List of U.S. states and territories by area

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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]

Table

Total area[2] Land area[2] Water[2]
Rank State/territory sq mi km² sq mi km² % land sq mi km² % water
Template:Nk  Alaska 665,384.04 1,723,337 570,640.95 1,477,953 85.76% 94,743.10 245,384 14.24%
Template:Nk  Texas 268,596.46 695,662 261,231.71 676,587 97.26% 7,364.75 19,075 2.74%
Template:Nk  California 163,694.74 423,967 155,779.22 403,466 95.16% 7,915.52 20,501 4.84%
Template:Nk  Montana 147,039.71 380,831 145,545.80 376,962 98.98% 1,493.91 3,869 1.02%
Template:Nk  New Mexico 121,590.30 314,917 121,298.15 314,161 99.76% 292.15 757 0.24%
Template:Nk  Arizona 113,990.30 295,234 113,594.08 294,207 99.65% 396.22 1,026 0.35%
Template:Nk  Nevada 110,571.82 286,380 109,781.18 284,332 99.28% 790.65 2,048 0.72%
Template:Nk  Colorado 104,093.67 269,601 103,641.89 268,431 99.57% 451.78 1,170 0.43%
Template:Nk  Oregon 98,378.54 254,799 95,988.01 248,608 97.57% 2,390.53 6,191 2.43%
Template:Nk  Wyoming 97,813.01 253,335 97,093.14 251,470 99.26% 719.87 1,864 0.74%
Template:Nk  Michigan 96,713.51 250,487 56,538.90 146,435 58.46% 40,174.61 104,052 41.54%
Template:Nk  Minnesota 86,935.83 225,163 79,626.74 206,232 91.59% 7,309.09 18,930 8.41%
Template:Nk  Utah 84,896.88 219,882 82,169.62 212,818 96.79% 2,727.26 7,064 3.21%
Template:Nk  Idaho 83,568.95 216,443 82,643.12 214,045 98.89% 925.83 2,398 1.11%
Template:Nk  Kansas 82,278.36 213,100 81,758.72 211,754 99.37% 519.64 1,346 0.63%
Template:Nk  Nebraska 77,347.81 200,330 76,824.17 198,974 99.32% 523.64 1,356 0.68%
Template:Nk  South Dakota 77,115.68 199,729 75,811.00 196,350 98.31% 1,304.68 3,379 1.69%
Template:Nk  Washington 71,297.95 184,661 66,455.52 172,119 93.21% 4,842.43 12,542 6.79%
Template:Nk  North Dakota 70,698.32 183,108 69,000.80 178,711 97.60% 1,697.52 4,397 2.40%
Template:Nk  Oklahoma 69,898.87 181,037 68,594.92 177,660 98.13% 1,303.95 3,377 1.87%
Template:Nk  Missouri 69,706.99 180,540 68,741.52 178,040 98.61% 965.47 2,501 1.39%
Template:Nk  Florida 65,757.70 170,312 53,624.76 138,887 81.55% 12,132.94 31,424 18.45%
Template:Nk  Wisconsin 65,496.38 169,635 54,157.80 140,268 82.69% 11,338.57 29,367 17.31%
Template:Nk  Georgia 59,425.15 153,910 57,513.49 148,959 96.78% 1,911.66 4,951 3.22%
Template:Nk  Illinois 57,913.55 149,995 55,518.93 143,793 95.87% 2,394.62 6,202 4.13%
Template:Nk  Iowa 56,272.81 145,746 55,857.13 144,669 99.26% 415.68 1,077 0.74%
Template:Nk  New York 54,554.98 141,297 47,126.40 122,057 86.38% 7,428.58 19,240 13.62%
Template:Nk  North Carolina 53,819.16 139,391 48,617.91 125,920 90.34% 5,201.25 13,471 9.66%
Template:Nk  Arkansas 53,178.55 137,732 52,035.48 134,771 97.85% 1,143.07 2,961 2.15%
