List of tallest buildings by U.S. state

The following is a list of the tallest buildings by U.S. state. Forty are in their respective state's largest city and 18 are in their state's capital city. The tallest building in the U.S. by architectural height is currently One World Trade Center in New York, which is approximately 1,776 feet —more than the combined heights of the tallest buildings in Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and West Virginia. Many are attributed to banks: three to JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and U.S. Bancorp, and two to Wells Fargo.

Tallest buildings in the U.S. in 2014.

Current tallest buildings

State	City[A]	Building	Image	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year[B]	Primary Purpose
Alabama	Mobile	RSA Battle House Tower[1]		745	227	7001350000000000000♠35	2007	Office
Alaska	Anchorage	Conoco-Phillips Building[2]		296	90	7001220000000000000♠22	1983	Office
Arizona	Phoenix	Chase Tower[C][3]		483	147	7001400000000000000♠40	1972	Office
Arkansas	Little Rock	Simmons Tower[4]		546	166	7001400000000000000♠40	1986	Office
California	Los Angeles	U.S. Bank Tower[5][6]		1,018	310	7001730000000000000♠73	1989	Office
Colorado	Denver	Republic Plaza[7]		714	218	7001560000000000000♠56	1984	Office
Connecticut	Hartford	City Place I[8]		535	163	7001380000000000000♠38	1984	Office
Delaware	Wilmington	River Tower at Christina Landing [9]		340	104	27	2007	Residential
District of Columbia	Washington, D.C.	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception		329	100	1	1959	Church
Florida	Miami	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower[10]		789	240	7001700000000000000♠70	2003	Office/Residential/Hotel
Georgia	Atlanta	Bank of America Plaza[11]		1,023	311	7001550000000000000♠55	1992	Office
Hawaii	Honolulu	First Hawaiian Center[12]		429	131	7001300000000000000♠30	1996	Office
Idaho	Boise	Zion's Bank Building[13]		323	98	7001180000000000000♠18	2013	Office
Illinois	Chicago	Willis Tower[14]		1,451	442	7002108000000000000♠108	1974	Office
Indiana	Indianapolis	Chase Tower[15]		830	253	7001480000000000000♠48	1990	Office
Iowa	Des Moines	801 Grand (The Principal Building)[16]		630	192	7001450000000000000♠45	1991	Office
Kansas	Wichita	Epic Center[17][18]		320	98	7001220000000000000♠22	1989	Office
Kentucky	Louisville	400 West Market[19][20]		549	167	7001350000000000000♠35	1993	Office
Louisiana	New Orleans	One Shell Square[21][22]		697	212	7001510000000000000♠51	1972	Office
Maine	Portland	Franklin Towers[D][23]		175	53	7001160000000000000♠16	1969	Residential
Maryland	Baltimore	Transamerica Tower[24]		529	161	7001400000000000000♠40	1971	Office
Massachusetts	Boston	200 Clarendon (John Hancock Tower)[25]		790	241	7001600000000000000♠60	1976	Office
Michigan	Detroit	Renaissance Center[26]		755	230	7001730000000000000♠73	1977	Hotel
Minnesota	Minneapolis	IDS Center[27]		792	241	7001570000000000000♠57	1973	Office
Mississippi	Biloxi	Beau Rivage Casino Hotel[28]		347	105.5	7001320000000000000♠32	1999	Hotel
Missouri	Kansas City	One Kansas City Place[29]		624	190.3	7001420000000000000♠42	1988	Office
Montana	Billings	First Interstate Center[30]		272	83	7001200000000000000♠20	1985	Office
Nebraska	Omaha	First National Bank Tower[31][32][33]		634	193	7001450000000000000♠45	2002	Office
Nevada	Paradise	The Palazzo[34]		642	196	7001500000000000000♠50	2008	Hotel & Casino
New Hampshire	Manchester	City Hall Plaza[35][36]		275	84	7001200000000000000♠20	1992	Office
New Jersey	Jersey City	30 Hudson Street[37]		781	238	7001420000000000000♠42	2004	Office
New Mexico	Albuquerque	Albuquerque Plaza[38]		351	107	7001220000000000000♠22	1990	Office
New York	New York City	One World Trade Center[39]		1,776	541	7002104000000000000♠104	2013	Office
North Carolina	Charlotte	Bank of America Corporate Center[40]		871	265	7001600000000000000♠60	1992	Office
North Dakota	Bismarck	North Dakota State Capitol [41]		242	74	7001190000000000000♠19	1934	Government
Ohio	Cleveland	Key Tower[42]		947	271	7001570000000000000♠57	1991	Office
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Devon Tower [43]		850	259	7001500000000000000♠50	2012	Office
Oregon	Portland	Wells Fargo Center[44]		546	166	7001410000000000000♠41	1972	Office
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Comcast Center[45]		973	296	7001570000000000000♠57	2008	Office
Rhode Island	Providence	Bank of America Building[46]		428	130	7001260000000000000♠26	1927	Office
South Carolina	Columbia	Capitol Center[47]		349	114	25	1987	Office
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	CenturyLink Tower[F][48]		174	53	7001110000000000000♠11	1986	Office
Tennessee	Nashville	AT&T Building[49]		617	188	7001330000000000000♠33	1994	Office
Texas	Houston	JPMorgan Chase Tower[50]		1,002	305	7001750000000000000♠75	1982	Office
Utah	Salt Lake City	Wells Fargo Center[51]		422	129	7001260000000000000♠26	1998	Office
Vermont	Burlington	Decker Towers[52]		124	38	7001110000000000000♠11	1970	Residential
Virginia	Virginia Beach	The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center[53][54]		508	155	7001380000000000000♠38	2007	Residential/Hotel
Washington	Seattle	Columbia Center[55]		943	284	7001760000000000000♠76	1985	Office
West Virginia	Charleston	West Virginia State Capitol[56]		293	89	4[57]	1932	Government
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	U.S. Bank Center[58][59]		601	183	7001420000000000000♠42	1973	Office
Wyoming	Laramie	White Hall[60]		200	61	7001120000000000000♠12	1960	Residential

