United States Congressional Districts - List of Districts By Area

List of Districts By Area

This list includes the 435 voting districts, along with the District of Columbia's non-voting delegation.

Rank
small		 Rank
large		 District Land area
(mi²)		 Land area
(km²)
435 1 Alaska At-large 571,951.26 1,481,353.76
434 2 Montana At-large 145,552.44 376,980.82
433 3 Nevada 2nd 105,078.94 272,154.45
432 4 Wyoming At-large 97,100.40 251,490.04
431 5 South Dakota At-large 75,884.64 196,541.22
430 6 New Mexico 2nd 69,492.90 179,986.61
429 7 Oregon 2nd 69,491.49 179,982.96
428 8 North Dakota At-large 68,975.93 178,647.66
427 9 Nebraska 3rd 64,511.06 167,083.65
426 10 Arizona 1st 58,608.37 151,795.68
425 11 Kansas 1st 57,373.20 148,596.59
424 12 Colorado 3rd 53,963.41 139,765.23
423 13 Texas 23rd 52,620.74 136,287.72
422 14 New Mexico 3rd 47,146.11 122,108.42
421 15 Utah 2nd 45,624.25 118,166.81
420 16 Idaho 2nd 43,222.44 111,946.12
419 17 Texas 13th 40,197.26 104,110.90
418 18 Idaho 1st 39,524.77 102,369.15
417 19 Texas 11th 34,994.77 90,636.45
416 20 Oklahoma 3rd 34,088.49 88,289.19
415 21 Minnesota 7th 31,796.48 82,352.88
414 22 Colorado 4th 30,897.82 80,025.35
413 23 Minnesota 8th 27,582.63 71,439.01
412 24 Maine 2nd 27,326.31 70,775.14
411 25 Texas 19th 25,268.35 65,445.03
410 26 Michigan 1st 24,887.20 64,457.85
409 27 Arizona 7th 22,872.61 59,240.06
408 28 Washington 5th 22,863.97 59,217.68
407 29 California 2nd 21,758.15 56,353.61
406 30 California 25th 21,484.24 55,644.18
405 31 Utah 1st 20,768.46 53,790.31
404 32 Oklahoma 2nd 20,563.10 53,258.43
403 33 Arkansas 4th 20,504.63 53,106.99
402 34 Arizona 2nd 20,219.80 52,369.28
401 35 Washington 4th 19,051.49 49,343.36
400 36 Wisconsin 7th 18,786.53 48,657.11
399 37 Missouri 8th 18,681.07 48,383.97
398 38 Iowa 5th 18,347.56 47,520.18
397 39 Oregon 4th 17,180.70 44,498.01
396 40 Arkansas 1st 17,151.46 44,422.28
395 41 California 4th 16,453.38 42,614.25
394 42 Iowa 4th 15,760.07 40,818.58
393 43 Utah 3rd 15,750.95 40,794.96
392 44 Missouri 4th 14,544.17 37,669.40
391 45 Kansas 2nd 14,133.57 36,605.95
390 46 Missouri 9th 13,925.47 36,066.97
389 47 Louisiana 5th 13,775.06 35,677.41
388 48 Mississippi 2nd 13,624.94 35,288.59
387 49 Wisconsin 3rd 13,565.50 35,134.64
386 50 Minnesota 1st 13,321.73 34,503.28
385 51 California 41st 13,314.29 34,484.01
384 52 New York 23rd 13,234.77 34,278.05
383 53 Mississippi 3rd 13,168.40 34,106.16
382 54 Missouri 6th 13,032.00 33,752.88
381 55 Nebraska 1st 11,950.81 30,952.60
380 56 Kentucky 1st 11,683.12 30,259.28
379 57 Illinois 19th 11,518.72 29,833.48
378 58 Mississippi 1st 11,412.83 29,559.23
377 59 Georgia 1st 11,232.32 29,091.71
376 60 Pennsylvania 5th 11,041.82 28,598.31
