List of U.S. states and territories by area
This is a complete list of the states of the United States and its major territories ordered by total area, land area, and water area. The water area figures include inland, coastal, Great Lakes, and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent water features are counted as land area.[1]
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Area by state/territory[edit]
Total area[2] | Land area[2] | Water[2] | |||||||||
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State/territory | Rank | sq mi | km² | Rank | sq mi | km² | % land | Rank | sq mi | km² | % water |
Alaska | !C 1 | 665,384.04 | 1,723,337 | !C 1 | 570,640.95 | 1,477,953 | 85.76% | !C 1 | 94,743.10 | 245,384 | 14.24% |
Texas | !B9993068528194 2 | 268,596.46 | 695,662 | !B9993068528194 2 | 261,231.71 | 676,587 | 97.26% | !B9979205584583 8 | 7,364.75 | 19,075 | 2.74% |
California | !B9989013877113 3 | 163,694.74 | 423,967 | !B9989013877113 3 | 155,779.22 | 403,466 | 95.16% | !B9982082405307 6 | 7,915.52 | 20,501 | 4.84% |
Montana | !B9986137056388 4 | 147,039.71 | 380,831 | !B9986137056388 4 | 145,545.80 | 376,962 | 98.98% | !B9967419034619 26 | 1,493.91 | 3,869 | 1.02% |
New Mexico | !B9983905620875 5 | 121,590.30 | 314,917 | !B9983905620875 5 | 121,298.15 | 314,161 | 99.76% | !B9961081797018 49 | 292.15 | 757 | 0.24% |
Arizona | !B9982082405307 6 | 113,990.30 | 295,234 | !B9982082405307 6 | 113,594.08 | 294,207 | 99.65% | !B9961287989890 48 | 396.22 | 1,026 | 0.35% |
Nevada | !B9980540898509 7 | 110,571.82 | 286,380 | !B9980540898509 7 | 109,781.18 | 284,332 | 99.28% | !B9964164810615 36 | 790.65 | 2,048 | 0.72% |
Colorado | !B9979205584583 8 | 104,093.67 | 269,601 | !B9979205584583 8 | 103,641.89 | 268,431 | 99.57% | !B9962158103660 44 | 451.78 | 1,170 | 0.43% |
Oregon | !B9978027754226 9 | 98,378.54 | 254,799 | !B9976974149070 10 | 95,988.01 | 248,608 | 97.57% | !B9970042677264 20 | 2,390.53 | 6,191 | 2.43% |
Wyoming | !B9976974149070 10 | 97,813.01 | 253,335 | !B9978027754226 9 | 97,093.14 | 251,470 | 99.26% | !B9963890820873 37 | 719.87 | 1,864 | 0.74% |
Michigan | !B9976021047272 11 | 96,713.51 | 250,487 | !B9969089575466 22 | 56,538.90 | 146,435 | 58.46% | !B9993068528194 2 | 40,174.61 | 104,052 | 41.54% |
Minnesota | !B9975150933502 12 | 86,935.83 | 225,163 | !B9973609426703 14 | 79,626.74 | 206,232 | 91.59% | !B9978027754226 9 | 7,309.09 | 18,930 | 8.41% |
Utah | !B9974350506425 13 | 84,896.88 | 219,882 | !B9975150933502 12 | 82,169.62 | 212,818 | 96.79% | !B9971667866559 17 | 2,727.26 | 7,064 | 3.21% |
Idaho | !B9973609426703 14 | 83,568.95 | 216,443 | !B9976021047272 11 | 82,643.12 | 214,045 | 98.89% | !B9965034924385 33 | 925.83 | 2,398 | 1.11% |
Kansas | !B9972919497988 15 | 82,278.36 | 213,100 | !B9974350506425 13 | 81,758.72 | 211,754 | 99.37% | !B9962623303817 42 | 519.64 | 1,346 | 0.63% |
Nebraska | !B9972274112777 16 | 77,347.81 | 200,330 | !B9972919497988 15 | 76,824.17 | 198,974 | 99.32% | !B9962864279332 41 | 523.64 | 1,356 | 0.68% |
South Dakota | !B9971667866559 17 | 77,115.68 | 199,729 | !B9972274112777 16 | 75,811.00 | 196,350 | 98.31% | !B9966327041700 29 | 1,304.68 | 3,379 | 1.69% |
Washington | !B9971096282421 18 | 71,297.95 | 184,661 | !B9970042677264 20 | 66,455.52 | 172,119 | 93.21% | !B9976021047272 11 | 4,842.43 | 12,542 | 6.79% |
