List of tallest buildings by U.S. state and territory facts for kids

Tallest buildings in the U.S. in 2014

This map shows the tallest buildings in each U.S. state by height.

This page lists the tallest buildings in each U.S. state and territory. We measure their height from the ground to the very top, including pointy spires and cool designs, but not TV antennas. The "Year" column tells you when a building was finished.

Did you know that 40 of these tallest buildings are in their state's biggest city? And 18 are in the state capital! The very tallest building in the U.S. right now is Central Park Tower in New York. It's about 1,550 feet (472 meters) tall. That's taller than the combined heights of the tallest buildings in Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and West Virginia! Many of these tall buildings are owned by banks, like JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bancorp, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America.

Current Tallest Buildings in Each State, Territory, or District

This table shows the tallest building in each U.S. state, territory, or special district.

State / Territory	City	Building	Image	Height		Floors	Year	Main Use	Past Names
				(ft)	(m)
Alabama	Mobile	RSA Battle House Tower		745	227	&&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035	2007	Office
Alaska	Anchorage	Conoco-Phillips Building		296	90	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	1983	Office
American Samoa	Tafuna	Aleki Sene, Sr. Telecommunications Center		40	12	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	2011	Telecommunications
Arizona	Phoenix	Chase Tower		483	147	&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040	1972	Office	Bank One Center
Arkansas	Little Rock	Simmons Tower		546	166	&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040	1986	Office	Capitol Tower, TCBY Tower, Metropolitan Tower
California	Los Angeles	Wilshire Grand Center		1,100	335	&&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073	2017	Hotel/office
Colorado	Denver	Republic Plaza		714	218	&&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056	1984	Office
Connecticut	Hartford	CityPlace I		535	163	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038	1980	Office
Delaware	Wilmington	1201 North Market Street		360	110	&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023	1988	Office
District of Columbia	Washington, D.C.	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception		329	100	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	1959	Church
Florida	Miami	Panorama Tower		868	265	&&&&&&&&&&&&&085.&&&&&085	2018	Mixed-use
Georgia	Atlanta	Bank of America Plaza		1,023	311	&&&&&&&&&&&&&055.&&&&&055	1992	Office	Nations Bank Building
Guam	Tamuning	Oceana B		377	115	&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032	1991	Hotel
Hawaii	Honolulu	The Central Ala Moana		435	133	&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043	2021	Residential
Idaho	Boise	Eighth & Main		323	98	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	2013	Office
Illinois	Chicago	Willis Tower		1,451	442	&&&&&&&&&&&&0108.&&&&&0108	1974	Office	Sears Tower
Indiana	Indianapolis	Salesforce Tower		701	214	&&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&&&&&048	1990	Office	Bank One Tower, Chase Tower, American Fletcher Bank Tower
Iowa	Des Moines	801 Grand		630	192	&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044	1991	Office
Kansas	Wichita	Epic Center		385	117	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	1987	Office
Kentucky	Louisville	400 West Market		549	167	&&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035	1993	Office	Capital Holding Center Providian Center, AEGON Center
Louisiana	New Orleans	Hancock Whitney Center		697	212	&&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051	1972	Office	One Shell Square
Maine	Biddeford	Saint Joseph's Church		235	72	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	1870	Church
Maryland	Baltimore	100 Light		529	161	&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040	1972	Office	USF&G Building, Legg-Mason Building
Massachusetts	Boston	John Hancock Tower		790	241	&&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060	1976	Office	John Hancock Tower
Michigan	Detroit	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center		727	221.6	&&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073	1977	Hotel	Detroit Plaza Hotel, The Westin Hotel Renaissance Center Detroit
Minnesota	Minneapolis	IDS Tower		792	241	&&&&&&&&&&&&&057.&&&&&057	1973	Office
Mississippi	Biloxi	Beau Rivage Casino Hotel		347	105.5	&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032	1999	Hotel
Missouri	Kansas City	One Kansas City Place		624	190.3	&&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042	1988	Office
Montana	Billings	First Interstate Center		272	83	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020	1985	Office
Nebraska	Omaha	First National Bank Tower		634	193	&&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045	2002	Office
Nevada	Winchester	Fontainebleau Las Vegas		735	224	&&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068	2023	Hotel and casino
New Hampshire	Manchester	City Hall Plaza		275	84	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020	1992	Office
New Jersey	Jersey City	99 Hudson		900	270	&&&&&&&&&&&&&079.&&&&&079	2019	Residential
New Mexico	Albuquerque	Albuquerque Plaza		351	107	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	1990	Office
New York	New York City	One World Trade Center		1,776	541	&&&&&&&&&&&&0104.&&&&&0104	2014	Office	Freedom Tower
North Carolina	Charlotte	Bank of America Corporate Center		871	265	&&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060	1992	Office	NationsBank Corporate Center
North Dakota	Bismarck	North Dakota State Capitol		242	74	&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021	1934	Government
Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	Grand Mariana Casino & Hotel Resort		292	89	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	2022	Hotel
Ohio	Cleveland	Key Tower		947	289	&&&&&&&&&&&&&057.&&&&&057	1991	Office	Society Center
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Devon Energy Center		850	259	&&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050	2012	Office
Oregon	Portland	Wells Fargo Center		546	166	&&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041	1972	Office	NationsBank Corporate Center, First Interstate Tower
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Comcast Technology Center		1,121	341	&&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060	2018	Office
Puerto Rico	Fajardo	Dos Marinas I, II		359	109	&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030	1974	Residential
Rhode Island	Providence	Industrial National Bank Building		428	130	&&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026	1927	Office	Industrial Trust Company, Fleet Bank Tower, Bank of America Building 111 Westminster Street
South Carolina	Columbia	Capitol Center		349	106	&&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026	1987	Office	AT&T Building, Affinity Building, South Trust Bank Building
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	CenturyLink Tower		174	53	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	1971	Office
Tennessee	Nashville	AT&T Building		617	188	&&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033	1994	Office	BellSouth Building
Texas	Houston	JPMorgan Chase Tower		1,002	305	&&&&&&&&&&&&&075.&&&&&075	1982	Office	Texas Commerce Tower
United States Virgin Islands	Bellevue	Ocean Tower		94	29	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	1973	Hotel
Utah	Salt Lake City	Wells Fargo Center		422	129	&&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026	1998	Office	American Stores Tower, Delta Tower
Vermont	Burlington	Decker Towers		124	38	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	1971	Residential
Virginia	Virginia Beach	The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center		508	155	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038	2007	Residential/hotel
Washington	Seattle	Columbia Center		933	284	&&&&&&&&&&&&&076.&&&&&076	1985	Office	Columbia Seafirst Center, Bank of America Tower
West Virginia	Charleston	West Virginia State Capitol		293	89	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	1932	Government
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	U.S. Bank Center		601	183	&&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042	1973	Office	First Wisconsin Center, Firstar Center
Wyoming	Cheyenne	Wyoming Financial Center		148	45	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	1990	Office