375 61 California 1st 11,005.66 28,504.66
374 62 Georgia 3rd 10,914.70 28,269.07
373 63 Louisiana 4th 10,764.80 27,880.83
372 64 Texas 15th 10,693.58 27,696.37
371 65 Kentucky 5th 10,676.32 27,651.67
370 66 Alabama 2nd 10,501.58 27,199.09
369 67 California 22nd 10,416.87 26,979.69
368 68 Oklahoma 4th 10,211.88 26,448.77
367 69 Texas 28th 10,138.52 26,258.77
366 70 Illinois 15th 10,072.49 26,087.75
365 71 Tennessee 4th 10,038.21 25,998.96
364 72 Wisconsin 8th 9,740.44 25,227.74
363 73 Georgia 2nd 9,723.94 25,185.00
362 74 Texas 4th 9,534.22 24,693.63
361 75 Kansas 4th 9,530.53 24,684.07
360 76 Florida 2nd 9,424.83 24,410.31
359 77 West Virginia 3rd 9,332.20 24,170.40
358 78 Vermont At-large 9,249.56 23,956.36
357 79 Arizona 8th 9,006.54 23,326.94
356 80 Virginia 5th 8,922.03 23,108.06
355 81 Virginia 9th 8,800.24 22,792.62
354 82 Mississippi 4th 8,700.80 22,535.07
353 83 Alabama 7th 8,668.97 22,452.63
352 84 Texas 1st 8,508.22 22,036.29
351 85 Arkansas 3rd 8,489.91 21,988.87
350 86 West Virginia 2nd 8,459.30 21,909.59
349 87 Alabama 4th 8,372.43 21,684.59
348 88 Tennessee 8th 8,261.71 21,397.83
347 89 Illinois 18th 8,186.32 21,202.57
346 90 Texas 8th 8,149.73 21,107.80
345 91 Illinois 17th 8,120.18 21,031.27
344 92 South Carolina 6th 8,119.75 21,030.15
343 93 California 21st 8,025.86 20,786.98
342 94 Texas 25th 8,015.05 20,758.98
341 95 Alabama 3rd 7,833.94 20,289.90
340 96 Colorado 5th 7,707.92 19,963.51
339 97 Texas 17th 7,691.43 19,920.80
338 98 Kentucky 2nd 7,567.00 19,598.53
337 99 Iowa 2nd 7,565.78 19,595.37
336 100 Washington 3rd 7,515.38 19,464.83
335 101 Michigan 4th 7,451.46 19,299.28
334 102 Iowa 1st 7,216.70 18,691.25
333 103 North Carolina 1st 7,198.86 18,645.05
332 104 Pennsylvania 9th 7,159.58 18,543.31
331 105 Texas 31st 7,133.64 18,476.13
330 106 Texas 14th 7,095.10 18,376.31
329 107 Indiana 8th 7,041.64 18,237.85
328 108 South Carolina 5th 7,034.99 18,220.62
327 109 New York 20th 7,017.90 18,176.36
326 110 Louisiana 3rd 7,010.30 18,156.68
325 111 Iowa 3rd 6,979.25 18,076.26
324 112 Georgia 9th 6,946.80 17,992.21
323 113 Ohio 18th 6,826.47 17,680.56
322 114 Washington 6th 6,781.44 17,563.93
321 115 California 19th 6,692.32 17,333.11
320 116 Indiana 9th 6,602.61 17,100.76
319 117 Washington 2nd 6,564.33 17,001.61
318 118 Pennsylvania 10th 6,557.85 16,984.83
317 119 New Hampshire 2nd 6,519.45 16,885.38
316 120 Alabama 1st 6,317.03 16,361.11
315 121 Tennessee 7th 6,291.79 16,295.74
314 122 West Virginia 1st 6,286.23 16,281.34
313 123 Louisiana 7th 6,267.88 16,233.81
312 124 Hawaii 2nd 6,231.76 16,140.26
311 125 Texas 6th 6,198.27 16,053.52
310 126 North Carolina 3rd 6,192.07 16,037.46
309 127 New York 24th 6,163.76 15,964.14
308 128 Ohio 5th 6,128.32 15,872.35
