List of cities in the United States with the most skyscrapers

As of 2026, the United States has over 900 skyscrapers, defined as buildings taller than 492 feet (150 m), across 56 cities. It has the second highest number of skyscrapers out of any country, after China. For most of the 20th century, the largest skylines in the United States were also the largest in the world; currently, the country has five of the 60 cities with the most skyscrapers. The only two cities in the United States with more than 100 skyscrapers are New York City and Chicago. Miami has over 65 skyscrapers, with Houston and Los Angeles with over 30 skyscrapers. Boston, Dallas, Jersey City, San Francisco, and Seattle each have between 20 and 30 skyscrapers.

With the development of the earliest skyscrapers in the late 19th century, New York City and Chicago emerged as the two cities with the largest volume of high-rises in the country. They have continued to maintain that status until the present day. New York City is the city with the most skyscrapers, having over 320, more than twice as many as Chicago. It has the third-most skyscrapers in the world, after Hong Kong and Shenzhen. New York City makes up approximately one third of all buildings taller than 492 ft (150 m) in the United States. Chicago, with 137 skyscrapers, has the second-largest skyline in the country. Together, New York City and Chicago comprise about half of all skyscrapers in the country.

As more skyscrapers were built across the United States, the size of a city's skyline often reflected the city's relative importance. Large cities in the Northeast and the Midwest saw a construction boom during the Roaring Twenties, mainly from the mid-1920s to early 1930s. In addition to New York City and Chicago, high-rise construction hotspots in the early 20th century included Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, which were all in the ten largest cities by population during the 1920s. The Great Depression severely halted skyscraper development across much of the country from the 1930s to mid-1950s. When constructing new skyscrapers became feasible again, cities that underwent major construction booms included many in the Southern and Western United States, particularly Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles. However, despite Los Angeles surpassing Chicago in population in 1982, its skyline remains comfortably smaller than Chicago's today.

Construction slowed down again in the early 1990s, and resumed in major cities during the 2000s. The Great Recession dampened the construction of new skyscrapers for several years following its onset in 2008. New York City maintained its dominant position, entering an unprecedented skyscraper boom in the mid-2010s. Whereas skyscrapers were previously built mostly for office space in the 20th century, their development has shifted to being mainly for residential and mixed-use purposes. This has led to a dramatic growth in the number of tall buildings in a number of cities, most notably Austin, Nashville, and Miami. In particular, Miami's skyline grew rapidly from residential condominiums in the 2000s, and later from the 2010s onwards, becoming the city with the third-largest skyline in the United States. The 21st century has also seen the emergence of skylines in suburban cities, such as that of Bellevue, Jersey City, and Sunny Isles Beach, as well as multiple skyscraper clusters outside of Manhattan in New York City, including Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City.

Cities with the most skyscrapers The ranking of the cities with the most skyscrapers depends on the height used for the definition of a skyscraper, as some cities may have more buildings above a certain height than another city, but fewer buildings when another height is chosen. For example, Honolulu and San Diego have many high-rise buildings between 300 and 500 ft (91 and 152 m) tall, but very few buildings exceeding 500 ft in height. Thus, they rank higher if a lower cutoff is used for a skyscraper.

Measured in feet The United States uses U.S. customary units as its predominant system of measurement. Many Americans prefer to use a round number in feet as a cutoff point. This table ranks cities and unincorporated areas in the United States by the number of completed buildings taller than 300 feet (91.4 m) within city limits. It includes every city in the United States with at least 10 buildings taller than that height. Figures in 400 feet (122 m), 500 feet (152 m), and 600 feet (183 ft) are provided as well. If two or more cities have the same number of 300-foot buildings, they are then ranked by the number of 400 ft buildings.

Numbers that are uncited are directly supported by the infobox or tables in the linked article. 500 feet (152 m) is close to 492 feet (150 m), a height commonly used for the definition of a skyscraper, including by the Council of Vertical Urbanism and on the list of cities with the most skyscrapers.

RankCityStateImageNumber of buildings≥300 ft (91 m)≥400 ft (122 m)≥500 ft (152 m)≥600 ft (183 m)1New York City1,0915723041542Chicago409237127573Miami16611365244Houston1537241205Atlanta1254618126San Francisco1246124117Los Angeles1075231178Honolulu9824109Philadelphia863416910Dallas8533201111Seattle845321812Boston7340231013Austin663219814Jersey City603420815Las Vegas584116916San Diego49231017Denver49198518Minneapolis412210419Charlotte40178520Nashville40174121Detroit39158322Sunny Isles Beach352717923Baltimore3583024Pittsburgh341710525Fort Lauderdale3090026New Orleans26124227Phoenix2430028Aventura2320029Cleveland21115330Miami Beach18113031Columbus18105132Kansas City1893133Oakland1820034Bellevue1782235Cincinnati1772136Portland1764037Tampa1684038Atlantic City1662139Salt Lake City1630040Milwaukee1574141St. Louis1453042Saint Paul1430043Newark1320044Tulsa1264245Indianapolis1263146San Antonio1251047Orlando1250048Louisville1242049St. Petersburg1241050Sacramento1220051Fort Worth1163052Hartford1143053Richmond1030054Rosslyn10000

Measured in meters The number of skyscrapers may also be measured using the metric system. This allows for easier comparison between American cities and cities outside of the United States. This table includes every city and unincorporated territory in the United States by the number of completed buildings taller than 150 meters (492 ft) as of October 2025,. This height is commonly used for the definition of a skyscraper, including by the Council of Vertical Urbanism and on the list of cities with the most skyscrapers. It includes every city with at least one skyscraper taller than 150 m (492 ft). Figures for 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), and 300 m (984 ft) buildings are provided as well.

