Pillar 02 • Market Momentum

Texas is Already Winning:
Momentum is Its Own Argument

Digital infrastructure capital is moving rapidly. Texas has established itself as the premier national destination, and the communities that act now will lock in generational tax benefits.

Here is something a lot of folks do not realize. Texas already employs close to 48,000 people directly in data centers. That is about 1 in 10 of every data center worker in the entire country, and our numbers are up 38 percent since 2018.

47,856+
Direct Texas Jobs

Texas employs approximately 10% of the entire national data center operations workforce.

+38%
Workforce Growth

Data center employment in Texas expanded by 38% between 2018 and 2024.

2nd Largest
North American Market

Dallas-Fort Worth has grown to become the second-largest data center market in North America.

$3 Trillion
Projected National Spend

Industry projections forecast up to $500 billion spent in 2026, reaching $3 trillion by 2028.

Market Stature

Dallas-Fort Worth is now the second-largest data center market in all of North America.

"This wave is already here. The communities that say yes are the ones building their tax base. The ones that hesitate just watch it land in the next county over."


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