Template:Nk  Alabama 52,420.07 135,767 50,645.33 131,171 96.61% 1,774.74 4,597 3.39%
Template:Nk  Louisiana 52,378.13 135,659 43,203.90 111,898 82.48% 9,174.23 23,761 17.52%
Template:Nk  Mississippi 48,431.78 125,438 46,923.27 121,531 96.89% 1,508.51 3,907 3.11%
Template:Nk  Pennsylvania 46,054.35 119,280 44,742.70 115,883 97.15% 1,311.64 3,397 2.85%
Template:Nk  Ohio 44,825.58 116,098 40,860.69 105,829 91.15% 3,964.89 10,269 8.85%
Template:Nk  Virginia 42,774.93 110,787 39,490.09 102,279 92.32% 3,284.84 8,508 7.68%
Template:Nk  Tennessee 42,144.25 109,153 41,234.90 106,798 97.84% 909.36 2,355 2.16%
Template:Nk  Kentucky 40,407.80 104,656 39,486.34 102,269 97.72% 921.46 2,387 2.28%
Template:Nk  Indiana 36,419.55 94,326 35,826.11 92,789 98.37% 593.44 1,537 1.63%
Template:Nk  Maine 35,379.74 91,633 30,842.92 79,883 87.18% 4,536.82 11,750 12.82%
Template:Nk  South Carolina 32,020.49 82,933 30,060.70 77,857 93.88% 1,959.79 5,076 6.12%
Template:Nk  West Virginia 24,230.04 62,756 24,038.21 62,259 99.21% 191.83 497 0.79%
Template:Nk  Maryland 12,405.93 32,131 9,707.24 25,142 78.25% 2,698.69 6,990 21.75%
Template:Nk  Hawaii 10,931.72 28,313 6,422.63 16,635 58.75% 4,509.09 11,678 41.25%
Template:Nk  Massachusetts 10,554.39 27,336 7,800.06 20,202 73.90% 2,754.33 7,134 26.10%
Template:Nk  Vermont 9,616.36 24,906 9,216.66 23,871 95.84% 399.71 1,035 4.16%
Template:Nk  New Hampshire 9,349.16 24,214 8,952.65 23,187 95.76% 396.51 1,027 4.24%
Template:Nk  New Jersey 8,722.58 22,591 7,354.22 19,047 84.31% 1,368.36 3,544 15.69%
Template:Nk  Connecticut 5,543.41 14,357 4,842.36 12,542 87.35% 701.06 1,816 12.65%
Template:Nk  Delaware 2,488.72 6,446 1,948.54 5,047 78.29% 540.18 1,399 21.71%
Template:Nk  Rhode Island 1,544.89 4,001 1,033.81 2,678 66.92% 511.07 1,324 33.08%
Template:Nk  District of Columbia 68.34 177 61.05 158 89.33% 7.29 19 10.67%
Template:Nk  Puerto Rico 5,324.84 13,791 3,423.78 8,868 64.30% 1,901.07 4,924 35.70%
Template:Nk  Northern Mariana Islands 1,975.57 5,117 182.33 472 9.23% 1,793.24 4,644 90.77%
Template:Nk  United States Virgin Islands 732.93 1,898 134.32 348 18.33% 598.61 1,550 81.67%
Template:Nk  American Samoa 581.05 1,505 76.46 198 13.16% 504.60 1,307 86.84%
Template:Nk  Guam 570.62 1,478 209.80 543 36.77% 360.82 935 63.23%
Template:Nk United States Minor Outlying Islands[3][a] 16.0 41 16.0 41 — — — —
Total United States Contiguous United States 3,120,426.47 8,081,867 2,954,841.42 7,653,004 94.69% 165,584.6 428,862 5.31%
Total United States 50 states and D.C. 3,796,742.23 9,833,517 3,531,905.43 9,147,593 93.02% 264,836.79 685,924 6.98%
Total United States All U.S. territory 3,805,943.26 9,857,348 3,535,948.12 9,158,064 92.91% 269,995.13 699,284 7.09%

