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 | ||||||||
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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 |
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US states by total area
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US states by land area
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US states by water area
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US states by water percentage
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Alaska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area
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The area of Alaska is 21% of the area of the contiguous United States
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The second largest state, Texas, is only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska
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Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area
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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.
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Michigan is second (after Alaska) in water area, and first in water percentage
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Florida is mostly a peninsula, and has the third largest water area and seventh largest water area percentage
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