Data centers · State
Data centers in Iowa: 27 builds, 6 building.
Who is building each data center in Iowa and how far along it is. Builds under construction bill their contractors now.
- Builds
- 27
- Every stage, announced to expanding.
- Building or expandingPays first
- 6
- These bill contractors now.
- Operators
- 18
- Companies named on an Iowa build.
- Counties
- 18
- Counties with a build on record.
What this means for you
6 of 27 builds are under way. Those operators are hiring crews now.
Operators and their general contractors build vendor lists before the site work starts. Get on the list now.
- Edged · Polk · Building
- Edged · Pottawattamie · Building
- Google · Pottawattamie · Expanding
- Google · Linn · Building
- Microsoft · Polk · Building
- QTS · Linn · Building
- Applied Digital · Adair · Announced
- Dubuque County · Announced
- Cologix · Polk · Announced
- COPT Defense Properties · Dallas County · Announced
- COPT Defense Properties · Madison · Announced
- Google · Linn · Announced
- Karis · Dubuque County · Announced
- Karis · Dubuque · Announced
- Lightedge · Story · Announced
- LightEdge Solutions · Story · Announced
- MCNI · Hancock · Announced
- Meta · Scott · Announced
- Oppidan · Linn · Approved
- PathOne Data Centers · Ida · Announced
- PathOne Data Centers · Sioux · Announced
- QTS · Clinton · Announced
- Midwest Capital Group (MidAmerican Energy) · Woodbury · Announced
- Swarm Systems · Marshall · Announced
- Tract · Polk · Approved
- Tract · Warren · Announced
- Wahawk Power · Black Hawk · Announced
- Building or expanding, 6
- Not yet, 21
One square per build. Each opens its record. Source: Kapwork Grow data center tracker, Nov 3, 2026.
Who is building in Iowa
Google has the most: 3 builds. 1 build has no operator named yet.
| Operator | Builds | Under way | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | Pottawattamie, Linn | |
| COPT Defense Properties | 2 | 0 | Dallas County, Madison |
| Edged | 2 | 2 | Polk, Pottawattamie |
| Karis | 2 | 0 | Dubuque County, Dubuque |
| PathOne Data Centers | 2 | 0 | Ida, Sioux |
| QTS | 2 | 1 | Linn, Clinton |
| Tract | 2 | 0 | Polk, Warren |
| Applied Digital | 1 | 0 | Adair |
| Cologix | 1 | 0 | Polk |
| Lightedge | 1 | 0 | Story |
| LightEdge Solutions | 1 | 0 | Story |
| MCNI | 1 | 0 | Hancock |
| Meta | 1 | 0 | Scott |
| Microsoft | 1 | 1 | Polk |
| Midwest Capital Group (MidAmerican Energy) | 1 | 0 | Woodbury |
| Oppidan | 1 | 0 | Linn |
| Swarm Systems | 1 | 0 | Marshall |
| Wahawk Power, LLC | 1 | 0 | Black Hawk |
Source: Kapwork Grow data center tracker, Nov 3, 2026. Each name opens the operator's page when the directory has one.
Every data center build in Iowa
27 builds, under way first. Each opens its record.
- BuildingEdged Ankeny (Des Moines) Data Center
Ankeny · Operator: Edged · First seen 2026-08-15
- BuildingEdged Council Bluffs Data Center Campus (Project Lola)
Council Bluffs · Operator: Edged · First seen 2026-08-15
- ExpandingGoogle - Council Bluffs Campus (Expansions)
Council Bluffs · Operator: Google · First seen 2026-08-15
- BuildingGoogle Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus
Cedar Rapids · Operator: Google · First seen 2026-08-15
- BuildingMicrosoft Van Meter Data Center (Vision Park)
West Des Moines · Operator: Microsoft · First seen 2026-08-15
- BuildingQTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus
Cedar Rapids · Operator: QTS · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedApplied Digital Adair County Data Center
Adair · Operator: Applied Digital · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedCascade Industrial Park Data Center
Cascade · Operator not named yet · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedCologix DSM3 Altoona
Altoona · Operator: Cologix · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedCOPT Defense Properties - Van Meter Campus
Van Meter · Operator: COPT Defense Properties · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedCOPT Defense Van Meter Data Center Shell Site
Van Meter · Operator: COPT Defense Properties · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedGoogle Palo Data Center Campus
Palo · Operator: Google · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedKaris Critical - Dubuque County Data Center
Dubuque County · Operator: Karis · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedKaris Dubuque County Data Center
Dubuque · Operator: Karis · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedLightedge - Ames Aviation Way Edge Colocation Facility
Ames · Operator: Lightedge · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedLightEdge Ames Edge Colocation Data Center
Ames · Operator: LightEdge Solutions · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedMCNI Concord Township Data Center (rezoning denied)
Garner · Operator: MCNI · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedMeta Davenport Data Center
Davenport · Operator: Meta · First seen 2026-08-15
- ApprovedOppidan Cedar Rapids Data Center
Cedar Rapids · Operator: Oppidan · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedPathOne Ida County Data Center (Galva site)
Galva · Operator: PathOne Data Centers · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedPathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull)
Hull · Operator: PathOne Data Centers · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedQTS Clinton Data Center Campus
Clinton · Operator: QTS · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedSalix Data Center Site (Midwest Capital Group)
Salix · Operator: Midwest Capital Group (MidAmerican Energy) · First seen 2026-09-23
- AnnouncedSwarm Systems Marshalltown Data Center
Marshalltown · Operator: Swarm Systems · First seen 2026-09-23
- ApprovedTract Altoona Technology Park
Altoona · Operator: Tract · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedTract Norwalk Data Center Park (Project West)
Norwalk · Operator: Tract · First seen 2026-08-15
- AnnouncedWahawk Power Data Center
Waterloo · Operator: Wahawk Power, LLC · First seen 2026-09-23
Source: Kapwork Grow data center tracker, Nov 3, 2026.
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