Data centers contribute over $25 billion annually to Arizona's GDP.
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The Fox News RundownOct 23, 2026
The claim's figure of over $25 billion in annual Arizona GDP from data centers is roughly double the PwC/Data Center Coalition estimates in the sources, which put the 2023 contribution at $11.1B to $14.1B and the 2024 figure at $13.5B.
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… make sure that it doesn't add to the cost for local consumers to their energy cost, and they use recirculated water, which uses the same amount as your average golf course, and they're not built in your backyards, then it's a win for the local communities. Here in Arizona, over $25 billion annually to our GDP comes from the data centers, a billion dollars in tax revenue that allows you to increase the pay of teachers. It allows you to go and take on some of these programs, social programs, that you need the money to do. …
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Contradicts. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco summary of the Data Center Coalition study reports Arizona data centers contributed $11.1 billion to state GDP in 2023, well under half the claimed figure.[2]
Contradicts. Phoenix magazine, citing the PwC/Data Center Coalition 2025 study, puts the 2023 Arizona GDP contribution of data centers at an estimated $14.1 billion, still roughly half of the claimed figure.[3]
Contradicts. A 2026 PwC study for the Data Center Coalition, as summarized by savrn, credits the industry with $13.5 billion of Arizona GDP in 2024 (2.4% of state GDP), inconsistent with a claim of over $25 billion per year.[4]
Supports. An Arizona Tech Council opinion piece states the industry contributed more than $25 billion to the state's GDP in 2023. This is an industry-advocacy source that repeats the claim's figure, so it provides no independent corroboration.[5]
Context. The PwC national study's Arizona table is truncated in the provided excerpt, so the sources do not give a direct independent Arizona figure of $25 billion; the available modeled estimates cluster around $11–14 billion.[1]
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Economicptacts.uspto.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2Around the District: Data Center Growth and Challenges in ...frbsf.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3The New NIMBY - PHOENIX magazinephoenixmag.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Arizona Power Supply Chain and Demand: Grid, Plants, Jobssavrn.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Data centers bring jobs and cash to Arizona. Phoenix could ...aztechcouncil.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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