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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 numbers include inland waters , coastal waters , the Great Lakes , and territorial waters . Glaciers and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area.[ 1]
Area by state/territory
Total area[ 2]
Land area[ 2]
Water[ 2]
State/territory
Rank
sq mi
km²
Rank
sq mi
km²
% land
Rank
sq mi
km²
% water
Alaska
1
665,384.04
1,723,337
1
570,640.95
1,477,953
85.76%
1
94,743.10
245,384
14.24%
Texas
2
268,596.46
695,662
2
261,231.71
676,587
97.26%
8
7,364.75
19,075
2.74%
California
3
163,694.74
423,967
3
155,779.22
403,466
95.16%
6
7,915.52
20,501
4.84%
Montana
4
147,039.71
380,831
4
145,545.80
376,962
98.98%
26
1,493.91
3,869
1.02%
New Mexico
5
121,590.30
314,917
5
121,298.15
314,161
99.76%
49
292.15
757
0.24%
Arizona
6
113,990.30
295,234
6
113,594.08
294,207
99.65%
48
396.22
1,026
0.35%
Nevada
7
110,571.82
286,380
7
109,781.18
284,332
99.28%
36
790.65
2,048
0.72%
Colorado
8
104,093.67
269,601
8
103,641.89
268,431
99.57%
44
451.78
1,170
0.43%
Oregon
9
98,378.54
254,799
10
95,988.01
248,608
97.57%
20
2,390.53
6,191
2.43%
Wyoming
10
97,813.01
253,335
9
97,093.14
251,470
99.26%
37
719.87
1,864
0.74%
Michigan
11
96,713.51
250,487
22
56,538.90
146,435
58.46%
2
40,174.61
104,052
41.54%
Minnesota
12
86,935.83
225,163
14
79,626.74
206,232
91.59%
9
7,309.09
18,930
8.41%
Utah
13
84,896.88
219,882
12
82,169.62
212,818
96.79%
17
2,727.26
7,064
3.21%
Idaho
14
83,568.95
216,443
11
82,643.12
214,045
98.89%
33
925.83
2,398
1.11%
Kansas
15
82,278.36
213,100
13
81,758.72
211,754
99.37%
42
519.64
1,346
0.63%
Nebraska
16
77,347.81
200,330
15
76,824.17
198,974
99.32%
41
523.64
1,356
0.68%
South Dakota
17
77,115.68
199,729
16
75,811.00
196,350
98.31%
29
1,304.68
3,379
1.69%
Washington
18
71,297.95
184,661
20
66,455.52
172,119
93.21%
11
4,842.43
12,542
6.79%
North Dakota
19
70,698.32
183,108
17
69,000.80
178,711
97.60%
24
1,697.52
4,397
2.40%
Oklahoma
20
69,898.87
181,037
19
68,594.92
177,660
98.13%
30
1,303.95
3,377
1.87%
Missouri
21
69,706.99
180,540
18
68,741.52
178,040
98.61%
32
965.47
2,501
1.39%
Florida
22
65,757.70
170,312
26
53,624.76
138,887
81.55%
3
12,132.94
31,424
18.45%
Wisconsin
23
65,496.38
169,635
25
54,157.80
140,268
82.69%
4
11,338.57
29,367
17.31%
Georgia
24
59,425.15
153,910
21
57,513.49
148,959
96.78%
22
1,911.66
4,951
3.22%
Illinois
25
57,913.55
149,995
24
55,518.93
143,793
95.87%
19
2,394.62
6,202
4.13%
Iowa
26
56,272.81
145,746
23
55,857.13
144,669
99.26%
45
415.68
1,077
0.74%
New York
27
54,554.98
141,297
30
47,126.40
122,057
86.38%
7
7,428.58
19,240
13.62%
North Carolina
28
53,819.16
139,391
29
48,617.91
125,920
90.34%
10
5,201.25
13,471
9.66%
Arkansas
29
53,178.55
137,732
27
52,035.48
134,771
97.85%
31
1,143.07
2,961
2.15%
Alabama
30
52,420.07
135,767
28
50,645.33
131,171
96.61%
23
1,774.74
4,597
3.39%
Louisiana
31
52,378.13
135,659
33
43,203.90
111,898
82.48%
5
9,174.23
23,761
17.52%
Mississippi
32
48,431.78
125,438
31
46,923.27
121,531
96.89%
25
1,508.51
3,907
3.11%
Pennsylvania
33
46,054.35
119,280
32
44,742.70
115,883
97.15%
28
1,311.64
3,397
2.85%
Ohio
34
44,825.58
116,098
35
40,860.69
105,829
91.15%