Future Tallest Buildings: Proposed or Under Construction

These buildings are either being planned or are currently being built. If they are finished, they will become the tallest buildings in their states!

State	City	Name	Image	Approx. height	Floors	Main Use	Status	Previous tallest ft (m)
Arizona	Phoenix	The Astra Phoenix		535 ft (163 m)	47	Mixed-use	Approved	52 (16)
California	Los Angeles	LA Grand Hotel		1,108 ft (338 m)	77	Hotel	Proposed	8 (2)
Colorado	Denver	650 17th Street		1,000 ft (305 m)	81	Mixed-use	Proposed	286 (87)
Delaware	Wilmington	1001-1011 Jefferson Street		510 ft (155 m)	35	Mixed-use	Vision	150 (46)
Florida	Miami	Waldorf Astoria Miami		1,049 ft (320 m)	99	Mixed-use	Under construction (est. completion 2027)	182 (55)
Florida	Miami	One Bayfront Plaza		1,049 ft (320 m)	80	Mixed-use	Approved	182 (55)
Florida	Miami	One Brickell City Centre		1049 ft (320 m)	82	Mixed-use	Approved	182 (55)
Florida	Miami	888 Brickell Avenue		1049 ft (320 m)	82	Residential	Proposed	182 (55)
Florida	Miami	609 Brickell		1,049 ft (320 m)	93	Residential	Proposed	182 (55)
Nebraska	Omaha	Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower		677 ft (206 m)	44	Office	Under Construction (est. completion 2026)	634 (193)
New Jersey	Newark	Four Corners Millenium Tower		1,001 ft (305 m)	80	Mixed-use	Proposed	101 (31)
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Legends Tower		1,907 ft (581 m)	134	Mixed-use	Proposed	844 (257)
Oregon	Portland	Broadway Corridor Twin Towers		970 ft (296 m)	95	Mixed-use	Proposed, idea put down in March 2018	424 (129)
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Transit Terminal Tower		1,200 ft (366 m)	85	Office	Proposed	79 (24)
Puerto Rico	San Juan	Mangrove Tower		677 ft (206 m)	57	Mixed-use	Vision	318 (97)
Rhode Island	Providence	Hope Point Tower		550 ft (168 m)	46	Residential	Proposed	122 (37)
Texas	Austin	Waterline		1,022 ft (312 m)	73	Mixed-use	Under construction (est. completion 2026)	20 (6)
Utah	Salt Lake City	Astra Tower		449 ft (137 m)	40	Residential	Under construction (est. completion 2024)	27 (8)
Vermont	Burlington	CityPlace Burlington		160 ft (49 m)	14	Mixed-use	Approved (est. completion 2020)	36 (11)
Virginia	Tysons	The Iconic at the View		615 ft (187 m)	30	Office	Approved	107 (33)
Washington	Seattle	4/C		1,111 ft (339 m)	101	Mixed-use	Proposed	178 (54)
Tennessee	Nashville	1010 Church Street Tower/YMCA Renovation		750 (228 m)	60	Residential	Under construction (est. completion 2026)	133 (42)

How We Measure Building Heights

When we talk about how tall a building is, we measure from the ground up to its very top. This includes cool architectural parts like spires. But we don't count tall antennas that are just stuck on top.

For example, One World Trade Center is considered taller than Willis Tower. This is because One World Trade Center has a very tall spire that is part of its design. Even though people work on higher floors in Willis Tower, the spire makes One World Trade Center taller by official rules.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is like the official scorekeeper for building heights. They help decide if there are any disagreements. If you want to learn more, check out building heights.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Estados Unidos por estado para niños

• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest structures in the United States
• List of tallest buildings by country