North Dakota | !B9970555610208 19 | 70,698.32 | 183,108 | !B9971667866559 17 | 69,000.80 | 178,711 | 97.60% | !B9968219461696 24 | 1,697.52 | 4,397 | 2.40% |
Oklahoma | !B9970042677264 20 | 69,898.87 | 181,037 | !B9970555610208 19 | 68,594.92 | 177,660 | 98.13% | !B9965988026183 30 | 1,303.95 | 3,377 | 1.87% |
Missouri | !B9969554775622 21 | 69,706.99 | 180,540 | !B9971096282421 18 | 68,741.52 | 178,040 | 98.61% | !B9965342640972 32 | 965.47 | 2,501 | 1.39% |
Florida | !B9969089575466 22 | 65,757.70 | 170,312 | !B9967419034619 26 | 53,624.76 | 138,887 | 81.55% | !B9989013877113 3 | 12,132.94 | 31,424 | 18.45% |
Wisconsin | !B9968645057840 23 | 65,496.38 | 169,635 | !B9967811241751 25 | 54,157.80 | 140,268 | 82.69% | !B9986137056388 4 | 11,338.57 | 29,367 | 17.31% |
Georgia | !B9968219461696 24 | 59,425.15 | 153,910 | !B9969554775622 21 | 57,513.49 | 148,959 | 96.78% | !B9969089575466 22 | 1,911.66 | 4,951 | 3.22% |
Illinois | !B9967811241751 25 | 57,913.55 | 149,995 | !B9968219461696 24 | 55,518.93 | 143,793 | 95.87% | !B9970555610208 19 | 2,394.62 | 6,202 | 4.13% |
Iowa | !B9967419034619 26 | 56,272.81 | 145,746 | !B9968645057840 23 | 55,857.13 | 144,669 | 99.26% | !B9961933375102 45 | 415.68 | 1,077 | 0.74% |
New York | !B9967041631339 27 | 54,554.98 | 141,297 | !B9965988026183 30 | 47,126.40 | 122,057 | 86.38% | !B9980540898509 7 | 7,428.58 | 19,240 | 13.62% |
North Carolina | !B9966677954898 28 | 53,819.16 | 139,391 | !B9966327041700 29 | 48,617.91 | 125,920 | 90.34% | !B9976974149070 10 | 5,201.25 | 13,471 | 9.66% |
Arkansas | !B9966327041700 29 | 53,178.55 | 137,732 | !B9967041631339 27 | 52,035.48 | 134,771 | 97.85% | !B9965660127955 31 | 1,143.07 | 2,961 | 2.15% |
Alabama | !B9965988026183 30 | 52,420.07 | 135,767 | !B9966677954898 28 | 50,645.33 | 131,171 | 96.61% | !B9968645057840 23 | 1,774.74 | 4,597 | 3.39% |
Louisiana | !B9965660127955 31 | 52,378.13 | 135,659 | !B9965034924385 33 | 43,203.90 | 111,898 | 82.48% | !B9983905620875 5 | 9,174.23 | 23,761 | 17.52% |
Mississippi | !B9965342640972 32 | 48,431.78 | 125,438 | !B9965660127955 31 | 46,923.27 | 121,531 | 96.89% | !B9967811241751 25 | 1,508.51 | 3,907 | 3.11% |
Pennsylvania | !B9965034924385 33 | 46,054.35 | 119,280 | !B9965342640972 32 | 44,742.70 | 115,883 | 97.15% | !B9966677954898 28 | 1,311.64 | 3,397 | 2.85% |
Ohio | !B9964736394753 34 | 44,825.58 | 116,098 | !B9964446519385 35 | 40,860.69 | 105,829 | 91.15% | !B9973609426703 14 | 3,964.89 | 10,269 | 8.85% |
Virginia | !B9964446519385 35 | 42,774.93 | 110,787 | !B9964164810615 36 | 39,490.09 | 102,279 | 92.32% | !B9972919497988 15 | 3,284.84 | 8,508 | 7.68% |
Tennessee | !B9964164810615 36 | 42,144.25 | 109,153 | !B9964736394753 34 | 41,234.90 | 106,798 | 97.84% | !B9964446519385 35 | 909.36 | 2,355 | 2.16% |
Kentucky | !B9963890820873 37 | 40,407.80 | 104,656 | !B9963890820873 37 | 39,486.34 | 102,269 | 97.72% | !B9964736394753 34 | 921.46 | 2,387 | 2.28% |
Indiana | !B9963624138402 38 | 36,419.55 | 94,326 | !B9963624138402 38 | 35,826.11 | 92,789 | 98.37% | !B9963364383538 39 | 593.44 | 1,537 | 1.63% |
Maine | !B9963364383538 39 | 35,379.74 | 91,633 | !B9963364383538 39 | 30,842.92 | 79,883 | 87.18% | !B9975150933502 12 | 4,536.82 | 11,750 | 12.82% |