Total, land & water areas showing states, territories, divisions and regions - geographic sort

Legend
Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 States and DC
Region totals – 4 regions ( 2 or 3 divisions each)
Individual territories
Total U.S. Territorries
50 States + DC and District of Colombia
Divisions & regions as defined by U.S. Census Bureau
Last col. shows larger region which contains entity in col. 1
Total area, land and water for states, territories, divisions and regions
Geographic sort showing states & territories in descending total area
State/Territory/
Division/Region 		R
a
n
k 		Total
area
sqmi. 		R
a
n
k 		Land
area
sqmi. 		R
a
n
k 		Water
area
sqmi. 		Geog.
sort
 Maine 39 35,380 39 30,843 12 4,537 NEng
 Massachusetts 44 10,554 45 7,800 16 2,754 NEng
 Vermont 45 9,616 43 9,217 46 400 NEng
 New Hampshire 46 9,349 44 8,953 47 397 NEng
 Connecticut 48 5,543 48 4,842 38 701 NEng
 Rhode Island 50 1,545 50 1,034 43 511 NEng
       New England 9 71,988 9 62,688 7 9,300 NEast
 New York 27 54,555 30 47,126 7 7,429 MdAtl
 Pennsylvania 33 46,054 32 44,743 28 1,312 MdAtl
 New Jersey 47 8,723 46 7,354 27 1,368 MdAtl
       Mid-Atlantic 8 109,332 8 99,223 6 10,109 NEast
       Northeast 4 181,320 4 161,912 4 19,408 USA
 Florida 22 65,758 26 53,625 3 12,133 SAtl
 Georgia 24 59,425 21 57,513 22 1,912 SAtl
 North Carolina 28 53,819 29 48,618 10 5,201 SAtl
 Virginia 35 42,775 36 39,490 15 3,285 SAtl
 South Carolina 40 32,020 40 30,061 21 1,960 SAtl
 West Virginia 41 24,230 41 24,038 50 192 SAtl
 Maryland 42 12,406 42 9,707 18 2,699 SAtl
 Delaware 49 2,489 49 1,949 40 540 SAtl
 District of Columbia -- 68 -- 61 -- 7 SAtl
       South Atlantic 6 292,990 5 265,062 3 27,928 South
 Alabama 30 52,420 28 50,645 23 1,775 ESC
 Mississippi 32 48,432 31 46,923 25 1,509 ESC
 Tennessee 36 42,144 34 41,235 35 909 ESC
 Kentucky 37 40,408 37 39,486 34 921 ESC
       East South Central 7 183,404 7 178,290 9 5,114 South
 Texas 2 268,596 2 261,232 8 7,365 WSC
 Oklahoma 20 69,899 19 68,595 30 1,304 WSC
 Arkansas 29 53,179 27 52,035 31 1,143 WSC
 Louisiana 31 52,378 33 43,204 5 9,174 WSC
       West South Central 4 444,052 4 425,066 4 18,986 South
       South 2 920,446 2 868,418 3 52,029 USA
 Michigan 11 96,714 22 56,539 2 40,175 ENC
 Wisconsin 23 65,496 25 54,158 4 11,339 ENC
 Illinois 25 57,914 24 55,519 19 2,395 ENC
 Ohio 34 44,826 35 40,861 14 3,965 ENC
 Indiana 38 36,420 38 35,826 39 593 ENC
       East North Central 5 301,369 6 242,902 2 58,466 MWest
 Minnesota 12 86,936 14 79,627 9 7,309 WNC
 Kansas 15 82,278 13 81,759 42 520 WNC
 Nebraska 16 77,348 15 76,824 41 524 WNC
 South Dakota 17 77,116 16 75,811 29 1,305 WNC
 North Dakota 19 70,698 17 69,001 24 1,698 WNC
 Missouri 21 69,707 18 68,742 32 965 WNC
 Iowa 26 56,273 23 55,857 45 416 WNC
       West North Central 3 520,356 3 507,620 5 12,736 MWest
       Midwest 3 821,724 3 750,523 2 71,202 USA
 Montana 4 147,040 4 145,546 26 1,494 Mtn
 New Mexico 5 121,590 5 121,298 49 292 Mtn
 Arizona 6 113,990 6 113,594 48 396 Mtn
 Nevada 7 110,572 7 109,781 36 791 Mtn
 Colorado 8 104,094 8 103,642 44 452 Mtn
 Wyoming 10 97,813 9 97,093 37 720 Mtn
 Utah 13 84,897 12 82,170 17 2,727 Mtn
 Idaho 14 83,569 11 82,643 33 926 Mtn
       Mountain 2 863,565 2 855,767 8 7,798 West
 Alaska 1 665,384 1 570,641 1 94,743 Pac
 California 3 163,695 3 155,779 6 7,916 Pac
 Oregon 9 98,379 10 95,988 20 2,391 Pac
 Washington 18 71,298 20 66,456 11 4,842 Pac
 Hawaii 43 10,932 47 6,423 13 4,509 Pac
       Pacific 1 1,009,687 1 895,286 1 114,401 West
       West 1 1,873,252 1 1,751,053 1 122,198 USA
 50 States + DC -- 3,796,742 -- 3,531,905 -- 264,837 NAmer
 Puerto Rico 1 5,325 1 3,424 1 1,901 Terr.
 Northern Mariana Islands 2 1,976 3 182 2 1,793 Terr.
 U.S. Virgin Islands 3 733 4 134 3 599 Terr.
 American Samoa 4 581 5 76 4 505 Terr.
 Guam 5 571 2 210 5 361 Terr.
       Territories -- 9,185 -- 4,027 -- 5,158 USA

