Size of US States by Area

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From the largest to the smallest US states.

The third-largest nation on earth, the United States takes up little under 40% of the North American continent.

There are 50 states that make up the US territory; 48 of them are located in what is known as the “contiguous United States,” a peninsula-like region in the middle of North America; one, Alaska; and one, Hawaii, a tropical archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.

The United States is made up of the states, which are its fundamental political divisions.

Colonial charters had a key role in defining the 13 initial states’ borders, which changed frequently over the course of history. Congress set the boundaries of numerous more state territories. The size of the states west of the Mississippi was determined by relatively arbitrary straight lines that were drawn along the lines of longitude and latitude.

The size of US states can be compared to that of nation-states in the Old World. For instance, the third-largest US state of California is bigger than Germany but smaller than France; Texas is three times larger than the UK; and Massachusetts is smaller than Switzerland by two-thirds.

The 50 US States are listed below in order of size of area. United States states are listed from largest to smallest.
List of states and territories, ordered by total area in square miles and square kilometres (km2).

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No.		State	km²	sq mi	Census Region	Notes
30		Alabama	135,767	52,420	East South Central	The “Heart of Dixie” is the largest state in East South Central region.
1		Alaska	1,723,336	665,384	Pacific	The largest US state, Alaska, shares no borders with any other US state. The least densely populated US state, “The Last Frontier,” is about three times the size of France.
6		Arizona	295,233	113,990	Mountain	Home to the Grand Canyon. Arizona is about three times the size of South Korea.
29		Arkansas	137,730	53,178	West South Central	By comparison, Arkansas is slightly larger than Greece.
3		California	423,968	163,695	Pacific	one of three states on the US mainland with a Pacific Ocean coastline, and the largest state in the Pacific region. California’s size dwarfs Austria by a factor of five.
8		Colorado	269,602	104,094	Mountain	One of the two states with boundaries that appear to form a rectangle and are straight. Colorado is nearly the size of New Zealand.
48		Connecticut	14,356	5,543	New England	One of the six New England states, but nine times smaller than England.
49		Delaware	6,446	2,489	South Atlantic	One of the original thirteen states.
22		Florida	170,312	65,758	South Atlantic	largest state in the United States’ South Atlantic area. Spain is around one-third the size of Florida.
24		Georgia	153,910	59,425	South Atlantic	One of the original thirteen states.
43		Hawaii	28,313	10,932	Pacific	The only US state located on an archipelago.
14		Idaho	216,443	83,569	Mountain	By comparison, Idaho is slightly smaller than Great Britain (island).
25		Illinois	149,994	57,913	East North Central	By comparison, Illinois is about half the size of Italy.
38		Indiana	94,327	36,420	East North Central	Indiana is about the size of Hungary.
26		Iowa	145,744	56,272	West North Central	By comparison, Iowa is about twice the size of Ireland.
15		Kansas	213,099	82,278	West North Central	Only the northeast corner of Kansas is cut off by the Missouri River; the size of Kansas is determined by longitude and latitude.
37		Kentucky	104,656	40,408	East South Central	The Bluegrass State would fit nearly seven times into Texas and is roughly one-third the size of Poland.
31		Louisiana	135,658	52,378	West South Central	The Pelican State is somewhat larger than Greece, or about half the size of Colorado.
39		Maine	91,634	35,380	New England	Largest state in New England. About twice the size of Estonia.
42		Maryland	32,131	12,406	South Atlantic	Maryland is slightly larger than Belgium, about 26% of its area is water.
44		Massachusetts	27,335	10,554	New England	The most populated state in the New England region and a little bit smaller than Belgium is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
11		Michigan	250,485	96,713	East North Central	Largest state in East North Central, but 40,175 sq mi (104,052 km²) are water area, 41.5% of the state is liquid.
12		Minnesota	225,163	86,936	West North Central	Largest state in West North Central, has a border with Canada.
32		Mississippi	125,438	48,432	East South Central	The Mississippi River, the second-longest river in the US, inspired the naming of Mississippi.
21		Missouri	180,540	69,707	West North Central	The Missouri River, the nation’s longest river, inspired the naming of Missouri.
