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A diagram illustrating the tallest skyscrapers in the United States ranked by pinnacle height as of 2014, including One World Trade Center, the Willis Tower, and the John Hancock Center.
A choropleth map of the United States showing the architectural height of the tallest building in each state.
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This article provides a list of the tallest buildings by U.S. state and territory, ranking buildings based on standard architectural height measurements. This evaluation criteria includes permanent spires and architectural details but excludes antenna masts and alternative broadcasting equipment. The "Year" column indicates the year in which each building reached full completion. Demographically, 40 of these record holding structures are situated within their respective state's largest city by population, while 18 are located within state capital cities.

The tallest building in the United States by architectural height is One World Trade Center in New York City, which reaches 541.3 m (1,776 ft). This individual height exceeds the cumulative heights of the tallest buildings in Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and West Virginia combined. Corporate banking entities represent a significant percentage of development sponsors: three structures are attributed to JPMorgan Chase and U.S. Bancorp, while two are associated with Wells Fargo and the Bank of America. As of 2026, 32 states contain skyscrapers exceeding 150 m (492 ft), while 6 states contain supertall skyscrapers as defined by a minimum architectural height of 300 m (984 ft).

Current tallest building in each state, territory, or district

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State/Territory City Building Image Height
m (ft)		 Floors Year Primary Purpose Previous Names Notes
Alabama Mobile RSA Battle House Tower 227.1 m (745 ft) 35 2006 Office [1]
Alaska Anchorage Conoco-Phillips Building 90.2 m (296 ft) 22 1982 Office [2]
American Samoa Tafuna Aleki Sene, Sr. Telecommunications Center 12.2 m (40 ft) 4 2010 Telecommunications [3][4]
Arizona Phoenix Chase Tower 147.2 m (483 ft) 40 1972 Office Bank One Center, Valley Bank Center [5]
Arkansas Little Rock Simmons Tower 166.4 m (546 ft) 40 1985 Office Capitol Tower, TCBY Tower, Metropolitan Tower [6]
California Los Angeles Wilshire Grand Center 335.3 m (1,100 ft) 73 2016 Hotel / Office Tallest building in the Western United States.[7][8]
Colorado Denver Republic Plaza 217.6 m (714 ft) 56 1984 Office [9]
Connecticut Hartford City Place I 163.1 m (535 ft) 38 1979 Office [10][11]
Delaware Wilmington 1201 North Market Street 109.8 m (360 ft) 23 1988 Office [12]
District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 100.3 m (329 ft) 2 1959 Church
Florida Miami Cipriani Residences Miami 289.5 m (950 ft) 80 2027 Residential [13]
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Atlanta Bank of America Plaza 311.8 m (1,023 ft) 55 1991 Office Nations Bank Building Tallest building in the Southeastern United States.[14]
Guam Tamuning Oceana Tower II 114.8 m (377 ft) 32 1991 Hotel [15][16][17]
Hawaii Honolulu Century Center 151.5 m (497 ft) 41 1978 Office / Residential Tallest building in the non-contiguous United States.[18][19]
Idaho Boise Eighth & Main 98.5 m (323 ft) 18 2013 Office [20]
Illinois Chicago Willis Tower 442.1 m (1,450 ft) 108 1972 Office Sears Tower Tallest building in the Midwestern United States. Tallest building in the world from 1972 to 2003.[21]
Indiana Indianapolis Salesforce Tower 247.2 m (811 ft) 49 1989 Office Bank One Tower, Chase Tower, American Fletcher Bank Tower
Iowa Des Moines 801 Grand 192 m (630 ft) 44 1991 Office [22][23]
Kansas Wichita Epic Center 97.5 m (320 ft) 22 1989 Office [24][25]