307 129 North Carolina 7th 6,087.33 15,766.18
306 130 North Carolina 11th 6,025.09 15,604.98
305 131 California 45th 5,979.85 15,487.81
304 132 Arkansas 2nd 5,922.18 15,338.45
303 133 Kentucky 4th 5,678.53 14,707.39
302 134 New York 29th 5,660.13 14,659.74
301 135 Virginia 6th 5,646.90 14,625.47
300 136 Wisconsin 6th 5,641.16 14,610.60
299 137 Colorado 2nd 5,614.89 14,542.57
298 138 Indiana 6th 5,550.40 14,375.54
297 139 Tennessee 6th 5,480.19 14,193.69
296 140 Missouri 7th 5,479.72 14,192.47
295 141 Texas 5th 5,429.15 14,061.50
294 142 South Carolina 3rd 5,392.34 13,966.16
293 143 Michigan 2nd 5,364.94 13,895.19
292 144 Oregon 5th 5,362.42 13,888.67
291 145 Georgia 12th 5,224.01 13,530.19
290 146 Ohio 6th 5,197.50 13,461.52
289 147 California 20th 4,982.45 12,904.55
288 148 California 17th 4,820.11 12,484.08
287 149 South Carolina 2nd 4,767.30 12,347.31
286 150 Texas 27th 4,720.24 12,225.42
285 151 New Mexico 1st 4,716.50 12,215.73
284 152 Florida 1st 4,641.76 12,022.16
283 153 Ohio 4th 4,619.94 11,965.64
282 154 California 51st 4,582.18 11,867.85
281 155 Nevada 3rd 4,569.76 11,835.68
280 156 Alabama 6th 4,564.18 11,821.23
279 157 Florida 16th 4,538.45 11,754.59
278 158 Virginia 4th 4,488.75 11,625.86
277 159 Alabama 5th 4,485.87 11,618.40
276 160 Illinois 12th 4,424.82 11,460.28
275 161 North Carolina 5th 4,401.88 11,400.87
274 162 Michigan 7th 4,295.33 11,124.90
273 163 Florida 25th 4,267.92 11,053.91
272 164 Illinois 11th 4,240.94 10,984.03
271 165 Florida 4th 4,117.88 10,665.31
270 166 Colorado 6th 4,103.91 10,629.13
269 167 Illinois 16th 4,098.26 10,614.49
268 168 Tennessee 1st 4,093.25 10,601.52
267 169 Florida 5th 4,044.06 10,474.12
266 170 Indiana 4th 4,016.44 10,402.58
265 171 Pennsylvania 3rd 3,969.03 10,279.79
264 172 North Carolina 2nd 3,955.92 10,245.83
263 173 California 24th 3,883.09 10,057.20
262 174 Texas 10th 3,803.45 9,850.94
261 175 Virginia 1st 3,772.74 9,771.40
260 176 Kentucky 6th 3,756.54 9,729.44
259 177 Georgia 10th 3,741.18 9,689.66
258 178 Georgia 11th 3,700.68 9,584.76
257 179 Indiana 2nd 3,679.00 9,528.61
256 180 Maryland 1st 3,653.10 9,461.53
255 181 Michigan 10th 3,549.48 9,193.15
254 182 Maine 1st 3,535.25 9,156.30
253 183 Virginia 7th 3,514.21 9,101.80
252 184 Georgia 8th 3,512.28 9,096.81
251 185 Wisconsin 2nd 3,511.41 9,094.55
250 186 Tennessee 3rd 3,410.79 8,833.95
249 187 California 3rd 3,374.19 8,739.15
248 188 Florida 23rd 3,362.23 8,708.18
247 189 Michigan 6th 3,331.31 8,628.09
246 190 North Carolina 10th 3,302.05 8,552.31
245 191 North Carolina 8th 3,282.79 8,502.43
244 192 Indiana 5th 3,266.14 8,459.30
243 193 New York 22nd 3,246.13 8,407.48
242 194 Indiana 3rd 3,239.80 8,391.08
