Historic places on the National Register

The National Park Service’s file listed 100,498 places as of May 22, 2026, according to the National Register of Historic Places.

Of them, 99,755 are in the 50 states and DC and 743 in the territories and other places the file names, across 3,129 counties and independent cities. A listing is the Service’s record that a place was nominated and accepted; a historic district is one listing however many buildings it holds.

Listings as of May 22, 2026

100,498
Listings: Each reference number once, wherever the file prints it.; 18,300
Historic districts: A district is one listing however many buildings it holds.; 2,744
National Historic Landmarks: Listings the file gives a National Historic Landmark designation date.; 5,682
Restricted listings: Counted in every total; the file withholds where they are.

About these figures

Listings: Each reference number once, wherever the file prints it.
Historic districts: A district is one listing however many buildings it holds.
National Historic Landmarks: Listings the file gives a National Historic Landmark designation date.
Restricted listings: Counted in every total; the file withholds where they are.

What stands out

Six findings. From the National Park Service’s listed-properties file, each one a row from a query.

The National Park Service’s file lists 100,498 places on the National Register, 99,755 of them in the 50 states and DC and 743 in the territories and other places it names. Of them, 18,300 are historic districts, each one listing however many buildings it holds. The United States →
The most listings, 6,634, are in New York; the fewest among the 50 states and DC, 386, are in Hawaii. New York →
Against the Census Bureau’s 2025 population, the most listings per 100,000 residents, 150.8, are in South Dakota, and the fewest, 7.9, in California. South Dakota →
The file dates 2,744 listings as National Historic Landmarks; the most in one state, 286, are in New York. New York →
The most listings in a single county or independent city, 1,349, are in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Middlesex, Massachusetts →
More places were listed in 1982 than in any other year: 4,727. 1982 →

What changed in this release

This is the hub’s first release, retrieved on November 3, 2026: 100,498 places on the National Register of Historic Places at May 22, 2026.

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Listings by the year they were listed

The most places listed in one year is 4,727, in 1982

Places on the National Register by the year each was listed, as the file holds them today. A year with no column had no listing in the file.

Today’s listings by the year each was listed, not the size of the register in that year: a place removed from the register is not in the file.

The year 2026 is not drawn: the year is not over, and the file’s newest listed date is May 21, 2026. Its 382 listings are in the table.

Source: The National Park Service

About this chart

The figures

The most places listed in one year is 4,727, in 1982. Places on the National Register by the year each was listed, as the file holds them today. A year with no column had no listing in the file.
Year listed	Listings
1966	864
1967	29
1968	56
1969	359
1970	882
1971	1,039
1972	1,509
1973	2,166
1974	2,178
1975	1,952
1976	2,082
1977	1,462
1978	3,168
1979	3,594
1980	4,316
1981	617
1982	4,727
1983	4,381
1984	3,756
1985	3,376
1986	3,163
1987	2,277
1988	2,979
1989	2,547
1990	2,206
1991	1,991
1992	1,839
1993	1,555
1994	1,599
1995	1,512
1996	1,530
1997	1,569
1998	1,545
1999	1,514
2000	1,534
2001	1,411
2002	1,677
2003	1,368
2004	1,535
2005	1,602
2006	1,261
2007	1,414
2008	1,312
2009	1,233
2010	1,098
2011	1,069
2012	1,180
2013	1,079
2014	1,153
2015	1,009
2016	977
2017	987
2018	923
2019	901
2020	787
2021	890
2022	824
2023	701
2024	879
2025	846

Places on the National Register by the year they were listed
Year	Listings
1966	864
1967	29
1968	56
1969	359
1970	882
1971	1,039
1972	1,509
1973	2,166
1974	2,178
1975	1,952
1976	2,082
1977	1,462
1978	3,168
1979	3,594
1980	4,316
1981	617
1982	4,727
1983	4,381
1984	3,756
1985	3,376
1986	3,163
1987	2,277
1988	2,979
1989	2,547
1990	2,206
1991	1,991
1992	1,839
1993	1,555
1994	1,599
1995	1,512
1996	1,530
1997	1,569
1998	1,545
1999	1,514
2000	1,534
2001	1,411
2002	1,677
2003	1,368
2004	1,535
2005	1,602
2006	1,261
2007	1,414
2008	1,312
2009	1,233
2010	1,098
2011	1,069
2012	1,180
2013	1,079
2014	1,153
2015	1,009
2016	977
2017	987
2018	923
2019	901
2020	787
2021	890
2022	824
2023	701
2024	879
2025	846
2026	382

By the register’s category

Places on the National Register by the register’s category
Category	Listings	Share of listings
Building	69,236	68.9%
District	18,300	18.2%
Site	7,101	7.1%
Structure	5,294	5.3%
Object	468	0.5%
Not stated	99	0.1%

By state

Listings per state run from 386 in Hawaii to 6,634 in New York

Places on the National Register in each state and the District of Columbia, as a count. The table gives each state’s National Historic Landmarks and its counties with a listing.

A listing is not a building count: a historic district is one listing however many buildings it holds.

