its facilities; each one opens its own record.

Polk County 3 proposed 3 under construction 16 operating22

Dallas County 3 proposed 1 under construction 4 operating8

Linn County 1 proposed 3 under construction 3 operating7

Pottawattamie County 1 under construction 4 operating5

Black Hawk County 3 operating3

Jones County 3 operating3

Scott County 1 proposed 2 operating3

Story County 3 operating3

Woodbury County 1 proposed 2 operating3

Dubuque County 1 proposed 1 operating2

Johnson County 2 operating2

Warren County 1 proposed 1 operating2

Adair County 1 proposed1

Applied Digital Adair Data CenterLarge · 200 MW

Boone County 1 proposed1

LightEdge Boone Data CenterUnsized

Buchanan County 1 operating1

Heartland Technology Data Center JesupSmall

Cerro Gordo County 1 proposed1

Mason City Data Center Project (developer undisclosed)Unsized

Clay County 1 operating1

Great Lakes Colocation SpencerSmall

Clayton County 1 proposed1

Wilson Mining Bitcoin Facility (Clayton County)Unsized

Clinton County 1 proposed1

QTS Clinton Hyperscale Data Center (proposed)Campus

Emmet County 1 proposed1

PathOne Data Center (Estherville)Mid-size · 25 MW

Jasper County 1 operating1

TierPoint Newton Data CenterColocation

Lee County 1 proposed1

Burlington Hill AI Data Center (Octopus Investments)Campus

Mills County 1 under construction1

Google Mills County Data CenterCampus

Data centers in Iowa: common questions

How many data centers are in Iowa?: More Than Just Parks tracks 74 active data center facilities in Iowa, each citing a public source: 47 operating, 9 under construction and 18 proposed. 20 more were canceled, withdrawn, suspended or blocked.
Where are the data centers in Iowa?: Iowa's data centers are in 23 counties. The most are in Polk County (22), Dallas County (8) and Linn County (7). The busiest places are around Altoona, West Des Moines and Council Bluffs.
How much electricity do Iowa's data centers use?: We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: about eight in ten facilities here never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of Iowa's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.
Are Iowa data centers near protected land?: 9 of the tracked facilities in Iowa sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; none sit within a single mile.
Which county in Iowa has the most data centers?: Polk County has the most, with 22 tracked data centers, followed by Dallas County (8) and Linn County (7).
Are there proposed data centers in Iowa?: Yes. We track 18 proposed data centers in Iowa, including COPT Van Meter Campus, Applied Digital Adair Data Center and Cielo Des Moines Data Center. 3 of them sit within 10 miles of protected public land.
Who is building data centers in Iowa?: The most active operators in Iowa are Microsoft (10 sites), Meta (6 sites) and Google (6 sites), counted by sites, not megawatts.

Every facility on this page cites a public record we can link to: industry reporting, facility trackers, company announcements, and local planning and utility filings, cross-referenced against protected public land. Part of the Data Center Tracker from More Than Just Parks. A facility shows a capacity only where its own source states one.

Data centers in Iowa