List of U.S. States and Territories By Area

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.

Total area Land area Water
Rank State sq mi km² comparable country sq mi km² comparable country sq mi km² % water
!C 1 Alaska 663,267.26 1,717,854 Libya 571,951.26 1,481,347 Iran 91,316.00 236,507 13.77
!B9993068528194 2 Texas 268,580.82 695,621 Burma 261,797.12 678,051 Burma 6,783.70 17,570 2.53
!B9989013877113 3 California 163,695.57 423,970 Iraq 155,959.34 403,933 Sweden 7,736.23 20,037 4.73
!B9986137056388 4 Montana 147,042.40 380,838 Japan 145,552.43 376,979 Japan 1,489.96 3,859 1.01
!B9983905620875 5 New Mexico 121,589.48 314,915 Poland 121,355.53 314,309 Côte d'Ivoire 233.96 606 0.19
!B9982082405307 6 Arizona 113,998.30 295,254 Italy 113,634.57 294,312 Italy 363.73 942 0.32
!B9980540898509 7 Nevada 110,560.72 286,351 Burkina Faso 109,825.99 284,448 Burkina Faso 734.71 1,903 0.66
!B9979205584583 8 Colorado 104,093.57 269,601 New Zealand 103,717.53 268,627 New Zealand 376.04 974 0.36
!B9978027754226 9 Oregon 98,380.64 254,805 Ecuador 95,996.79 248,631 Guinea 2,383.85 6,174 2.42
!B9976974149070 10 Wyoming 97,813.56 253,336 Ecuador 97,100.40 251,489 Guinea 713.16 1,847 0.73
!B9976021047272 11 Michigan 96,716.11 250,494 Guinea 56,803.82 147,121 Nepal 39,912.28 103,372 41.27
!B9975150933502 12 Minnesota 86,938.87 225,171 Guyana 79,610.08 206,189 Belarus 7,328.79 18,981 8.43
!B9974350506425 13 Utah 84,898.83 219,887 Guyana 82,143.65 212,751 Belarus 2,755.18 7,136 3.25
!B9973609426703 14 Idaho 83,570.08 216,446 Guyana 82,747.21 214,314 Belarus 822.87 2,131 0.98
!B9972919497988 15 Kansas 82,276.84 213,096 Guyana 81,814.88 211,900 Belarus 461.96 1,196 0.56
!B9972274112777 16 Nebraska 77,353.73 200,345 Kyrgyzstan 76,872.41 199,099 Uganda 481.31 1,247 0.62
!B9971667866559 17 South Dakota 77,116.49 199,731 Kyrgyzstan 75,884.64 196,540 Guyana 1,231.85 3,190 1.60
!B9971096282421 18 Washington 71,299.64 184,665 Syria 66,544.06 172,348 Uruguay 4,755.58 12,317 6.67
!B9970555610208 19 North Dakota 70,699.79 183,112 Syria 68,975.93 178,647 Cambodia 1,723.86 4,465 2.44
!B9970042677264 20 Oklahoma 69,898.19 181,035 Cambodia 68,667.06 177,847 Cambodia 1,231.13 3,189 1.76
!B9969554775622 21 Missouri 69,704.31 180,533 Cambodia 68,885.93 178,414 Cambodia 818.39 2,120 1.17
!B9969089575466 22 Florida 65,754.59 170,304 Suriname 53,926.82 139,670 Tajikistan 11,827.77 30,634 17.99
!B9968645057840 23 Wisconsin 65,497.82 169,639 Suriname 54,310.10 140,663 Tajikistan 11,187.72 28,976 17.08
!B9968219461696 24 Georgia 59,424.77 153,909 Bangladesh 57,906.14 149,976 Tunisia 1,518.63 3,933 2.56
!B9967811241751 25 Illinois 57,914.38 149,998 Bangladesh 55,583.58 143,961 Nepal 2,330.79 6,037 4.02
!B9967419034619 26 Iowa 56,271.55 145,743 Tajikistan 55,869.36 144,701 Nepal 402.20 1,042 0.71
!B9967041631339 27 New York 54,556.00 141,299 Tajikistan 47,213.79 122,283 North Korea 7,342.22 19,016 13.46
!B9966677954898 28 North Carolina 53,818.51 139,389 Tajikistan 48,710.88 126,161 Bangladesh 5,107.63 13,229 9.49
!B9966327041700 29 Arkansas 53,178.62 137,732 Greece 52,068.17 134,856 Greece 1,110.45 2,876 2.09
!B9965988026183 30 Alabama 52,419.02 135,765 Greece 50,744.00 131,426 Greece 1,675.01 4,338 3.20
