If you live in a major city, chances are there is an Amazon warehouse not far from your home. In an effort to offer same day delivery for many consumers, Amazon has drastically expanded the amount of Amazon Warehouses in the United States over the last decade and has plans for rapid expansion over the next few years. So much so that Amazon will have at least 355 warehouses and sorting centers by the end of 2023. These warehouses will total nearly 320 million square feet across the United States. An average size warehouse is small compared to these giant Amazon warehouses. 138,685 of these average sized warehouses would fit into the space current occupied by these Amazon warehouses. BigRentz analyzed publicly available Amazon warehouse data to determine the total square footage of Amazon U.S. warehouses as well as the states with the most and least Amazon warehouse space per capita.
Which states have the most Amazon warehouses?
As you might suspect, the states with the most Amazon warehouses coincide with the states with the largest populations. California ranks #1 for the state with the most Amazon warehouse locations. California is followed by Texas, Illinois, Florida and Pennsylvania. The report from BigRentz also found that there is a large concentration of warehouses in the northwest part of the country, specifically in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The states with the most Amazon warehouse space per capita
The next part of the analysis from BigRentz moved away from the states with the most warehouses and instead looked at which states have the most square feet of space per person, which included both current and future warehouses.
Listed below are the top states:
1. Delaware (7.1 square feet per person)
2. Rhode Island (3.64 square feet per person)
3. Oregon (2.32 square feet per person)
4. Mississippi (1.76 square feet per person)
5. Tennessee (1.65 square feet per person)
6. Arkansas (1.56 square feet per person)
7. Kentucky (1.56 square feet per person)
8. Indiana (1.42 square feet per person)
9. Michigan (1.38 square feet per person)
10. Kansas (1.36 square feet per person)
As you can see some of the smaller states in the country and represented in this list including Delaware and Rhode Island. In fact, Delaware is home to the largest Amazon warehouse in the country. Despite being states with some populations and small square footage, they have a nice representation of Amazon warehouses for their population.
The states with the least Amazon warehouse space per capita
Similar to the section above, BigRentz looked at which US states have the least amount of warehouse space based on their population size.
Listed below are the bottom states on the list:
1. Iowa (0.28 square feet per person)
2. Idaho (0.35 square feet per person)
3. Nebraska (0.36 square feet per person)
4. Missouri (0.41 square feet per person)
5. South Carolina (0.42 square feet per person)
6. Alabama (0.51 square feet per person)
7. New York (0.53 square feet per person)
8. Louisiana (0.55 square feet per person)
9. Minnesota (0.57 square feet per person)
10. Virginia (0.63 square feet per person)
As you can see both the Midwest and the south are well represented in the list of the states with the lowest Amazon warehouse space per capita. One identifiable pattern seems to be that many of these states have lower overall population. This list shows a need for more Amazon warehouse locations in these states.
The states with the most Amazon warehouse space by total square footage
The next part of the Amazon warehouse analysis by BigRentz analyzed which states have the most total warehouse space. As you might suspect, many of the states on this list are state that also rank high for the most amount of people nationally. Eight of the top ten states on this list also rank in the top ten for states with the most people living in them.
Listed below are the top ten states with the most Amazon warehouse space:
1. California (31,965,398 total square footage)
2. Texas (27,515,258 total square footage)
3. Illinois (14,833,677 total square footage)
4. Florida (14,546,769 total square footage)
5. Pennsylvania (14,289,603 total square footage)
6. Michigan (13,989,924 total square footage)
7. Ohio (13,687,490 total square footage)
8. New Jersey (12,728,525 total square footage)
9. Tennessee (11,440,967 total square footage)
10. North Carolina (11,179,625 total square footage)
The states with the least Amazon Warehouse space by total square footage
On the flip side they analysis also looked which states have the least amount of Amazon warehouse square. Similar to above, the state that showed up tend to be located in the flyover section of the country where popular centers as few and far between.
Listed below are the bottom 10 states:
1. South Dakota (600,000 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
2. Idaho (650,000 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
3. Nebraska (700,000 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
4. Iowa (910,000 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
5. North Dakota (1,100,000 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
6. Utah (2,130,843 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
7. South Carolina (2,136,100 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
8. New Mexico (2,500,000 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
9. Missouri (2,503,480 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
10. Louisiana (2,570,000 total square footage of Amazon warehouse space)
The analysis also found that only five states in the United States are listed as having not one Amazon Warehouse. There are however expansion plans for many of the states on that list. There is a useful interactive map on the BigRentz analysis that maps the locations of future Amazon warehouse space.
The analysis also found that the total space of Amazon fulfillment centers across the globe is nearly 200 million square feet and growing by the day. Amazon also has over 200,000 robots working in their warehouses with that number expected to grow as well over the coming years.
Infographic by: bigrentz