| Study Period | 2019 - 2031 |
| Base Year For Estimation | 2024 |
| Forecast Data Period | 2025 - 2031 |
| Market Volume (2025) | 2.67 Million units |
| Market Volume (2031) | 5.86 Million units |
| CAGR | 14.00 % |
| Market Concentration | High |
Major Players
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order |
US Data Center Rack Market Analysis
The US Data Center Rack Market size in terms of production volume is expected to grow from 2.67 million units in 2025 to 5.86 million units by 2031, at a CAGR of 14% during the forecast period (2025-2031).
The increasing demand for cloud computing among SMEs, government regulations for local data security, and growing investment by domestic players are some of the major factors driving the demand for data centers in the country.
Under Construction IT Load Capacity: The upcoming IT load capacity of the United States data center rack market is expected to reach 24,000 MW by 2029.
Under Construction Raised Floor Space: The country's construction of raised floor area is expected to increase to 80 million sq. ft by 2029.
Planned Racks: The country's total number of racks to be installed is expected to reach over 4 million units by 2029. Northern Virginia is expected to house the maximum number of racks by 2029.
Planned Submarine Cables: There are more than 80 submarine cable systems connecting the United States, and many are under construction.
US Data Center Rack Market Trends
Cloud segment to hold major share in the market
- Of U.S. corporate infrastructure decision-makers, 94% have at least one cloud deployment, with hybrid or multi-cloud solutions more common. Nearly 74% of U.S. infrastructure decision-makers say their organizations are adopting containers as a platform as a service (PaaS) in on-premises or public cloud environments. Clouds are expected to increase significantly.
- U.S. cloud providers include AWS, Microsoft, and Google; among enterprise infrastructure decision-makers who use at least one type of cloud deployment, 94% use at least one type of cloud deployment, with the majority being hybrid or multi-cloud.
- In the United States, cloud storage is growing due to the growing demand for cost-effective data backup, storage, and backup in every business and the need to manage the data generated by the increasing use of mobile phones.
- With the rise of the digital economy and increased internet usage in the United States, the need for data storage and processing has increased. The proliferation of hybrid cloud service providers has increased demand for colocation services and increased rack utilization.
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Full rack segment to hold major share in the market
- In the United States, full racks occupy a large market share due to the growing space shortage among various companies.
- The growing use of IoT platforms in various sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, and cities has increased data consumption, driving demand for full-rack data centers in the United States.
- Additionally, with the advent of 5G and the increasing use of smartphones, we need to ensure adequate speed availability. As a result, the country has adopted cloud computing, increased the number of Internet users, and adopted fiber optic technology. With the introduction of such technologies and the increase in data usage, the use of full-rack data centers is increasing in the country.
- By 2023, approximately 92% of the US population will likely use the Internet, up from approximately 75% in 2012. The United States was one of the world's largest online markets, with approximately 299 million internet users in the country in 2022. This equates to increased data storage in a full-rack data center.
- Initially, the focus was limited to rack space within the data center. Only size and cost were considered in the deployment. Nonetheless, data center rack space utilization is expected to continue to grow as users grow in various industries, such as online banking, telecommunications, media, entertainment, and other high-density applications.
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US Data Center Rack Industry Overview
The United States Data center racks market is relatively low in terms of competition and has a few players in the market, such as Eaton Corporation, Black Box Corporation, Rittal GMBH & Co.KG, Schneider Electric SE, and Vertiv Group Corp. These major players focus on expanding their customer base in the country. These companies leverage strategic collaborative initiatives to increase their market share and profitability. The increase in the data center construction corresponds to increasing demand for the number of racks in the data centers.
In April 2022, Rittal announced a U.S. partnership with TD SYNNEX. Through the partnership, Rittal distributed IT rack enclosures, solutions, and accessories to information technology (IT) customers through TD SYNNEX.
In February 2023, The expansion of Souther Telecom to its data center in Atlanta, Georgia, at 345 Courtland Street, was announced by H5 Data Centers, a colocation and wholesale data center operator. One of the top communication service providers in the southeast is Southern Telecom. Customers in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi will likely receive better service due to the expansion of this low-latency fiber optic network.
US Data Center Rack Market Leaders
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Eaton Corporation
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Black Box Corporation
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Rittal GMBH & Co.KG
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Schneider Electric SE
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Vertiv Group Corp.
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
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US Data Center Rack Market News
The increase in the data center construction corresponds to increasing demand in the number of racks in the data centers. For instance,
- In February 2023: The expansion of Souther Telecom to its data center in Atlanta, Georgia, at 345 Courtland Street, was announced by H5 Data Centers, a colocation and wholesale data center operator. One of the top communication service providers in the southeast is Southern Telecom. Customers in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi will receive better service due to the expansion of this low-latency fiber optic network.
- In October 2022: Eaton Corporation launched its Open Compute Project (OCP) Open Rack v3 (ORV3) compatible solutions. It is purpose-built and preconfigured with a focus on the efficient, and scalable delivery of critical power for their data centers seeking to deploy ORV3 racks.
US Data Center Rack Industry Segmentation
A data center rack is a physical enclosure made up of usually steel housing electronic framework. It is designed to house servers, networking and communication devices, cables, and other data center computing peripherals.
The United States Data Center Rack Market is Segmented by rack size (quarter rack, half rack, full rack) and by end user (IT & telecommunication, BFSI, government, and media & entertainment). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of volume (units) for all the above segments.
| By Rack Size | Quarter Rack |
| Half Rack | |
| Full Rack | |
| By End-User | IT & Telecommunication |
| BFSI | |
| Government | |
| Media & Entertainment | |
| Other End-Users |
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US Data Center Rack Market Market Research Faqs
How big is the US Data Center Rack Market?
The US Data Center Rack Market size is expected to reach 2.67 million units in 2025 and grow at a CAGR of 14% to reach 5.86 million units by 2031.
What is the current US Data Center Rack Market size?
In 2025, the US Data Center Rack Market size is expected to reach 2.67 million units.
Who are the key players in US Data Center Rack Market?
Eaton Corporation, Black Box Corporation, Rittal GMBH & Co.KG, Schneider Electric SE and Vertiv Group Corp. are the major companies operating in the US Data Center Rack Market.
What years does this US Data Center Rack Market cover, and what was the market size in 2024?
In 2024, the US Data Center Rack Market size was estimated at 2.30 million units. The report covers the US Data Center Rack Market historical market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The report also forecasts the US Data Center Rack Market size for years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031.
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