Source: The National Park Service

About this chart

The figures

Listings per state run from 386 in Hawaii to 6,634 in New York. Places on the National Register in each state and the District of Columbia, as a count. The table gives each state’s National Historic Landmarks and its counties with a listing.
State	Listings	National Historic Landmarks	Counties with a listing
New York	6,634	286	62
Massachusetts	4,518	194	14
Ohio	4,284	76	88
Pennsylvania	3,649	171	67
Texas	3,587	49	229
Kentucky	3,567	33	120
Virginia	3,451	130	163
North Carolina	3,182	42	100
California	3,111	151	58
Arkansas	2,892	25	75
Wisconsin	2,675	47	72
Iowa	2,506	30	99
Missouri	2,483	38	115
Georgia	2,242	53	159
Tennessee	2,238	35	95
Indiana	2,184	45	92
Oregon	2,128	18	36
Michigan	2,032	40	78
Illinois	2,011	91	102
Utah	1,938	14	29
Florida	1,918	49	66
New Jersey	1,819	56	21
Minnesota	1,803	27	87
Washington	1,705	27	39
Maine	1,704	46	16
Kansas	1,691	28	102
South Carolina	1,689	77	46
Connecticut	1,687	68	8
Colorado	1,684	30	63
Maryland	1,639	74	24
Louisiana	1,549	60	64
Mississippi	1,546	41	82
Arizona	1,535	48	15
Oklahoma	1,442	22	77
South Dakota	1,410	15	66
Alabama	1,383	40	67
Montana	1,287	28	56
New Mexico	1,220	46	33
Nebraska	1,182	24	90
West Virginia	1,154	19	55
Idaho	1,091	12	44
Vermont	911	19	14
New Hampshire	829	24	10
Rhode Island	818	45	5
Delaware	728	15	3
District of Columbia	702	75	1
Wyoming	611	34	23
North Dakota	465	7	52
Alaska	458	53	24
Nevada	398	9	18
Hawaii	386	33	5

2 more columns on a wider screen

Places on the National Register by state and territory, most listings first
State	Listings	Landmarks	Per 100,000 residents
New York	6,634	286	33.2
Massachusetts	4,518	194	63.2
Ohio	4,284	76	36.0
Pennsylvania	3,649	171	27.9
Texas	3,587	49	11.3
Kentucky	3,567	33	77.4
Virginia	3,451	130	38.9
North Carolina	3,182	42	28.4
California	3,111	151	7.9
Arkansas	2,892	25	92.8
Wisconsin	2,675	47	44.8
Iowa	2,506	30	77.4
Missouri	2,483	38	39.6
Georgia	2,242	53	19.8
Tennessee	2,238	35	30.6
Indiana	2,184	45	31.3
Oregon	2,128	18	49.8
Michigan	2,032	40	20.1
Illinois	2,011	91	15.8
Utah	1,938	14	54.8
Florida	1,918	49	8.2
New Jersey	1,819	56	19.1
Minnesota	1,803	27	30.9
Washington	1,705	27	21.3
Maine	1,704	46	120.4
Kansas	1,691	28	56.8
South Carolina	1,689	77	30.3
Connecticut	1,687	68	45.7
Colorado	1,684	30	28.0
Maryland	1,639	74	26.2
Louisiana	1,549	60	33.5
Mississippi	1,546	41	52.3
Arizona	1,535	48	20.1
Oklahoma	1,442	22	35.0
South Dakota	1,410	15	150.8
Alabama	1,383	40	26.6
Montana	1,287	28	112.4
New Mexico	1,220	46	57.4
Nebraska	1,182	24	58.6
West Virginia	1,154	19	65.3
Idaho	1,091	12	53.8
Vermont	911	19	141.3
New Hampshire	829	24	58.6
Rhode Island	818	45	73.4
Delaware	728	15	68.7
District of Columbia	702	75	101.2
Wyoming	611	34	103.8
North Dakota	465	7	58.2
Alaska	458	53	62.1
Nevada	398	9	12.1
Hawaii	386	33	26.9
Puerto Rico	385	6	12.1
Guam	135	1	not published
Virgin Islands	100	5	not published
Northern Mariana Islands	39	3	not published
American Samoa	31	2	not published
Federated States of Micronesia	27	2	not published
Territorial Waters	13	0	not published
Palau	6	1	not published
Marshall Islands	4	2	not published
U.S. Minor Islands	2	2	not published
Morocco	1	1	not published

Rankings

Analysis

Each brief is written around figures the Factbook’s queries return, and every figure in it is checked against the query that produced it, so the text and the data cannot drift apart.

The most places listed in one year: 4,727 in 1982
The National Park Service's file lists more places in 1982 than in any other year: 4,727. The chart draws the number of places listed in each whole year from 1966 to 2025.
American Factbook · November 7, 2026

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Questions4

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Rankings4

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States62

One page per state and the District of Columbia.

Counties

Each county or independent city with a listing: its listings by name, category and year listed. Listed by state.

Listed properties

Each place on the National Register, named as the register prints it, with its category, county and year listed. Listed by county: each county’s page lists every listing in it.

Sources

National Register of Historic Places — listed properties spreadsheet — National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · NPS disclaimer: public domain, with conditions · retrieved November 3, 2026

Compiled automatically from National Register of Historic Places — listed properties spreadsheet by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

How to cite this page

Cite the page’s address and the date printed on it, and name National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places as the source of the figures.

American Factbook. “Historic places.” Updated November 3, 2026. https://americanfactbook.org/historic-places. Source: National Register of Historic Places — listed properties spreadsheet, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/data-downloads.htm.

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Data retrieved November 3, 2026