The US is king when it comes to stadiums. Sure, the US may not have the largest stadium in existance, but when you look at the list of biggest stadiums in the world, the US stuffs the sheet like no other. As of 2018, 8 of the 10 biggest stadiums in the world are located in the US. The American stadiums on the list include the aptly named "The Big House" (Michigan Stadium) in Michigan and Tiger Stadium (aka "Death Valley") in Louisiana. To honor America's achievement in building so many colossal stadiums, from coast to coast and in far flung states, here are the biggest spports venues in each US state.
Biggest Stadiums in every US State
Rank | Stadium | Capacity | City | State | Abbreviation | Year Opened | Type | Tenant |
1 | Michigan Stadium | 107,601 | Ann Arbor | Michigan | MI | 1,927 | Football | Michigan Wolverines |
2 | Beaver Stadium | 106,572 | State College | Pennsylvania | PA | 1,960 | Football | Penn State Nittany Lions |
3 | Ohio Stadium | 104,944 | Columbus | Ohio | OH | 1,922 | Football | Ohio State Buckeyes |
4 | Kyle Field | 102,995 | College Station | Texas | TX | 1,927 | Football | Texas A&M Aggies |
5 | Neyland Stadium | 102,455 | Knoxville | Tennessee | TN | 1,921 | Football | Tennessee Volunteers |
6 | Tiger Stadium | 102,321 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | LA | 1,924 | Football | LSU Tigers |
7 | Bryant–Denny Stadium | 101,821 | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | AL | 1,929 | Football | Alabama Crimson Tide |
8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,607 | Los Angeles | California | CA | 1,923 | Football | USC Trojans, Los Angeles Rams |
9 | Sanford Stadium | 92,746 | Athens | Georgia | GA | 1,929 | Football | Georgia Bulldogs |
10 | Memorial Stadium | 91,000 | Lincoln | Nebraska | NE | 1,923 | Football | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
11 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | 88,548 | Gainesville | Florida | FL | 1,930 | Football | Florida Gators |
12 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 86,112 | Norman | Oklahoma | OK | 1,925 | Football | Oklahoma Sooners |
13 | MetLife Stadium | 82,500 | East Rutherford | New Jersey | NJ | 2,010 | Football | New York Giants, New York Jets |
14 | FedExField | 82,000 | Landover | Maryland | MD | 1,997 | Football | Washington Redskins |
15 | Memorial Stadium | 82,000 | Clemson | South Carolina | SC | 1,942 | Football | Clemson Tigers |
16 | Lambeau Field | 81,435 | Green Bay | Wisconsin | WI | 1,957 | Football | Green Bay Packers |
17 | Notre Dame Stadium | 80,795 | Notre Dame | Indiana | IN | 1,930 | Football | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
18 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,416 | Kansas City | Missouri | MO | 1,972 | Football | Kansas City Chiefs |
19 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | 76,125 | Denver | Colorado | CO | 2,001 | Football | Denver Broncos |
20 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium | 76,000 | Fayetteville | Arkansas | AR | 1,938 | Football | Arkansas Razorbacks (primary) |
21 | Bank of America Stadium | 75,419 | Charlotte | North Carolina | NC | 1,996 | Football | Carolina Panthers, Belk Bowl, ACC Championship Game |
22 | New Era Field | 71,608 | Orchard Park | New York | NY | 1,973 | Football | Buffalo Bills |
23 | Kinnick Stadium | 70,585 | Iowa City | Iowa | IA | 1,929 | Football | Iowa Hawkeyes |
24 | Husky Stadium | 70,083 | Seattle | Washington | WA | 1,920 | Football | Washington Huskies |
25 | Gillette Stadium | 68,756 | Foxborough | Massachusetts | MA | 2,002 | Football | New England Revolution, New England Patriots, UMass Minutemen |
26 | Kroger Field | 67,606 | Lexington | Kentucky | KY | 1,973 | Football | Kentucky Wildcats |
27 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,655 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | MN | 2,016 | Football | Minnesota Vikings |