14
3,964.89
10,269
8.85%
Virginia
35
42,774.93
110,787
36
39,490.09
102,279
92.32%
15
3,284.84
8,508
7.68%
Tennessee
36
42,144.25
109,153
34
41,234.90
106,798
97.84%
35
909.36
2,355
2.16%
Kentucky
37
40,407.80
104,656
37
39,486.34
102,269
97.72%
34
921.46
2,387
2.28%
Indiana
38
36,419.55
94,326
38
35,826.11
92,789
98.37%
39
593.44
1,537
1.63%
Maine
39
35,379.74
91,633
39
30,842.92
79,883
87.18%
12
4,536.82
11,750
12.82%
South Carolina
40
32,020.49
82,933
40
30,060.70
77,857
93.88%
21
1,959.79
5,076
6.12%
West Virginia
41
24,230.04
62,756
41
24,038.21
62,259
99.21%
50
191.83
497
0.79%
Maryland
42
12,405.93
32,131
42
9,707.24
25,142
78.25%
18
2,698.69
6,990
21.75%
Hawaii
43
10,931.72
28,313
47
6,422.63
16,635
58.75%
13
4,509.09
11,678
41.25%
Massachusetts
44
10,554.39
27,336
45
7,800.06
20,202
73.90%
16
2,754.33
7,134
26.10%
Vermont
45
9,616.36
24,906
43
9,216.66
23,871
95.84%
46
399.71
1,035
4.16%
New Hampshire
46
9,349.16
24,214
44
8,952.65
23,187
95.76%
47
396.51
1,027
4.24%
New Jersey
47
8,722.58
22,591
46
7,354.22
19,047
84.31%
27
1,368.36
3,544
15.69%
Connecticut
48
5,543.41
14,357
48
4,842.36
12,542
87.35%
38
701.06
1,816
12.65%
Delaware
49
2,488.72
6,446
49
1,948.54
5,047
78.29%
40
540.18
1,399
21.71%
Rhode Island
50
1,544.89
4,001
50
1,033.81
2,678
66.92%
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
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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
Total area[ 2]
Land area[ 2]
Water[ 2]
Division
Rank
sq mi
km²
Rank
sq mi
km²
% land
Rank
sq mi
km²
% water
East North Central
5
301,368.57
780,541
6
242,902.44
629,114
2
58,466.13
151,427
East South Central
7
183,403.89
475,014
7
178,289.83
461,769
9
5,114.60
13,247
Middle Atlantic
8
109,331.89
283,168
8
99,223.32
256,987
6
10,108.57
26,181
Mountain
2
863,564.63
2,236,622
2
855,766.98
2,216,426
8
7,797.65
20,196
New England
9
71,987.96
186,448
9
62,668.46
162,311
7
9,299.50
24,086
Pacific
1
1,009,687.00
2,615,077
1
895,286.33
2,318,781
1
114,400.67
296,296
South Atlantic
6
292,990.46
758,842
5
265,061.97
686,507
3
27,928.49
72,334
West North Central
3
520,355.80
1,347,715
3
507,620.08
1,314,730
5
12,735.72
32,985
West South Central
4
444,052.01
1,150,089
4
425,066.01
1,100,916
4
18,986.00
49,174
Area by region
Total area[ 2]
Land area[ 2]
Water[ 2]
Region
Rank
sq mi
km²
Rank
sq mi
km²
% land
Rank
sq mi
km²
% water
Midwest
3
821,724.38
2,128,256
3
750,522.52
1,943,844
2
71,201.86
184,412
Northeast
4
181,319.85
469,616
4
161,911.78
419,350
4
19,408.07
50,267
South
2
920,446.37
2,383,945
2
868,417.82
2,249,192
3
52,028.55
134,753
West
1
1,873,251.63
4,851,699
1
1,751,053.31
4,535,207
1
122,198.32
316,492
U.S. states by total area
U.S. states by land area
U.S. states by water area
U.S. states by water percentage
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 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
San Bernardino County is the largest
county in the
contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.
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
See also
Notes
^ 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
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