List of U.S. states and territories by area

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This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area.[1] 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.[2]

Area by state, federal district or territory

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Land, water and total area by U.S. state, district or territory; sortable
State / territoryTotal areaLand areaWater areaNational
share (%)
sq mikm2sq mikm2sq mikm2%
Alaska 665,3841,723,337588,4001,518,80091,316236,50813.7%17.48%
Texas 268,596695,662261,232676,5877,36519,0752.7%7.06%
California 163,695423,967155,779403,4667,91620,5014.8%4.30%
Montana 147,040380,831145,546376,9621,4943,8691.0%3.86%
New Mexico 121,590314,917121,298314,1612927570.2%3.19%
Arizona 113,990295,234113,594294,2073961,0260.3%3.00%
Nevada 110,572286,380109,781284,3327912,0480.7%2.91%
Colorado 104,094269,601103,642268,4314521,1700.4%2.74%
Oregon 98,379254,79995,988248,6082,3916,1912.4%2.58%
Wyoming 97,813253,33597,093251,4707201,8640.7%2.57%
Michigan 96,714250,48756,539146,43540,175104,05241.5%2.54%
Minnesota 86,936225,16379,627206,2327,30918,9308.4%2.28%
Utah 84,897219,88282,170212,8182,7277,0643.2%2.23%
Idaho 83,569216,44382,643214,0459262,3981.1%2.20%
Kansas 82,278213,10081,759211,7545201,3460.6%2.16%
Nebraska 77,348200,33076,824198,9745241,3560.7%2.03%
South Dakota 77,116199,72975,811196,3501,3053,3791.7%2.03%
Washington 71,298184,66166,456172,1194,84212,5426.8%1.87%
North Dakota 70,698183,10869,001178,7111,6984,3972.4%1.86%
Oklahoma 69,899181,03768,595177,6601,3043,3771.9%1.84%
Missouri 69,707180,54068,742178,0409652,5011.4%1.83%
Florida 65,758170,31253,625138,88712,13331,42418.5%1.73%
Wisconsin 65,496169,63554,158140,26811,33929,36717.3%1.72%
Georgia 59,425153,91057,513148,9591,9124,9513.2%1.56%
Illinois 57,914149,99555,519143,7932,3956,2024.1%1.52%
Iowa 56,273145,74655,857144,6694161,0770.7%1.48%
New York 54,555141,29747,126122,0577,42919,24013.6%1.43%
North Carolina 53,819139,39148,618125,9205,20113,4719.7%1.41%
Arkansas 53,179137,73252,035134,7711,1432,9612.1%1.40%
Alabama 52,420135,76750,645131,1711,7754,5973.4%1.38%
Louisiana 52,378135,65943,204111,8989,17423,76117.5%1.38%
Mississippi 48,432125,43846,923121,5311,5093,9073.1%1.27%
Pennsylvania 46,054119,28044,743115,8831,3123,3972.8%1.21%
Ohio 44,826116,09840,861105,8293,96510,2698.8%1.18%
Virginia 42,775110,78739,490102,2793,2858,5087.7%1.12%
Tennessee 42,144109,15341,235106,7989092,3552.2%1.11%
Kentucky 40,408104,65639,486102,2699212,3872.3%1.06%
Indiana 36,42094,32635,82692,7895931,5371.6%0.96%
Maine 35,38091,63330,84379,8834,53711,75012.8%0.93%
South Carolina 32,02082,93330,06177,8571,9605,0766.1%0.84%
West Virginia 24,23062,75624,03862,2591924970.8%0.64%
Maryland 12,40632,1319,70725,1422,6996,99021.8%0.33%
Hawaii 10,93228,3136,42316,6354,50911,67841.2%0.29%
Massachusetts 10,55427,3367,80020,2022,7547,13426.1%0.28%
Vermont 9,61624,9069,21723,8714001,0354.2%0.25%
New Hampshire 9,34924,2148,95323,1873971,0274.2%0.25%
New Jersey 8,72322,5917,35419,0471,3683,54415.7%0.23%
Connecticut 5,54314,3574,84212,5427011,81612.6%0.15%
Puerto Rico 5,32513,7913,4248,8681,9014,92435.7%0.14%
Delaware 2,4896,4461,9495,0475401,39921.7%0.07%
Northern Mariana Islands 1,9765,1171824721,7934,64490.7%0.05%
Rhode Island 1,5454,0011,0342,6785111,32433.1%0.04%
U.S. Virgin Islands 7331,8981343485991,55081.7%0.02%
American Samoa 5811,505761985051,30786.9%0.02%
Guam 5711,47821054336193563.2%0.02%
District of Columbia 681776115871910.3%0.00%
 Minor Outlying Islands[3][a] 16411641000.0%0.00%
 Contiguous US 3,120,4288,081,8692,954,8437,653,006165,589428,8655.3%81.99%
 50 States 3,796,6769,833,3423,531,8469,147,436264,834685,9077.0%99.76%
 50 States and DC 3,796,7449,833,5193,531,9079,147,594264,841685,9267.0%99.76%
United States 3,805,9279,857,3063,535,9329,158,022269,995699,2847.1%100.00%
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  • 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. It is the seventh-largest country division in the world.
    Alaska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area. It is the seventh-largest country division in the world.
  • The area of Alaska is 18% of the area of the United States and equivalent to 21% of the area of the contiguous United States.
    The area of Alaska is 18% of the area of the United States and equivalent to 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.
    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.
    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 (Alaska) in water area, and first in water percentage.
    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 (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.

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Notes

  1. [a]
    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.[4]

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