4		Montana	380,832	147,040	Mountain	The Mountain Region’s largest state is Montana. Japan is a little bigger than Montana.
16		Nebraska	200,330	77,348	West North Central	Nebraska, which is almost twice the area of Iceland, is located in the centre of the US to the west of the Missouri River.
7		Nevada	286,380	110,572	Mountain	Nevada, the Battle Born State, is about three times the size of Portugal and would fit into Texas almost 2.5 times.
46		New Hampshire	24,214	9,349	New England	The Granite State is slightly larger than one-third of Ireland and would fit into Texas 29 times.
47		New Jersey	22,590	8,722	Middle Atlantic	The US state with the highest density of people is New Jersey. In comparison, it is around the same size as Israel and has a similar population.
5		New Mexico	314,917	121,590	Mountain	The fifth-largest US state, New Mexico is roughly the size of Poland. At 2,194 m (7,198 ft) above sea level, Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, is the highest capital city in the country.
27		New York	141,297	54,555	Middle Atlantic	in the Middle Atlantic region, the biggest state. The “Empire State” would fit within Texas nearly five times and is a little bigger than Greece.
28		North Carolina	139,390	53,819	South Atlantic	North Carolina is around five times the size of Texas and is roughly twice the size of Ireland.
19		North Dakota	183,107	70,698	West North Central	Although it is eight times larger than New Jersey, North Dakota is only slightly smaller than half the size of Germany.
34		Ohio	116,096	44,825	East North Central	The Buckeye State is slightly larger than Cuba and would fit six times inside Texas.
20		Oklahoma	181,038	69,899	West South Central	Oklahoma is the size of Cambodia, and it would fit almost four times in Texas.
9		Oregon	254,800	98,379	Pacific	one of the three states with a Pacific Ocean coastline on the continent of America. Despite having only around 6% of the UK’s population, Oregon is only slightly larger than the UK.
33		Pennsylvania	119,279	46,054	Middle Atlantic	Pennsylvania, sometimes referred to as “The Keystone State,” is roughly equal to the size of the UK.
50		Rhode Island	3,999	1,544	New England	Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state. It would fit more than 40 times in England.
40		South Carolina	82,931	32,020	South Atlantic	South Carolina is about as big as the United Arab Emirates.
17		South Dakota	199,730	77,116	West North Central	South Dakota is two-thirds the size of Italy.
36		Tennessee	109,152	42,144	East South Central	Tennessee is about the size of Cuba.
2		Texas	695,660	268,596	West South Central	The largest state on the U.S. mainland and the second largest in the United States.
13		Utah	219,882	84,897	Mountain	The Beehive State is about twice as big as Bulgaria.
45		Vermont	24,905	9,616	New England	The state in the northeastern US is about half the size of Slovakia.
35		Virginia	110,787	42,775	South Atlantic	Virginia is about the size of Bulgaria.
18		Washington	184,661	71,298	Pacific	Washington is one of thirteen states that share a border with Canada and one of three states on the US mainland that have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.
41		West Virginia	62,755	24,230	South Atlantic	The only state wholly included within the Appalachian Mountains is The Mountain State. Scotland is a little smaller than West Virginia.
23		Wisconsin	169,634	65,496	East North Central	The Badger State is about twice the size of Austria.
10		Wyoming	253,334	97,813	Mountain	The lines at 104 and 111 degrees west longitude and 41 and 45 degrees north latitude divide Wyoming, which is half the size of Spain. It is the second-least populated state in the US.

Country/ Territory	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Territory	Notes
	United States Contiguous United States	9,833,516 8,081,868	3,796,742 3,120,428	North America	The third-largest nation in the globe is the United States. Its size is more than twice as large as the European Union or almost half that of Russia. There are 50 states and one capital district in the federal republic (District of Columbia).
	District of Columbia	177	68.34	South Atlantic	Capital district of the United States, generally known as Washington D.C.

Territories of the United States
	American Samoa	1,505	581	Polynesia	American Samoa has a land area of 198 km² (76 sq mi)
	Guam	1,476	570	Micronesia	Guam has a land area of 543 km² (209 sq mi)
	Northern Mariana Islands	5,115	1,975	Micronesia	Northern Mariana Islands have a land area of 472 km² (182 sq mi)
	Puerto Rico	13,792	5,325	Caribbean	Puerto Rico has a land area of 8,867 km² (3,424 sq mi)
	US Virgin Islands	1,898	733	Caribbean	US Virgin Islands have a land area of 348 km² (134 sq mi)