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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.
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