South Carolina | !B9963111205458 40 | 32,020.49 | 82,933 | !B9963111205458 40 | 30,060.70 | 77,857 | 93.88% | !B9969554775622 21 | 1,959.79 | 5,076 | 6.12% |
West Virginia | !B9962864279332 41 | 24,230.04 | 62,756 | !B9962864279332 41 | 24,038.21 | 62,259 | 99.21% | !B9960879769945 50 | 191.83 | 497 | 0.79% |
Maryland | !B9962623303817 42 | 12,405.93 | 32,131 | !B9962623303817 42 | 9,707.24 | 25,142 | 78.25% | !B9971096282421 18 | 2,698.69 | 6,990 | 21.75% |
Hawaii | !B9962387998843 43 | 10,931.72 | 28,313 | !B9961498523982 47 | 6,422.63 | 16,635 | 58.75% | !B9974350506425 13 | 4,509.09 | 11,678 | 41.25% |
Massachusetts | !B9962158103660 44 | 10,554.39 | 27,336 | !B9961933375102 45 | 7,800.06 | 20,202 | 73.90% | !B9972274112777 16 | 2,754.33 | 7,134 | 26.10% |
Vermont | !B9961933375102 45 | 9,616.36 | 24,906 | !B9962387998843 43 | 9,216.66 | 23,871 | 95.84% | !B9961713586035 46 | 399.71 | 1,035 | 4.16% |
New Hampshire | !B9961713586035 46 | 9,349.16 | 24,214 | !B9962158103660 44 | 8,952.65 | 23,187 | 95.76% | !B9961498523982 47 | 396.51 | 1,027 | 4.24% |
New Jersey | !B9961498523982 47 | 8,722.58 | 22,591 | !B9961713586035 46 | 7,354.22 | 19,047 | 84.31% | !B9967041631339 27 | 1,368.36 | 3,544 | 15.69% |
Connecticut | !B9961287989890 48 | 5,543.41 | 14,357 | !B9961287989890 48 | 4,842.36 | 12,542 | 87.35% | !B9963624138402 38 | 701.06 | 1,816 | 12.65% |
Delaware | !B9961081797018 49 | 2,488.72 | 6,446 | !B9961081797018 49 | 1,948.54 | 5,047 | 78.29% | !B9963111205458 40 | 540.18 | 1,399 | 21.71% |
Rhode Island | !B9960879769945 50 | 1,544.89 | 4,001 | !B9960879769945 50 | 1,033.81 | 2,678 | 66.92% | !B9962387998843 43 | 511.07 | 1,324 | 33.08% |
District of Columbia | 68.34 | 177 | 61.05 | 158 | 89.33% | 7.29 | 19 | 10.67% | |||
Puerto Rico | 5,324.84 | 13,791 | 3,423.78 | 8,868 | 64.30% | 1,901.07 | 4,924 | 35.70% | |||
Northern Mariana Islands | 1,975.57 | 5,117 | 182.33 | 472 | 9.23% | 1,793.24 | 4,644 | 90.77% | |||
United States Virgin Islands | 732.93 | 1,898 | 134.32 | 348 | 18.33% | 598.61 | 1,550 | 81.67% | |||
American Samoa | 581.05 | 1,505 | 76.46 | 198 | 13.16% | 504.60 | 1,307 | 86.84% | |||
Guam | 570.62 | 1,478 | 209.80 | 543 | 36.77% | 360.82 | 935 | 63.23% | |||
Minor Outlying Islands[3][a] | 16.00 | 41 | 16.00 | 41 | — | — | — | — | |||
Contiguous United States | Total | 3,120,426.47 | 8,081,867 | 2,954,841.42 | 7,653,004 | 94.69% | 165,584.6 | 428,862 | 5.31% | ||
50 states and D.C. | Total | 3,796,742.23 | 9,833,517 | 3,531,905.43 | 9,147,593 | 93.02% | 264,836.79 | 685,924 | 6.98% | ||
All U.S. territory | Total | 3,805,943.26 | 9,857,348 | 3,535,948.12 | 9,158,064 | 92.91% | 269,995.13 | 699,284 | 7.09% |
Area by division[edit]
Total area[2] | Land area[2] | Water[2] | |||||||||
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Division | Rank | sq mi | km² | Rank | sq mi | km² | % land | Rank | sq mi | km² | % water |
East North Central | !B9983905620875 5 | 301,368.57 | 780,541 | !B9982082405307 6 | 242,902.44 | 629,114 | !B9993068528194 2 | 58,466.13 | 151,427 | ||
East South Central | !B9980540898509 7 | 183,403.89 | 475,014 | !B9980540898509 7 | 178,289.83 | 461,769 | !B9978027754226 9 | 5,114.60 | 13,247 | ||
Middle Atlantic | !B9979205584583 8 | 109,331.89 | 283,168 | !B9979205584583 8 | 99,223.32 | 256,987 | !B9982082405307 6 | 10,108.57 | 26,181 | ||