Total, land & water areas showing states, territories, divisions and regions - total area sort

Legend
Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 States and DC
Region totals – 4 regions ( 2 or 3 divisions each)
Individual territories
Total U.S. Territorries
50 States + DC and District of Colombia
Divisions & regions as defined by U.S. Census Bureau
Last col. shows larger region which contains entity in col. 1
Total area, land and water for states, territories, divisions and regions
Showing all entities in descending total area regardless of type
State/Territory/
Division/Region 		R
a
n
k 		Total
area
sqmi. 		R
a
n
k 		Land
area
sqmi. 		R
a
n
k 		Water
area
sqmi. 		Geog.
sort
 50 States + DC -- 3,796,742 -- 3,531,905 -- 264,837 NAmer
       West 1 1,873,252 1 1,751,053 1 122,198 USA
       Pacific 1 1,009,687 1 895,286 1 114,401 West
       South 2 920,446 2 868,418 3 52,029 USA
       Mountain 2 863,565 2 855,767 8 7,798 West
       Midwest 3 821,724 3 750,523 2 71,202 USA
 Alaska 1 665,384 1 570,641 1 94,743 Pac
       West North Central 3 520,356 3 507,620 5 12,736 MWest
       West South Central 4 444,052 4 425,066 4 18,986 South
       East North Central 5 301,369 6 242,902 2 58,466 MWest
       South Atlantic 6 292,990 5 265,062 3 27,928 South
 Texas 2 268,596 2 261,232 8 7,365 WSC
       East South Central 7 183,404 7 178,290 9 5,114 South
       Northeast 4 181,320 4 161,912 4 19,408 USA
 California 3 163,695 3 155,779 6 7,916 Pac
 Montana 4 147,040 4 145,546 26 1,494 Mtn
 New Mexico 5 121,590 5 121,298 49 292 Mtn
 Arizona 6 113,990 6 113,594 48 396 Mtn
 Nevada 7 110,572 7 109,781 36 791 Mtn
       Mid-Atlantic 8 109,332 8 99,223 6 10,109 NEast
 Colorado 8 104,094 8 103,642 44 452 Mtn
 Oregon 9 98,379 10 95,988 20 2,391 Pac
 Wyoming 10 97,813 9 97,093 37 720 Mtn
 Michigan 11 96,714 22 56,539 2 40,175 ENC
 Minnesota 12 86,936 14 79,627 9 7,309 WNC
 Utah 13 84,897 12 82,170 17 2,727 Mtn
 Idaho 14 83,569 11 82,643 33 926 Mtn
 Kansas 15 82,278 13 81,759 42 520 WNC
 Nebraska 16 77,348 15 76,824 41 524 WNC
 South Dakota 17 77,116 16 75,811 29 1,305 WNC
       New England 9 71,988 9 62,688 7 9,300 NEast
 Washington 18 71,298 20 66,456 11 4,842 Pac
 North Dakota 19 70,698 17 69,001 24 1,698 WNC
 Oklahoma 20 69,899 19 68,595 30 1,304 WSC
 Missouri 21 69,707 18 68,742 32 965 WNC
 Florida 22 65,758 26 53,625 3 12,133 SAtl
 Wisconsin 23 65,496 25 54,158 4 11,339 ENC
 Georgia 24 59,425 21 57,513 22 1,912 SAtl
 Illinois 25 57,914 24 55,519 19 2,395 ENC
 Iowa 26 56,273 23 55,857 45 416 WNC
 New York 27 54,555 30 47,126 7 7,429 MdAtl
 North Carolina 28 53,819 29 48,618 10 5,201 SAtl
 Arkansas 29 53,179 27 52,035 31 1,143 WSC
 Alabama 30 52,420 28 50,645 23 1,775 ESC
 Louisiana 31 52,378 33 43,204 5 9,174 WSC
 Mississippi 32 48,432 31 46,923 25 1,509 ESC
 Pennsylvania 33 46,054 32 44,743 28 1,312 MdAtl
 Ohio 34 44,826 35 40,861 14 3,965 ENC
 Virginia 35 42,775 36 39,490 15 3,285 SAtl
 Tennessee 36 42,144 34 41,235 35 909 ESC
 Kentucky 37 40,408 37 39,486 34 921 ESC
 Indiana 38 36,420 38 35,826 39 593 ENC
 Maine 39 35,380 39 30,843 12 4,537 NEng
