List of U.S. states and territories by area

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

	Total area^[1]			Land area^[1]				Water^[1]
State federal district or territory	Rank	sq mi	km²	Rank	sq mi	km²	% land	Rank	sq mi	km²	% water
22x20px 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	163,696.32	423,972	3	155,779.22	403,466	95.16%	6	7,915.52	20,501	4.84%
File:Flag of Montana.svg 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%
File:Flag of Utah.svg 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%
File:Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas	15	82,278.36	213,100	13	81,758.72	211,754	99.37%	42	519.64	1,346	0.63%
22x20px 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%
22x20px 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%
22x20px 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%
22x20px 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%
File:Flag of Louisiana.svg 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%
File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania	33	46,054.35	119,280	32	44,742.70	115,883	97.15%	28	1,311.64	3,397	2.85%
22x20px Ohio	34	44,825.58	116,098	35	40,860.69	105,829	91.15%	14	3,964.89	10,269	8.85%
22x20px Virginia	35	42,774.93	110,787	36	39,490.09	102,279	92.32%	15	3,284.84	8,508	7.68%
22x20px Tennessee	36	42,144.25	109,153	34	41,234.90	106,798	97.84%	35	909.36	2,355	2.16%
File:Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky	37	40,407.80	104,656	37	39,486.34	102,269	97.72%	34	921.46	2,387	2.28%
22x20px 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%
22x20px 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%
22x20px 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	&10000000000000100000000	68.34	177	&10000000000000100000000	61.05	158	89.33%	&10000000000000100000000	7.29	19	10.67%
Puerto Rico	&10000000000000100000000	5,324.84	13,791	&10000000000000100000000	3,423.78	8,868	64.30%	&10000000000000100000000	1,901.07	4,924	35.70%
Northern Mariana Islands	&10000000000000100000000	1,975.57	5,117	&10000000000000100000000	182.33	472	9.23%	&10000000000000100000000	1,793.24	4,644	90.77%
United States Virgin Islands	&10000000000000100000000	732.93	1,898	&10000000000000100000000	134.32	348	18.33%	&10000000000000100000000	598.61	1,550	81.67%
American Samoa	&10000000000000100000000	581.05	1,505	&10000000000000100000000	76.46	198	13.16%	&10000000000000100000000	504.60	1,307	86.84%
Guam	&10000000000000100000000	570.62	1,478	&10000000000000100000000	209.80	543	36.77%	&10000000000000100000000	360.82	935	63.23%
Minor Outlying Islands^[2]^[a]	&10000000000000100000000	16.00	41	&10000000000000100000000	16.00	41	—	&10000000000000100000000	—	—	—
Contiguous United States	Total	3,120,426.47	8,081,867	&10000000000000100000000	2,954,841.42	7,653,004	94.69%	&10000000000000100000000	165,584.6	428,862	5.31%
50 states and District of Columbia	Total	3,796,742.23	9,833,517	&10000000000000100000000	3,531,905.43	9,147,593	93.02%	&10000000000000100000000	264,836.79	685,924	6.98%
All U.S. territory	Total	3,805,943.26	9,857,348	&10000000000000100000000	3,535,948.12	9,158,064	92.91%	&10000000000000100000000	269,995.13	699,284	7.09%

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Alaska is the largest state in total area, land area, and water area.
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Despite being the second largest state, Texas is only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska.
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Montana is larger than every state it borders; only Alaska and Wyoming have a lower population density.
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Sunset on Lake Michigan. Michigan is second behind Alaska in water area.

List Of U.S. States And Territories By Area Media

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US States total area.
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US States by total land area.
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US States by water area.
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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.
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.
Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area.
Michigan is second (after Alaska) in water area, and first in water percentage.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "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.
↑ "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.

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.^[1]

[2010census-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "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.

[2000census-2] "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.

[3] 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.^[1]

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