5 ways Amazon is investing in Virginia

Key takeaways Amazon has invested $190 billion in Virginia since 2010, including infrastructure and employee compensation. More than 5,000 employees in Virginia have participated in Amazon's Career Choice tuition program. Amazon's $35 billion data center investment in Virginia will support an estimated 20,700 jobs annually.

Virginia-based independent sellers sold more than 43 million items through Amazon's store in 2025. Amazon has been part of Virginia for two decades, and our commitment to the Commonwealth continues to grow.

What started with fulfillment operations and the first Amazon Web Services (AWS) region globally in the early 2000s has expanded into one of the most significant economic partnerships in the state’s history. Today, Amazon has more than 45,000 full- and part-time employees, powers critical infrastructure, and supports communities across Virginia.

Here are five ways Amazon is investing in Virginia: 1. Building on two decades of operations, from fulfillment centers to HQ2 Amazon’s Virginia story began with fulfillment operations, and today the company operates 16 fulfillment and sortation centers, nine delivery stations, and seven rural super rural delivery stations across the Commonwealth.

The company employs more than 45,000 Virginians directly and supports over 130,000+ indirect jobs in construction, logistics, and professional services. That operational foundation, spanning communities from rural Virginia to Northern Virginia, set the stage for Amazon’s most visible investment in the state.

In 2018, Amazon chose Arlington's National Landing neighborhood for its second headquarters. Since then, Amazon has invested more than $2. 53 billion in capital and created nearly 8,500 jobs at HQ2.

In 2026, Amazon will open Arlington Community High School at Met Park and mark five years of its Housing Fund, while continuing to grow workforce development programs for employees and neighbors alike.

The neighborhood itself has transformed into a walkable community with restaurants, retail, parks, and new housing, demonstrating the ripple effect of Amazon’s presence in National Landing.

Our impact in the HQ2 region From boosting local jobs and small businesses to expanding affordable housing and supporting Virginia nonprofits, transit, and community projects, we are proud to call Virginia home and to continue being a great neighbor. 2.

Powering the Commonwealth through cloud infrastructure When AWS launched its first global region in Northern Virginia in 2006, it marked the beginning of what would become one of the largest cloud infrastructure investments in the country.

Since that time, the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of data centers have created demonstrable economic growth for communities across the Commonwealth.

Amazon has invested more than $119 billion in Virginia data centers since 2011, including plans announced in 2023 to invest $35 billion to build new data center campuses across the state by 2040.

That continued investment supports an estimated 20,700 full-time equivalent jobs annually and generated nearly $543 million in property taxes and fees in 2024—revenue that goes directly toward schools, roads, emergency services, and public infrastructure.

How Amazon helps data center communities thrive Amazon’s investment in its data center locations is helping create jobs, support economic growth, provide education and training opportunities, and much more.

Behind the services Virginians use every day—from hospital records, 911 dispatch, and financial transactions to text messages and phone calls—is the cloud infrastructure that keeps it all running. 3. Building Virginia's workforce Access to current and future tech talent was one of the key factors in selecting Virginia as our home.

Amazon is making significant investments in our existing and future workforce, from investments in K-12 STEM and computer science education to degree and certificate programs and work-based learning opportunities such as internships and apprenticeships. Through Amazon Future Engineer, we’ve invested more than $6.

1 million in CodeVA to expand AI and computer science education across Virginia’s K-12 classrooms, awarded $920,000 in scholarships to Virginia students, and brought coding, robotics, and computer science to Title I schools and underserved districts that might not otherwise have access.

Amazon doubles down on computer science education in our HQ2 community in Virginia With a $1 million donation to CodeVA and the opening of a new AWS Think Big Space for students and teachers, Amazon continues to expand investments in computer science education in HQ2 across Virginia.

Amazon also invests in early literacy through E3: Elevate Early Education, the state partner of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which delivers free, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age 5, building a love of reading before kids ever start school. Through Career Choice, Amazon