Kentucky Louisville 400 West Market 167.3 m (549 ft) 35 1991 Office Capital Holding Center, Providian Center, AEGON Center [26][27]
Louisiana New Orleans Hancock Whitney Center 212.5 m (697 ft) 51 1971 Office One Shell Square [28][29]
Maine Biddeford Saint Joseph's Church 71.6 m (235 ft) 3 1882 Church [30]
Maryland Baltimore 100 Light Street 161.2 m (529 ft) 40 1972 Office USF&G Building, Legg Mason Building, Transamerica Tower [31][32]
Massachusetts Boston 200 Clarendon 240.8 m (790 ft) 60 1971 Office John Hancock Tower Tallest building in New England.[33]
Michigan Detroit Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center 221.5 m (727 ft) 73 1976 Hotel Detroit Plaza Hotel, The Westin Renaissance Center Tallest hotel outside of Canada from 1976 till today.[34]
Minnesota Minneapolis IDS Center 241.4 m (792 ft) 55 1971 Office [35][36]
Mississippi Biloxi Beau Rivage Casino Hotel 105.5 m (346 ft) 32 1998 Hotel / Casino [37]
Missouri Kansas City One Kansas City Place 189.9 m (623 ft) 42 1988 Office [38]
Montana Billings First Interstate Center 82.9 m (272 ft) 20 1985 Office [39]
Nebraska Omaha First National Bank Tower 193.3 m (634 ft) 45 2001 Office [40][41][42]
Nevada Las Vegas Fontainebleau Las Vegas 224 m (735 ft) 67 2022 Hotel / Casino [43]
New Hampshire Manchester City Hall Plaza 83.8 m (275 ft) 20 1991 Office [44][45]
New Jersey Jersey City 99 Hudson Street 271 m (889 ft) 79 2019 Residential [46][47]
New Mexico Albuquerque Albuquerque Plaza 107 m (351 ft) 22 1989 Office [48]
New York New York City One World Trade Center 541.3 m (1,776 ft) 104 2013 Office Freedom Tower Tallest building in North America and Western Hemisphere. Tallest building in the OECD from 2014 to 2017.[49]
North Carolina Charlotte Bank of America Corporate Center 265.5 m (871 ft) 60 1991 Office NationsBank Corporate Center [50]
North Dakota Bismarck North Dakota State Capitol 73.8 m (242 ft) 19 1932 Government [51]
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Imperial Pacific 71.5 m (235 ft) 14 2016 Hotel / Casino
Ohio Cleveland Key Tower 288.7 m (947 ft) 57 1991 Office Society Center [52]
Oklahoma Oklahoma City Devon Energy Center 257.2 m (844 ft) 50 2011 Office [53]
Oregon Portland Wells Fargo Center 166.4 m (546 ft) 40 1972 Office NationsBank Corporate Center, First Interstate Tower [54]
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Comcast Technology Center 341.7 m (1,121 ft) 60 2017 Hotel / Office [55]
Puerto Rico Fajardo Dos Marinas II 110.1 m (361 ft) 30 1972 Residential [56]
Rhode Island Providence Industrial National Bank Building 130.5 m (428 ft) 26 1926 Office Industrial Trust Building, Fleet Bank Tower, Bank of America Building, 111 Westminster Street [57][58]
South Carolina Goose Creek Nexans Tower 130 m (427 ft) 14 2014 Industrial
South Dakota Sioux Falls CenturyLink Tower 53 m (174 ft) 11 1971 Office Qwest Tower [59]
Tennessee Nashville 333 Commerce 188.1 m (617 ft) 33 1993 Office BellSouth Building, AT&T Building [60][61]
Texas Austin Waterline 312.4 m (1,025 ft) 74 2026 Residential / Hotel / Office Tallest building in the Southern United States.[62] Texas's first supertall.
United States Virgin Islands Bellevue Ocean Tower 28.7 m (94 ft) 8 1972 Hotel [63][64]
Utah Salt Lake City Astra Tower 136.8 m (449 ft) 40 2024 Residential [65]
Vermont Rutland Grace Church 60.7 m (199 ft) 1 1858 Church [66][67][68]
Virginia Virginia Beach Westin Virginia Beach Town Center 154.8 m (508 ft) 38 2006 Residential / Hotel [69][70]
Washington Seattle Columbia Center 284.4 m (933 ft) 76 1985 Office Columbia Seafirst Center, Bank of America Tower [71]
West Virginia Charleston West Virginia State Capitol 89 m (292 ft) 4 1932 Government [72][73]
Wisconsin Milwaukee U.S. Bank Center 183.2 m (601 ft) 42 1972 Office Firstar Center, First Wisconsin Center [74][75]
Wyoming Cheyenne Wyoming Financial Center 45 m (148 ft) 11 1989 Office