Numbers that are uncited are directly supported by the infobox or tables in the linked article. If two or more cities have the same number of 150 m (492 ft) buildings, they are then ranked by the number of 100 m (328 ft) buildings. The 150 m column is highlighted blue for visibility.

+RankCityStateImageNumber of buildings≥100 m (328 ft)≥150 m (492 ft)≥200 m (656 ft)≥300 m (984 ft)1New York City897324101182Chicago3561373873Miami15069904Houston115401625Los Angeles88321326San Francisco10027517Boston5926608Seattle7522509Dallas58206010Jersey City49206011Austin53196112Atlanta981811113Philadelphia65187114Sunny Isles Beach30172015Las Vegas55162016Minneapolis31114017Pittsburgh27102018Detroit2892019Denver4183020Charlotte2983021Cleveland1953022Columbus1550023Nashville3140024Baltimore2540025New Orleans2341026Milwaukee1440027Tampa1140028Portland1040029Tulsa1040030San Diego4130031Fort Lauderdale2130032Miami Beach1830033Cincinnati1231034St. Louis1230035Indianapolis931036Fort Worth830037Hartford730038Atlantic City1421039Kansas City1420040Louisville1120041Bellevue1120042Oklahoma City721043Fort Lee620044Jacksonville620045Sandy Springs320046St. Petersburg1010047San Antonio910048Buffalo510049Des Moines510050Little Rock510051Raleigh510052Hallandale Beach410053Mobile310054Omaha310055Albany210056Virginia Beach2100

Metropolitan areas with the most skyscrapers

City boundaries may exclude buildings in the same metropolitan area from being included in its list of skyscrapers. This table ranks metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in the United States by the amount of 300 foot (91 m) buildings. The "city" column includes every city in a metropolitan area with at least one 300-foot building. The final column shows the number of such buildings in a metropolitan area for every million inhabitants. RankMetropolitan areaStateImageCity TotalPopulation (2024) 300 ft buildings per million1New York CityNew York City (1,091)Jersey City (60)Newark (13)Fort Lee (7)White Plains (5)Guttenberg (3)New Rochelle (3)Cliffside Park (2)North Bergen (1)West New York (1)Brookhaven (1)1,18719,940,27459.52ChicagoChicago (409)Itasca (1)Oakbrook Terrace (1)4119,408,57643.73MiamiMiami (166)Sunny Isles Beach (35)Fort Lauderdale (30)Aventura (23)Miami Beach (18)Hollywood (7)Hallandale Beach (6)Bal Harbour (4)West Palm Beach (4)Kendall (2)North Miami Beach (2)Boca Raton (1)Coral Gables (1)Riviera Beach (1)3006,457,98846.44HoustonHouston (151)Galveston (3)The Woodlands (2)Pasadena (1)1577,796,18220.15San FranciscoSan Francisco (124)Oakland (18) Foster City (1) South San Fracisco (1) Emeryville (1)1454,648,48630.56AtlantaAtlanta (125)Dunwoody (4)Sandy Springs (4)Brookhaven (2)Vinings (2)1376,411,14921.47Los AngelesLos Angeles (107)Century City(7)Long Beach (4)El Segundo (2)Irvine (2)Burbank (1)Glendale (1)Santa Monica (1)West Hollywood (1)12612,927,6149.28Dallas–Fort WorthDallas (85)Fort Worth (11)Irving (3)Plano (3)1028,344,03212.29SeattleSeattle (84)Bellevue (16)Tacoma (1)1014,145,49424.410HonoluluHonolulu (98)Pearl City (2)100998,747100.111PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia (86)Camden (1)Wilmington (1)886,330,42213.912BostonBoston (73)Cambridge (1)Everett (1)755,025,51714.913AustinAustin (65)652,550,63725.514Las VegasLas Vegas (58)582,398,87124.215Minneapoils–Saint PaulMinneapolis (41)Saint Paul (14)Bloomington (2)573,757,95215.216DenverDenver (49)Glendale (1)503,052,49816.417San DiegoSan Diego (49)493,298,79914.918DetroitDetroit (39)Southfield (5)Troy (1)454,400,57810.219CharlotteCharlotte (40)402,883,37013.920NashvilleNashville (40)402,150,55318.621BaltimoreBaltimore (35)Towson (1)362,859,02412.622PittsburghPittsburgh (34)342,429,91714.023Washington D.C.Rosslyn (10)Tysons (8)Bethesda (3)Washington D.C. (3)Alexandria (2)Crystal City (2)Pentagon City (2)Reston (2)Bailey's Crossroads (1)336,436,4895.124TampaTampa (16)St. Petersburg (12)283,424,5608.225New OrleansNew Orleans (26)Metairie (1)27966,23027.926PhoenixPhoenix (24)Tempe (1)255,186,9584.827ClevelandCleveland (21)212,171,8779.728St. LouisSt. Louis (14)Clayton (5)192,811,9276.829ColumbusColumbus (18)182,225,3778.130Kansas CityKansas City (18)182,253,5798.031CincinnatiCincinnati (17)172,302,8157.432PortlandPortland (17)172,537,9046.733Atlantic CityAtlantic City (16)16372,98942.934Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City (16)161,300,76212.335MilwaukeeMilwaukee (15)151,574,4529.536IndianapolisIndianapolis (12)122,174,8335.537LouisvilleLouisville (12)121,394,2348.638OrlandoOrlando (12)122,940,5134.139SacramentoSacramento (12)122,463,1274.940San AntonioSan Antonio (12)122,763,0064.341TulsaTulsa (12)121,059,80311.342RichmondRichmond (10)101,370,1657.3

Graphs

List of cities in the United States with the most skyscrapers

Bron en licentie