Upcoming/proposed tallest buildings

These future buildings, if completed, would overtake the title of the tallest building in their respective states.

State	City	Name	Image	Approx. Height	Floors	Primary Purpose	Status
California	Los Angeles	Wilshire Grand Tower [61]		1,099 ft (335 m)	73	Mixed-use	Under construction (est. completion 2017)
Delaware	Wilmington	1001-1011 Jefferson Street		508 ft (155 m)	35	Mixed-use	Approved (est. completion 2018-2020)
Florida	Miami	One Bayfront Plaza		1,005 ft (306 m)	80	Mixed-use	Approved (est. completion 2018)[62]
Florida	Miami	Rebrand of Empire World Towers		1,041 ft (317 m)	93	Residential	Proposed[63]
Nevada	Las Vegas	Fontainebleau Las Vegas		730 ft (221 m)	68	Hotel	On hold - tallest non-completed building in Nevada[64]
New Jersey	Jersey City	99 Hudson Street	n/a	900 ft (270 m)	79	Residential	Under construction (est. completion 2018) [65]
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Comcast Innovation and Technology Center		1,121 ft (342 m)	59	Mixed-use	Under Construction (est. completion Q1 2018)
Washington	Seattle	4/C		1,111 ft (339 m)	101	Mixed-use	Proposed 2015, Rejected by FAA 2016 [66][67]

Method of determination

The building heights compared here are calculated from the ground level to the architectural top. Only continuous occupiable space is included. Non-freestanding structures, observational towers, and communication towers are excluded (North Dakota boasts the largest guyed mast structure in the world), as are antennas extending from the structure top. However integral spires are included, facilitating One World Trade Center to be considered taller than Willis Tower. ^[68] The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is considered the arbiter for any dispute. For more information, see building heights.

See also

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

Notes

A.^{^} City is here defined by the broader definition of urbanized area. See urban area for more information.

B.^{^} Year completed

C.^{^} Previously named the Bank One Center.

D.^{^} St. Patrick's Church in Lewiston, Maine, at 220 feet to the top of its taller spire, is a taller structure, but not inhabited at the higher levels, and therefore does not fit the criteria for tallest buildings.^[69]

E.^{^} The Stratosphere Tower is the largest tower in Nevada and west of the Mississippi River in the United States. However, because the structure is not fully habitable, it is excluded from this list. Please see the Methodology for further information.

F.^{^} Previously held by the Zip Feed Mill until its demolition in 2005. Qwest Tower is currently uncertified, and some dispute has been noted suggesting St. Joseph's Cathedral (also in Sioux Falls) may actually be taller.^[70]

References