Tallest buildings under construction, approved, or proposed

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This section lists upcoming engineering projects, compiling the tallest under construction, approved, and proposed buildings that are projected to claim the title of the tallest building within their respective state or territory upon completion.

State/Territory City Building Height
m (ft)		 Floors Planned Completion Status Previous Tallest
m (ft)		 References
Arizona Phoenix Arro North Tower 165 m (541 ft) 44 2029 Approved 147.2 m (483 ft) [76]
California San Francisco 77 Beale Street 373.4 m (1,225 ft) 76 2032 Proposed 335.3 m (1,100 ft)
Delaware Wilmington 1001-1011 Jefferson Street 155 m (509 ft) 35 TBA Proposed 109.8 m (360 ft)
Idaho Boise 11th and Front 137.5 m (451 ft) 39 2029 Approved 98.5 m (323 ft) [77]
Florida Miami Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami 319.7 m (1,049 ft) 100 2028 Under Construction 264.6 m (868 ft) [78][79]
Guam Tumon Honhui Tumon Bay Hotel 150 m (492 ft) 37 TBA Approved 114.8 m (377 ft) [80]
Maine Portland Old Port Square Tower 115.8 m (380 ft) 30 TBA Approved 71.6 m (235 ft) [81]
Michigan Detroit Blue Fountain Tower 365.8 m (1,200 ft) 90 TBA Proposed 221.5 m (727 ft)
Nebraska Omaha Mutual of Omaha Headquarters 206.4 m (677 ft) 44 2026 Under Construction 193.3 m (634 ft)
Nevada Las Vegas LVXP Las Vegas 229.2 m (752 ft) 59 2029 Approved 224 m (735 ft)
New Jersey Jersey City 100 Bay Street 321.6 m (1,055 ft) 90 2031 Proposed 274 m (899 ft)
Oklahoma Oklahoma City Legends Tower 581.3 m (1,907 ft) 134 2030 Approved 257.2 m (844 ft) [82][83]
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Transit Terminal Tower 365.8 m (1,200 ft) 85 2043 Proposed 341.7 m (1,121 ft) [84]
Puerto Rico San Juan Mangrove Tower 206.5 m (677 ft) 55 TBA Proposed 110.1 m (361 ft)
Tennessee Nashville Paramount Tower 228.6 m (750 ft) 60 2027 Under Construction 188.1 m (617 ft) [85]
Virginia Chesapeake LS Greenlink VCV Tower 201.2 m (660 ft) 26 2027 Under Construction 154.8 m (508 ft)
Washington Seattle 4/C 313.6 m (1,029 ft) 93 TBA Proposed 284.4 m (933 ft)

Method of determination

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The structural heights compared within this index are calculated from ground level to the architectural top, encompassing all habitable structures regardless of the total number of occupied floors.[86] Non-freestanding structures, observation towers, and telecommunication masts are excluded, as exemplified by the guyed mast structure in North Dakota, which represents the largest of its type globally. Broadcast antennas extending from the roofline are similarly omitted from these measurements. Conversely, integral spires are included within the total calculation, a criterion that permits One World Trade Center to be ranked taller than the Willis Tower, despite the highest occupied floor of the Willis Tower exceeding that of One World Trade Center.[87] The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat serves as the primary arbiter for structural height classifications and ranking disputes.

See also

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References

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