Stadium Seating Charts

Largest arenas in the US, ranked by capacity

The largest arena in the US is KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY, with 22,090 seats. 9 US arenas seat 20,000 or more. Of the 50 largest, 39 host the NBA or NHL and 11 are college basketball arenas.

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY. Photo: Jamesmac96, 2011, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The six largest arenas in the US

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
1. KFC Yum! Center 22,090 seats
Photo: Jamesmac96, 2011, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
2. First Horizon Coliseum 22,000 seats
Photo: Blueboy96, 2010, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Food City Center, Knoxville, TN
3. Food City Center 21,678 seats
Photo: Walker Kinsler, 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
United Center, Chicago, IL
4. United Center 20,917 seats
Photo: Alacoolwiki, 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
5. Rupp Arena 20,545 seats
Photo: Ezugger, 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
6. Xfinity Mobile Arena 20,478 seats
Photo: Phillyfan0419, 2007, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The 50 largest arenas in the US

#StadiumCapacityLocationOpenedUsed for
1KFC Yum! Center22,090 (source)Louisville, KY2010College basketball
2First Horizon Coliseum22,000 (source)Greensboro, NC1959College basketball
3Food City Center21,678 (source)Knoxville, TN1987College basketball
4United Center20,917 (source)Chicago, IL1994NBA, NHL
5Rupp Arena20,545 (source)Lexington, KY1976College basketball
6Xfinity Mobile Arena20,478 (source)Philadelphia, PA1996NBA, NHL
7Capital One Arena20,356 (source)Washington, DC1997NBA, NHL, College basketball
8Little Caesars Arena20,332 (source)Detroit, MI2017NBA, NHL
9Madison Square Garden20,012 (source)New York, NY1968NBA, NHL, College basketball
10Kaseya Center19,600 (source)Miami, FL1999NBA
11Ball Arena19,520 (source)Denver, CO1999NBA, NHL
12Spectrum Center19,444 (source)Charlotte, NC2005NBA
13Rocket Arena19,432 (source)Cleveland, OH1994NBA
14Moda Center19,393 (source)Portland, OR1995NBA
15Bud Walton Arena19,368 (source)Fayetteville, AR1993College basketball
16Amerant Bank Arena19,250 (source)Sunrise, FL1998NHL
17American Airlines Center19,200 (source)Dallas, TX2001NBA, NHL
18TD Garden19,156 (source)Boston, MA1995NBA, NHL
19Benchmark International Arena19,092 (source)Tampa, FL1996NHL
20Crypto.com Arena19,079 (source)Los Angeles, CA1999NBA, NHL
21KeyBank Center19,070 (source)Buffalo, NY1996NHL
22Kia Center18,846 (source)Orlando, FL2010NBA
23Schottenstein Center18,809 (source)Columbus, OH1998College basketball
24Target Center18,798 (source)Minneapolis, MN1990NBA
25Lenovo Center18,547 (source)Raleigh, NC1999NHL, College basketball
26Nationwide Arena18,500 (source)Columbus, OH2000NHL
27Frost Bank Center18,418 (source)San Antonio, TX2002NBA
28Intuit Dome18,300 (source)Inglewood, CA2024NBA
29Paycom Center18,203 (source)Oklahoma City, OK2002NBA
30PPG Paints Arena18,187 (source)Pittsburgh, PA2010NHL
31Delta Center18,186 (source)Salt Lake City, UT1991NBA, NHL
32FedExForum18,119 (source)Memphis, TN2004NBA, College basketball
33Toyota Center18,104 (source)Houston, TX2003NBA
34Enterprise Center18,096 (source)St. Louis, MO1994NHL
35Chase Center18,064 (source)San Francisco, CA2019NBA
36Colonial Life Arena18,000 (source)Columbia, SC2002College basketball
37Marriott Center17,978 (source)Provo, UT1971College basketball
38Grand Casino Arena17,954 (source)St. Paul, MN2000NHL
39Thomas & Mack Center17,923 (source)Las Vegas, NV1983College basketball
40Barclays Center17,732 (source)Brooklyn, NY2012NBA
41State Farm Arena17,608 (source)Atlanta, GA1999NBA
42Golden 1 Center17,608 (source)Sacramento, CA2016NBA
43T-Mobile Arena17,500 (source)Las Vegas, NV2016NHL
44SAP Center17,435 (source)San Jose, CA1993NHL
45Fiserv Forum17,385 (source)Milwaukee, WI2018NBA, College basketball
46XFINITY Center17,300 (source)College Park, MD2002College basketball
47Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 (source)Indianapolis, IN1999NBA
48UBS Arena17,255 (source)Elmont, NY2021NHL
49Kohl Center17,230 (source)Madison, WI1998College basketball
50Honda Center17,174 (source)Anaheim, CA1993NHL

What is the largest NBA arena?

United Center in Chicago, IL, with 20,917 seats for NBA games.

What is the largest NHL arena?

United Center in Chicago, IL, with 19,717 seats for NHL games.

How many US arenas hold 20,000 or more?

9: KFC Yum! Center (22,090), First Horizon Coliseum (22,000), Food City Center (21,678), United Center (20,917), Rupp Arena (20,545), Xfinity Mobile Arena (20,478), Capital One Arena (20,356), Little Caesars Arena (20,332), Madison Square Garden (20,012).

Is the Syracuse dome the largest basketball venue?

JMA Wireless Dome seats about 33,000 for Syracuse basketball (Wikipedia), more than any arena, but it is a domed football stadium, so it is not ranked here.

Also: NBA arenas by capacity · NHL arenas by capacity · largest stadiums in the US · every college basketball arena guide.

How this list is built

Capacity is each venue's official seating capacity for its main sport, taken from the team or venue's own page, or the stadium's Wikipedia infobox where the official page gives none. Each figure links to its source. Standing room, temporary seats and record crowds are not counted. Opening year is the year the current stadium first hosted its main tenant. Arenas list different seat counts for basketball, hockey and concerts. This page ranks each arena by its largest sports figure (basketball for most; the NBA figure where an arena hosts both the NBA and NHL). Domed football stadiums are left out. Figures are checked against the source each month; if you spot an outdated number, the source link beside it shows where it came from.

Free to use with a link to this page. Stadium photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited under each photo and on our photo credits page.