Statewide count · checked 12 September 2026

Statewide count

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Statewide count · OH · OH

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Said by Ohio Consumers' Counsel (advocate) in Ohio Consumers' Counsel quick facts.

Checked 12 September 2026

Ohio has more than 200 data centers.

What the evidence supports

Ohio's consumer advocate repeats a commercial directory count. It is useful as a market signal, but the underlying unit can include buildings, suites and campuses and is not a state census. The advocate's own wording also varies: its web fact sheet says more than 200, while its March 2026 PDF fact sheet says about 200. DataCenterData does not adopt 200+ as its own count.

Still unknown

None recorded

Confidence: medium — Gov. record; Institution; Gov. record · 2 sources

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Evidence details

  1. Ohio Consumers' Counsel quick facts → Gov. record

    Exact location https://occ.ohio.gov/factsheet/quick-facts-data-centers-ohio

    What it supports OCC web fact sheet repeats a commercial-directory count of more than 200.

    Retrieved 12 September 2026

  2. Data Centers in Ohio (OCC fact sheet PDF, March 2026) → Gov. record

    Exact location 'Ohio has about 200 data centers, making it the fifth highest state in the country.'

    What it supports OCC March 2026 PDF uses 'about 200', not 'more than 200'.

    Retrieved 12 September 2026

Counterevidence

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Next check

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History

Correction · 11 September 2026 · internal review

Record → Statewide count

Changed correction

From Ohio's consumer advocate repeats a commercial directory count. It is useful as a market signal, but the underlying unit can include buildings, suites and campuses and is not a state census. DataCenterData does not adopt 200+ as its own count.

To Added the wording difference between OCC's web fact sheet and its PDF fact sheet. Verdict unchanged.

Why Added the wording difference between OCC's web fact sheet and its PDF fact sheet. Verdict unchanged.

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