List of U.S. states and territories by area

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States by area (Note: Alaska is depicted at a smaller scale in the inset.)

This is a complete list of the U.S. states, its federal district and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. The water area includes 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, federal district or territory[]

Land, water and total area by U.S. state, district or territory, sortable
State Total area[2] Land area[2] Water[2]
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 30 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 46,054.34 119,280 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%
United States Minor Outlying Islands[3][a] — 16.00 41 — 16.00 41 — — — — —
United States 48 contiguous 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%
United States 50 states and District of Columbia Total 3,796,742.23 9,833,517 — 3,531,905.43 9,147,593 93.02% — 264,836.79 685,924 6.98%
United States All 50 states, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories 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[]

All divisions presented below are as configured by the United States Census Bureau.

Land, water and total area by U.S. geographic division, sortable
Division Total area[2] Land area[2] Water[2]
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 80.60% 2 58,466.13 151,427 19.40%
East South Central 7 183,403.89 475,014 7 178,289.83 461,769 97.21% 9 5,114.60 13,247 2.79%
Middle Atlantic 8 109,331.89 283,168 8 99,223.32 256,987 90.75% 6 10,108.57 26,181 9.25%
Mountain 2 863,564.63 2,236,622 2 855,766.98 2,216,426 99.10% 8 7,797.65 20,196 0.90%
New England 9 71,987.96 186,448 9 62,688.46 162,362 87.08% 7 9,299.50 24,086 12.92%
Pacific 1 1,009,687.00 2,615,077 1 895,286.33 2,318,781 88.67% 1 114,400.67 296,296 11.33%
South Atlantic 6 292,990.46 758,842 5 265,061.97 686,507 90.47% 3 27,928.49 72,334 9.53%
West North Central 3 520,355.80 1,347,715 3 507,620.08 1,314,730 97.55% 5 12,735.72 32,985 2.45%
West South Central 4 444,052.01 1,150,089 4 425,066.01 1,100,916 95.72% 4 18,986.00 49,174 4.28%

Area by region[]

All regions presented below are as configured by the United States Census Bureau.

Land, water and total area by U.S. geographic region, sortable
Region Total area[2] Land area[2] Water[2]
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 91.34% 2 71,201.86 184,412 8.66%
Northeast 4 181,319.85 469,616 4 161,911.78 419,350 89.30% 4 19,408.07 50,267 10.70%
South 2 920,446.37 2,383,945 2 868,417.82 2,249,192 94.35% 3 52,028.55 134,753 5.65%
West 1 1,873,251.63 4,851,699 1 1,751,053.31 4,535,207 93.48% 1 122,198.32 316,492 6.52%

  • 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. It is the seventh-largest country subdivision in the world.[4][failed verification]

  • 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, has 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[]

  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. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "World Factbook Country Comparison: Area". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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