Which state has the most cell towers?

Texas has the most FCC-registered antenna structures with 20,588, ahead of California (11,825) and Florida (10,145).

States ranked by tower count

196,837 registered structures across 51 states and DC.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Refreshed from the FCC ASR weekly bulk database.

National ranking

#	State	Structures	Avg height	Tallest
1	Texas	20,588	76 m	612 m
2	California	11,825	32 m	625 m
3	Florida	10,145	68 m	609 m
4	Ohio	8,168	73 m	438 m
5	Georgia	7,759	78 m	610 m
6	Illinois	7,087	69 m	527 m
7	Alabama	6,174	83 m	610 m
8	Michigan	6,166	75 m	472 m
9	North Carolina	6,049	80 m	610 m
10	Missouri	6,006	77 m	610 m
11	Pennsylvania	5,742	67 m	392 m
12	Oklahoma	5,655	78 m	610 m
13	Wisconsin	5,088	73 m	609 m
14	Louisiana	5,019	87 m	609 m
15	Indiana	4,996	74 m	345 m
16	Mississippi	4,882	92 m	609 m
17	Tennessee	4,880	74 m	534 m
18	South Carolina	4,393	81 m	610 m
19	Virginia	4,215	66 m	384 m
20	Iowa	4,112	79 m	610 m
21	Minnesota	3,970	77 m	460 m
22	Arkansas	3,933	76 m	610 m
23	New York	3,719	62 m	546 m
24	Kansas	3,673	85 m	443 m
25	Washington	3,648	42 m	288 m
26	Kentucky	3,644	81 m	530 m
27	Arizona	2,820	38 m	588 m
28	Nebraska	2,668	77 m	599 m
29	Colorado	2,337	49 m	610 m
30	Oregon	2,080	43 m	427 m
31	Alaska	1,974	34 m	246 m
32	West Virginia	1,953	77 m	473 m
33	Maryland	1,904	70 m	390 m
34	New Jersey	1,848	54 m	305 m
35	New Mexico	1,726	63 m	560 m
36	Nevada	1,597	35 m	610 m
37	North Dakota	1,597	81 m	628 m
38	Massachusetts	1,505	59 m	413 m
39	Montana	1,456	53 m	539 m
40	Idaho	1,356	47 m	213 m
41	Utah	1,302	37 m	201 m
42	South Dakota	1,283	84 m	609 m
43	Maine	1,009	65 m	508 m
44	Wyoming	836	54 m	393 m
45	Connecticut	670	59 m	523 m
46	New Hampshire	606	53 m	202 m
47	Hawaii	532	36 m	152 m
48	Delaware	333	64 m	306 m
49	Rhode Island	327	51 m	305 m
50	Vermont	224	46 m	137 m
51	District of Columbia	84	58 m	230 m