Misc
Visualizing the Tallest Building in Each State
The Tallest Building in Each State
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The United States has some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, but their distribution is extremely uneven. Today’s infographic comes from Highrises.com, and it covers the tallest building in each state.
New York City alone has 6,229 highrises – more than the next nine cities combined, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Honolulu, San Francisco, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Miami, and Dallas.
Surprisingly, multiple states don’t have a single building over 200 feet (61 m) tall. The tallest building in Vermont is an 11-story apartment building called Decker Towers. South Dakota is nearly as quaint – the CenturyLink Tower in Sioux Falls is the tallest building in the state, but it’s also only 11 stories tall.
Top Ten List: The Tallest States
Here is the building that tips the scale for each of the ten “tallest” states:
Rank | Height (ft) | City | State | Building Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,776 | New York City | NY | One World Trade Center |
2 | 1,729 | Chicago | IL | Willis Tower |
3 | 1,023 | Atlanta | GA | Bank of America Plaza |
4 | 1,018 | Los Angeles | CA | US Bank Tower |
5 | 1,002 | Houston | TX | JP Morgan Chase Tower |
6 | 973 | Philadelphia | PA | Comcast Center |
7 | 947 | Cleveland | OH | Hey Tower |
8 | 943 | Seattle | WA | Columbia Center |
9 | 871 | Charlotte | NC | Bank of America Corporate Center |
10 | 850 | Oklahoma City | OK | Devon Tower |
Top Ten List: The Shortest States
Here is what ranks as the tallest building for the “shortest” ten states (also includes D.C.):
Rank | Height (ft) | City | State | Building Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
42 | 320 | Wichita | KS | Epic Center |
43 | 296 | Anchorage | AK | Conoco Phillips Building |
44 | 293 | Charleston | WV | West Virginia State Capitol |
45 | 275 | Manchester | NH | City Hall Plaza |
46 | 272 | Billings | MT | First Interstate Center |
47 | 242 | Bismarck | ND | North Dakota State Capitol |
48 | 200 | Laramie | WY | White Hall |
49 | 175 | Portland | ME | Franklin Towers |
50 | 174 | Sioux Falls | SD | CenturyLink Tower |
51 | 124 | Burlington | VT | Decker Towers |
What is the Tallest Building in Each State?
Not surprisingly, about 76% of these highrises are office buildings, with one of every three named after a bank. However, the tallest buildings in some of states have pretty unique purposes. The tallest habitable building in D.C., for example, is the lengthily-named Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which is also the largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
The tallest building in Nevada is The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the respective State Capitol buildings of North Dakota and West Virginia tower above any other skylines in those states.
Demographics
Mapped: Population Growth by Region (1900-2050F)
In this visualization, we map the populations of major regions at three different points in time: 1900, 2000, and 2050 (forecasted).
Mapping Population Growth by Region
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In fewer than 50 years, the world population has doubled in size, jumping from 4 to 8 billion.
In this visualization, we map the populations of major regions at three different points in time: 1900, 2000, and 2050 (forecasted). Figures come from Our World in Data as of March 2023, using the United Nations medium-fertility scenario.
Population by Continent (1900-2050F)
Asia was the biggest driver of global population growth over the course of the 20th century. In fact, the continent’s population grew by 2.8 billion people from 1900 to 2000, compared to just 680 million from the second on our list, Africa.
Region | 1900 | 2000 | 2050F |
---|---|---|---|
Asia | 931,021,418 | 3,735,089,775 | 5,291,555,919 |
Africa | 138,752,199 | 818,952,374 | 2,485,135,689 |
Europe | 406,610,221 | 727,917,165 | 704,398,730 |
North America | 104,231,973 | 486,364,446 | 679,488,449 |
South America | 41,330,704 | 349,634,344 | 491,078,697 |
Oceania | 5,936,615 | 31,223,133 | 57,834,753 |
World 🌐 | 1,627,883,130 | 6,149,181,237 | 9,709,492,237 |
China was the main source of Asia’s population expansion, though its population growth has slowed in recent years. That’s why in 2023, India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country.
Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines and Indonesia have also been big drivers of Asia’s population boom to this point.
The Future: Africa to Hit 2.5 Billion by 2050
Under the UN’s medium-fertility scenario (all countries converge at a birthrate of 1.85 children per woman by 2050), Africa will solidify its place as the world’s second most populous region.
Three countries—Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Egypt—will account for roughly 30% of that 2.5 billion population figure.
Meanwhile, both North America and South America are expected to see a slowdown in population growth, while Europe is the only region that will shrink by 2050.
A century ago, Europe’s population was close to 30% of the world total. Today, that figure stands at less than 10%.
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