List of convention centers in the United States

By state

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Mesa Convention Center (Mesa, Arizona)

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi
  • Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center (Hattiesburg)
  • Jackson Convention Complex (Jackson)

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada
See also: List of convention centers in the Las Vegas Valley

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

By insular area

Puerto Rico
For a more comprehensive list, see List of convention centers in Puerto Rico.

By size

Convention centers are sorted by gross facility square footage and then by gross exhibit hall square footage.

NameLocationExhibition spaceTotal space
McCormick PlaceChicago2,670,000 sq ft (248,000 m2)[7]9,000,000 sq ft (840,000 m2)[8]
Orange County Convention CenterOrlando, Florida2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2).7,000,000 sq ft (650,000 m2)[9]
Georgia World Congress CenterAtlanta1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2)3,900,000 sq ft (360,000 m2)[10]
Las Vegas Convention CenterLas Vegas2,182,167 sq ft (202,729.9 m2)[11]3,200,000 sq ft (300,000 m2)[12]
New Orleans Morial Convention CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)3,100,000 sq ft (290,000 m2)
America's CenterSt. Louis523,000 sq ft (48,600 m2)2,700,000 sq ft (250,000 m2)
San Diego Convention CenterSan Diego615,700 sq ft (57,200 m2)2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m2)[13]
TCF CenterDetroit723,500 sq ft (67,220 m2)2,400,000 sq ft (220,000 m2)
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.703,000 sq ft (65,300 m2)2,300,000 sq ft (210,000 m2)[14]
Sands Expo and Convention CenterLas Vegas936,600 sq ft (87,010 m2)2,250,000 sq ft (209,000 m2)[15]
International Exposition Center (I-X Center)Cleveland1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)[16]
Colorado Convention CenterDenver584,000 sq ft (54,300 m2)2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)
Mandalay Bay Convention CenterLas Vegas861,231 sq ft (80,011.0 m2)2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)[17]
Music City CenterNashville, Tennessee350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2)2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)
Dallas Convention CenterDallas1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)
Moscone Convention CenterSan Francisco700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2)2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)
George R. Brown Convention CenterHouston853,000 sq ft (79,200 m2)1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)
Jacob K. Javits Convention CenterNew York City840,000 sq ft (78,000 m2)[18]1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)[19]
Greater Columbus Convention CenterColumbus, Ohio447,000 sq ft (41,500 m2)1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)
Anaheim Convention CenterAnaheim, California815,000 sq ft (75,700 m2)[20]1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2)
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention CenterSan Antonio514,000 sq ft (47,800 m2)[21]1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2)
David L. Lawrence Convention CenterPittsburgh330,000 sq ft (31,000 m2)1,450,000 sq ft (135,000 m2)
NRG CenterHouston706,000 sq ft (65,600 m2)1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2)
Indiana Convention CenterIndianapolis566,600 sq ft (52,640 m2)1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2)
Baltimore Convention CenterBaltimore425,000 sq ft (39,500 m2)1,225,000 sq ft (113,800 m2)
Kentucky Exposition CenterLouisville, Kentucky1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2)
CenturyLink Center OmahaOmaha, Nebraska194,000 sq ft (18,000 m2)[22]1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)[23]
Hawaii Convention CenterHonolulu1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)
Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center for Health InnovationCleveland767,000 sq ft (71,300 m2)1,002,000 sq ft (93,100 m2)[24]
Donald E. Stephens Convention CenterRosemont, Illinois840,000 sq ft (78,000 m2)1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Pennsylvania Convention CenterPhiladelphia1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)[25][26]
Miami Beach Convention CenterMiami Beach, Florida502,000 sq ft (46,600 m2)1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Atlantic City Convention CenterAtlantic City, New Jersey500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Oregon Convention CenterPortland, Oregon255,000 sq ft (23,700 m2)1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Boston Convention and Exhibition CenterBoston516,000 sq ft (47,900 m2)976,000 sq ft (90,700 m2)
Phoenix Convention CenterPhoenix, Arizona312,000 sq ft (29,000 m2)900,000 sq ft (84,000 m2)
Austin Convention CenterAustin, Texas246,092 sq ft (22,862.7 m2)881,400 sq ft (81,880 m2)
Los Angeles Convention CenterLos Angeles720,000 sq ft (67,000 m2)867,000 sq ft (80,500 m2)
Charlotte Convention CenterCharlotte, North Carolina280,000 sq ft (26,000 m2)850,000 sq ft (79,000 m2)[27]
Bartle Hall Convention CenterKansas City, Missouri388,000 sq ft (36,000 m2)[28]800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2)[29]
Tampa Convention CenterTampa, Florida200,000 sq ft600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2)
Salt Palace Convention CenterSalt Lake City515,000 sq ft (47,800 m2)679,000 sq ft (63,100 m2)
San Jose Convention CenterSan Jose, California165,000 sq ft (15,300 m2)550,000 sq ft (51,000 m2)
Raleigh Convention CenterRaleigh, North Carolina150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2)500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)
Reno-Sparks Convention CenterReno, Nevada381,000 sq ft (35,400 m2)
Hynes Convention CenterBoston176,480 sq ft (16,396 m2)[30]427,800 sq ft (39,740 m2)[31]
Washington State Convention CenterSeattle205,700 sq ft (19,110 m2)[32]414,722 sq ft (38,528.9 m2)
Prime F. Osborn III Convention CenterJacksonville, Florida265,000 sq ft (24,600 m2)
Wisconsin CenterMilwaukee, Wisconsin188,695 sq ft (17,530.3 m2)226,201 sq ft (21,014.8 m2)
Connecticut Convention CenterHartford, Connecticut140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2)191,500 sq ft (17,790 m2)
Roland E. Powell Convention CenterOcean City, Maryland182,200 sq ft (16,930 m2)

See also

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