 South Carolina 40 32,020 40 30,061 21 1,960 SAtl
 West Virginia 41 24,230 41 24,038 50 192 SAtl
 Maryland 42 12,406 42 9,707 18 2,699 SAtl
 Hawaii 43 10,932 47 6,423 13 4,509 Pac
 Massachusetts 44 10,554 45 7,800 16 2,754 NEng
 Vermont 45 9,616 43 9,217 46 400 NEng
 New Hampshire 46 9,349 44 8,953 47 397 NEng
       Territories -- 9,185 -- 4,027 -- 5,158 USA
 New Jersey 47 8,723 46 7,354 27 1,368 MdAtl
 Connecticut 48 5,543 48 4,842 38 701 NEng
 Puerto Rico 1 5,325 1 3,424 1 1,901 Terr.
 Delaware 49 2,489 49 1,949 40 540 SAtl
 Northern Mariana Islands 2 1,976 3 182 2 1,793 Terr.
 Rhode Island 50 1,545 50 1,034 43 511 NEng
 U.S. Virgin Islands 3 733 4 134 3 599 Terr.
 American Samoa 4 581 5 76 4 505 Terr.
 Guam 5 571 2 210 5 361 Terr.
 District of Columbia -- 68 -- 61 -- 7 SAtl
  • U.S. states by total area
    U.S. states by total area
  • U.S. states by land area
    U.S. states by land area
  • U.S. states by water area
    U.S. states by water area
  • U.S. states by water percentage
    U.S. states by water percentage
  • Alaska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area
    Alaska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area
  • The area of Alaska is 18% of the area of the United States and 21% of the area of the contiguous United States
    The area of Alaska is 18% of the area of the United States and 21% of the area of the contiguous United States
  • The second largest state, Texas, is only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska
    The second largest state, Texas, is only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska
  • Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area
    Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area
  • 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.)
    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.)
  • Michigan is second (after Alaska) in water area, and first in water percentage
    Michigan is second (after Alaska) in water area, and first in water percentage
  • Florida is mostly a peninsula, and has the third largest water area and seventh largest water area percentage
    Florida is mostly a peninsula, and has the third largest water area and seventh largest water area percentage

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Areas were not published in the 2010 census, unlike previous years, as the U.S. Census Bureau no longer collects data on the Minor Outlying Islands.[2]

References

  1. ^ Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts, Census 2000 Geography Glossary, U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2007-07-10
  2. ^ a b c d "United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF) (PDF). United States Census Bureau. September 2012. pp. V–2, 1 & 41 (Tables 1 & 18). Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2000 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF) (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2004. p. 1 (Table 1). Retrieved February 10, 2014.

External links

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