Mountain | !B9993068528194 2 | 863,564.63 | 2,236,622 | !B9993068528194 2 | 855,766.98 | 2,216,426 | !B9979205584583 8 | 7,797.65 | 20,196 | ||
New England | !B9978027754226 9 | 71,987.96 | 186,448 | !B9978027754226 9 | 62,668.46 | 162,311 | !B9980540898509 7 | 9,299.50 | 24,086 | ||
Pacific | !C 1 | 1,009,687.00 | 2,615,077 | !C 1 | 895,286.33 | 2,318,781 | !C 1 | 114,400.67 | 296,296 | ||
South Atlantic | !B9982082405307 6 | 292,990.46 | 758,842 | !B9983905620875 5 | 265,061.97 | 686,507 | !B9989013877113 3 | 27,928.49 | 72,334 | ||
West North Central | !B9989013877113 3 | 520,355.80 | 1,347,715 | !B9989013877113 3 | 507,620.08 | 1,314,730 | !B9983905620875 5 | 12,735.72 | 32,985 | ||
West South Central | !B9986137056388 4 | 444,052.01 | 1,150,089 | !B9986137056388 4 | 425,066.01 | 1,100,916 | !B9986137056388 4 | 18,986.00 | 49,174 |
Area by region[edit]
Total area[2] | Land area[2] | Water[2] | |||||||||
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Region | Rank | sq mi | km² | Rank | sq mi | km² | % land | Rank | sq mi | km² | % water |
Midwest | !B9989013877113 3 | 821,724.38 | 2,128,256 | !B9989013877113 3 | 750,522.52 | 1,943,844 | !B9993068528194 2 | 71,201.86 | 184,412 | ||
Northeast | !B9986137056388 4 | 181,319.85 | 469,616 | !B9986137056388 4 | 161,911.78 | 419,350 | !B9986137056388 4 | 19,408.07 | 50,267 | ||
South | !B9993068528194 2 | 920,446.37 | 2,383,945 | !B9993068528194 2 | 868,417.82 | 2,249,192 | !B9989013877113 3 | 52,028.55 | 134,753 | ||
West | !C 1 | 1,873,251.63 | 4,851,699 | !C 1 | 1,751,053.31 | 4,535,207 | !C 1 | 122,198.32 | 316,492 |
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Alaska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area
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The area of Alaska is United States and 21% of the area of the contiguous United States
18% of the area of the -
The second largest state, Texas, is only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska
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Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area
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San Bernardino County is the largest county in the U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states, including larger than the four smallest states combined. (Although some of Alaska's boroughs and census areas are larger, they are not true counties.)
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Michigan is second (after Alaska) in water area, and first in water percentage
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Florida is mostly a peninsula, and has the third largest water area and seventh largest water area percentage
See also[edit]
- List of the largest country subdivisions by area
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts, Census 2000 Geography Glossary, U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2007-07-10
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. September 2012. pp. V–2, 1 & 41 (Tables 1 & 18). Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ "United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2000 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2004. p. 1 (Table 1). Retrieved February 10, 2014.
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