Statewide count · OH
Sources re-read on 12 September 2026 (software-assisted second check, not an outside audit)
Not independently verifiedSaid 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 linked directory's counting unit, lifecycle scope and deduplication have not been reconciled here. OCC's web page says more than 200; a retained PDF at its March-path URL says about 200, while the live page now links to a different May-path PDF that was not retrieved. DataCenterData does not adopt 200-plus as its own count.
Still unknown
A statewide census with consistent record units, lifecycle rules, deduplication and a dated coverage audit.
Evidence details
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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.
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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'.
Counterevidence
None recorded.
Next check
Reconcile OCC's current linked PDF and independently reconstruct the statewide denominator
History
Correction · 11 September 2026 · DataCenterData review
Record → Statewide count
Field Statewide count
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.
Evidence https://occ.ohio.gov/factsheet/quick-facts-data-centers-ohio →
Correction · 12 September 2026 · Software-assisted second check
Record → Statewide count
Field Statewide count
From The directory denominator can include buildings, suites and campuses; March 2026 PDF
To The directory unit and deduplication are unreconciled; retained March-path PDF differs from the live page's current May-path target
Why The second review removed an unsupported description of the directory denominator and distinguished URL-path timing from publication date.
Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.
Data + actions
DataCenterData Ohio coverage definition · Related DataCenterData page
Suggest a correction → Claim ID ohio-count-200 and the page are prefilled. Accepted material corrections appear publicly on Changes.