28 | Lane Stadium | 66,233 | Blacksburg | Virginia | VG | 1,965 | Football | Virginia Tech Hokies |
29 | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium | 64,038 | Oxford | Mississippi | MS | 1,915 | Football | Ole Miss Rebels |
30 | LaVell Edwards Stadium | 63,470 | Provo | Utah | UT | 1,964 | Football | BYU Cougars |
31 | State Farm Stadium | 63,400 | Glendale | Arizona | AZ | 2,006 | Football | Arizona Cardinals and Fiesta Bowl |
32 | Memorial Stadium | 62,872 | Champaign | Illinois | IL | 1,923 | Football | Illinois Fighting Illini |
33 | Yale Bowl | 61,446 | New Haven | Connecticut | CT | 1,914 | Football | Yale Bulldogs |
34 | Mountaineer Field | 60,000 | Morgantown | West Virginia | WV | 1,980 | Football | West Virginia Mountaineers |
35 | RFK Stadium | 56,692 | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | DC | 1,961 | Multi-purpose | None |
36 | Autzen Stadium | 53,800 | Eugene | Oregon | OR | 1,967 | Football | Oregon Ducks |
37 | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium | 52,200 | Manhattan | Kansas | KS | 1,968 | Football | Kansas State Wildcats |
38 | Aloha Stadium | 50,000 | Honolulu | Hawaii | HI | 1,975 | Football | Hawaii Warriors, local high schools and Pro Bowl |
39 | University Stadium | 40,094 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | NM | 1,960 | Football | New Mexico Lobos, New Mexico Bowl |
40 | Albertsons Stadium | 37,000 | Boise | Idaho | ID | 1,970 | Football | Boise State Broncos, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
41 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 36,800 | Las Vegas | Nevada | NV | 1,971 | Football | UNLV Rebels, annual Las Vegas Bowl and USA Sevens and Monster Jam World Finals |
42 | Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium | 32,580 | Laramie | Wyoming | WY | 1,950 | Football | Wyoming Cowboys |
43 | Washington–Grizzly Stadium | 25,200 | Missoula | Montana | MT | 1,986 | Football | Montana Grizzlies |
44 | Delaware Stadium | 22,000 | Newark | Delaware | DE | 1,952 | Football | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens |
45 | Brown Stadium | 20,000 | Providence | Rhode Island | RI | 1,925 | Football | Brown Bears |
46 | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium | 19,340 | Brookings | South Dakota | SD | 2,016 | Football | South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
47 | Fargodome | 18,700 | Fargo | North Dakota | ND | 1,992 | Football | North Dakota State Bison |
48 | Memorial Field | 11,000 | Hanover | New Hampshire | NH | 1,893 | Football | Dartmouth Big Green |
49 | Harold Alfond Sports Stadium | 10,000 | Orono | Maine | ME | 1,947 | Football | University of Maine Black Bears |
50 | Sullivan Arena | 6,290 | Anchorage | Alaska | AK | 1,983 | Ice Hockey | University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves |
51 | Centennial Field | 4,415 | Burlington | Vermont | VT | 1,906 | Baseball | Vermont Catamounts |
Some Interesting Takeaways
If Nebraska's largest stadium is completely filled, it'd be the third most populated city in the state. Only the cities of Omaha and Lincoln would have more people.
Vermont's biggest stadium has been in use since 1906. It only seats 4,415 people, but the stadium has worked well for Vermont for over a century.
But the oldest stadium in the US that is also a state's biggest is Memorial Field in New Hampshire. It first opened in 1893. Not only can it seat over 11,000 people, but it's managed to stick around for 3 different centuries. Here's to another one!
Texa's biggest stadium can seat over 100,000, and it's the only state that has another 100,000+ stadium. Things are definitely bigger in Texas.
As of 2018, nearly 80% of Green Bay's city population can fit inside its biggest stadium, Lambeau Field. Yet the primary tenant of Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers, has sold out its stadium for over 50 years. That's because many of the fans who show up for Packers home games come from outside the city of Green Bay.