!B9965660127955 31 Louisiana 51,839.70 134,264 Greece 43,561.85 112,825 Honduras 8,277.85 21,440 15.97
!B9965342640972 32 Mississippi 48,430.19 125,434 North Korea 46,906.96 121,488 North Korea 1,523.24 3,945 3.15
!B9965034924385 33 Pennsylvania 46,055.24 119,283 Malawi 44,816.61 116,074 Nicaragua 1,238.63 3,208 2.69
!B9964736394753 34 Ohio 44,824.90 116,096 Eritrea 40,948.38 106,056 Guatemala 3,876.53 10,040 8.65
!B9964446519385 35 Virginia 42,774.20 110,785 Bulgaria 39,594.07 102,548 Eritrea 3,180.13 8,236 7.43
!B9964164810615 36 Tennessee 42,143.27 109,151 Guatemala 41,217.12 106,752 Guatemala 926.15 2,399 2.20
!B9963890820873 37 Kentucky 40,409.02 104,659 Iceland 39,728.18 102,896 Eritrea 680.85 1,763 1.68
!B9963624138402 38 Indiana 36,417.73 94,321 Hungary 35,866.90 92,895 Portugal 550.83 1,427 1.51
!B9963364383538 39 Maine 35,384.65 91,646 Portugal 30,861.55 79,931 Austria 4,523.10 11,715 12.78
!B9963111205458 40 South Carolina 32,020.20 82,932 United Arab Emirates 30,109.47 77,983 Czech Republic 1,910.73 4,949 5.97
!B9962864279332 41 West Virginia 24,229.76 62,755 Latvia 24,077.73 62,361 Latvia 152.03 394 0.63
!B9962623303817 42 Maryland 12,406.68 32,133 Moldova 9,773.82 25,314 Macedonia 2,632.86 6,819 21.22
!B9962387998843 43 Hawaii 10,930.98 28,311 Equatorial Guinea 6,422.62 16,635 Swaziland 4,508.36 11,677 41.24
!B9962158103660 44 Massachusetts 10,554.57 27,336 Haiti 7,840.02 20,306 Israel 2,714.55 7,031 25.72
!B9961933375102 45 Vermont 9,614.26 24,901 Macedonia 9,249.56 23,956 Rwanda 364.70 945 3.79
!B9961713586035 46 New Hampshire 9,349.94 24,216 Djibouti 8,968.10 23,227 Djibouti 381.84 989 4.08
!B9961498523982 47 New Jersey 8,721.30 22,588 Belize 7,417.34 19,211 Slovenia 1,303.96 3,377 14.95
!B9961287989890 48 Connecticut 5,543.33 14,357 The Bahamas 4,844.80 12,548 Vanuatu 698.53 1,809 12.60
!B9961081797018 49 Delaware 2,489.27 6,447 Brunei 1,953.56 5,060 Trinidad and Tobago 535.71 1,387 21.52
!B9960879769945 50 Rhode Island 1,545.05 4,002 Cape Verde 1,044.93 2,706 Samoa 500.12 1,295 32.37
District of Columbia 68.34 177 Liechtenstein 61.40 159 Liechtenstein 6.94 18 10.16
TOTAL 50 states + DC 3,794,083.06 9,826,630 China 3,537,438.44 9,161,924 Canada 256,644.62 664,707 6.76
Puerto Rico 5,325.00 13,792 Montenegro 3,425.00 8,871 Cyprus 1,900.00 4,921 35.68
Northern Mariana Islands 1,975.00 5,115 Trinidad and Tobago 179.00 464 Palau 1,796.00 4,652 90.93
United States Virgin Islands 737.00 1,909 Comoros 134.00 347 Grenada 604.00 1,564 81.87
American Samoa 584.00 1,513 Comoros 77.00 199 Marshall Islands 506.00 1,311 86.75
Guam 571.00 1,479 Comoros 210.00 544 Saint Lucia 361.00 935 63.22
Minor Outlying Islands 16.00 41 Tuvalu 16.00 41 Tuvalu 0.00 0 0.00
TOTAL all US territory 3,803,290.00 9,850,476 Canada 3,541,479.00 9,172,389 Canada 261,811.00 678,087 6.88

  • US states by total area

  • US states by land area

  • US states by water area

  • US states by water percentage

  • Alaska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area

  • The area of Alaska is 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 U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states, including 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

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