Geographic centers of the United States

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This is a list of geographic centers of each U.S. state. Note that the geographical center of the entire U.S. is west of Castle Rock in Butte County, South Dakota 44°58′N 103°46′W / 44.967°N 103.767°W / 44.967; -103.767Coordinates: 44°58′N 103°46′W / 44.967°N 103.767°W / 44.967; -103.767, while that of the contiguous 48 is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas 39°50′N 98°35′W / 39.833°N 98.583°W / 39.833; -98.583 (Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States).

Geographic centers of the states of the United States
State in County Location Coordinates
Alabama Chilton County 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Clanton
Alaska 60 mi (97 km) northwest of Mount McKinley 64°43′54″N 152°28′12″W / 64.73167°N 152.47°W / 64.73167; -152.47 (Center of Alaska)
Arizona Yavapai County 55 mi (89 km) east-southeast of Prescott
Arkansas Pulaski County 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Little Rock
California Madera County 38 mi (61 km) east of Madera, near North Fork 37°09′58″N 119°26′58″W / 37.16611°N 119.44944°W / 37.16611; -119.44944 (Center of California)
Colorado Park County 30 mi (48 km) northwest of Pikes Peak
Connecticut Hartford County in East Berlin
Delaware Kent County 11 mi (18 km) south of Dover
District of Columbia Near 4th and L Streets, Northwest
Florida Hernando County 12 mi (19 km) north-northwest of Brooksville 28°8′0″N 81°37′54″W / 28.133333°N 81.63167°W / 28.133333; -81.63167 (Center of Florida) (either the lat/long is wrong or the location is wrong--28 8 N 81 37 W is NOT in Hernando County)
Georgia Twiggs County 18 mi (29 km) southeast of Macon
Hawaii Maui County off-shore southwest of Molokai and west of Lanai
Idaho Custer County on the Yankee Fork River, southwest of Challis
Illinois Logan County 28 mi (45 km) northeast of Springfield
Indiana Marion County 14 mi (23 km) north-northwest of Indianapolis
Iowa Story County 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Ames
Kansas Barton County 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Great Bend
Kentucky Marion County 3 mi (4.8 km) north-northwest of Lebanon
Louisiana Avoyelles Parish 3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of Marksville
Maine Piscataquis County 18 mi (29 km) north of Dover-Foxcroft
Maryland Prince George's County 4.5 mi (7.2 km) northwest of Davidsonville
Massachusetts Worcester County 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Worcester, in Rutland 42°22′37.62″N 71°55′30.93″W / 42.3771167°N 71.9252583°W / 42.3771167; -71.9252583 (Center of Massachusetts)
Michigan Wexford County 5 mi (8.0 km) north-northwest of Cadillac
Minnesota Crow Wing County 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Brainerd
Mississippi Leake County 9 mi (14 km) west-northwest of Carthage
Missouri Miller County 20 mi (32 km) southwest of Jefferson City
Montana Fergus County 11 mi (18 km) west of Lewistown
Nebraska Custer County 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Broken Bow
Nevada Lander County 26 mi (42 km) southeast of Austin
New Hampshire Belknap County 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Ashland
New Jersey Mercer County 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of Trenton 40°08′23.1″N 74°22′34.5″W / 40.13975°N 74.37625°W / 40.13975; -74.37625 (Centre of New Jersey)
New Mexico Torrance County 12 mi (19 km) south-southwest of Willard
New York Madison County 26 mi (42 km) southwest of Utica
North Carolina Chatham County 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Sanford
North Dakota Sheridan County 5 mi (8.0 km) southwest of McClusky
Ohio Delaware County 25 mi (40 km) north-northeast of Columbus
Oklahoma Oklahoma County 8 mi (13 km) north of Oklahoma City
Oregon Crook County 25 mi (40 km) south-southeast of Prineville
Pennsylvania Centre County 2.5 mi (4.0 km) southwest of Bellefonte
Rhode Island Kent County 1-mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Crompton
South Carolina Richland County 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Columbia
South Dakota Hughes County 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Pierre
Tennessee Rutherford County 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Murfreesboro
Texas McCulloch County 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Brady
Utah Sanpete County 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Manti
Vermont Washington County 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Roxbury
Virginia Buckingham County 5 mi (8.0 km) southwest of Buckingham
Washington Chelan County 10 mi (16 km) west-southwest of Wenatchee
West Virginia Braxton County 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Sutton
Wisconsin Wood County 9 mi (14 km) southeast of Marshfield
Wyoming Fremont County 58 mi (93 km) east-northeast of Lander

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