241 195 Massachusetts 1st 3,101.14 8,031.95
240 196 Minnesota 6th 3,080.56 7,978.65
239 197 Louisiana 6th 3,075.84 7,966.43
238 198 Maryland 6th 3,062.27 7,931.28
237 199 California 18th 3,052.36 7,905.61
236 200 Minnesota 2nd 3,035.27 7,861.35
235 201 North Carolina 6th 2,943.82 7,624.49
234 202 Oregon 1st 2,941.38 7,618.17
233 203 Florida 6th 2,911.62 7,541.10
232 204 Illinois 14th 2,851.65 7,385.77
231 205 Ohio 7th 2,848.15 7,376.71
230 206 Pennsylvania 12th 2,751.66 7,126.80
229 207 New York 26th 2,731.02 7,073.34
228 208 South Carolina 1st 2,644.56 6,849.41
227 209 Ohio 2nd 2,611.52 6,763.84
226 210 Florida 13th 2,599.26 6,732.08
225 211 Texas 21st 2,581.69 6,686.58
224 212 Washington 8th 2,579.22 6,680.18
223 213 Florida 15th 2,544.92 6,591.34
222 214 New Hampshire 1st 2,448.65 6,342.00
221 215 Tennessee 2nd 2,426.81 6,285.44
220 216 Louisiana 1st 2,402.01 6,221.21
219 217 Pennsylvania 17th 2,335.20 6,048.17
218 218 California 11th 2,276.88 5,897.12
217 219 North Carolina 13th 2,255.75 5,842.39
216 220 Michigan 8th 2,253.63 5,836.90
215 221 Pennsylvania 11th 2,217.90 5,744.36
214 222 Indiana 1st 2,209.37 5,722.27
213 223 Texas 12th 2,168.15 5,615.51
212 224 South Carolina 4th 2,150.53 5,569.87
211 225 California 52nd 2,113.22 5,473.24
210 226 Oklahoma 5th 2,066.73 5,352.83
209 227 Connecticut 2nd 2,028.11 5,252.80
208 228 Ohio 8th 2,013.95 5,216.13
207 229 New Jersey 2nd 1,981.71 5,132.63
206 230 Florida 12th 1,955.97 5,065.96
205 231 Delaware At-large 1,953.57 5,059.75
204 232 Texas 2nd 1,936.59 5,015.77
203 233 New York 21st 1,934.97 5,011.57
202 234 Virginia 10th 1,856.25 4,807.69
201 235 Michigan 3rd 1,854.31 4,802.66
200 236 New York 27th 1,830.21 4,740.24
199 237 Florida 7th 1,797.09 4,654.46
198 238 Ohio 14th 1,796.73 4,653.53
197 239 Florida 3rd 1,796.30 4,652.42
196 240 Michigan 5th 1,753.91 4,542.63
195 241 Oklahoma 1st 1,736.85 4,498.44
194 242 Ohio 16th 1,732.07 4,486.06
193 243 California 49th 1,690.44 4,378.24
192 244 Wisconsin 1st 1,679.95 4,351.07
191 245 Pennsylvania 19th 1,658.01 4,294.25
190 246 California 6th 1,624.55 4,207.58
189 247 New York 25th 1,619.74 4,195.13
188 248 Ohio 3rd 1,595.48 4,132.29
187 249 Florida 24th 1,583.23 4,100.57
186 250 Maryland 5th 1,504.25 3,896.01
185 251 Pennsylvania 18th 1,431.72 3,708.15
184 252 Arizona 5th 1,405.79 3,641.00
183 253 New York 19th 1,401.14 3,628.95
182 254 Pennsylvania 4th 1,302.18 3,372.65
181 255 Texas 26th 1,291.98 3,346.23
180 256 Pennsylvania 16th 1,290.14 3,341.46
179 257 Wisconsin 5th 1,273.23 3,297.67
178 258 Colorado 7th 1,258.23 3,258.82
177 259 North Carolina 4th 1,253.28 3,246.00
176 260 Missouri 2nd 1,247.80 3,231.80
175 261 Connecticut 5th 1,247.60 3,231.28
174 262 Missouri 3rd 1,247.06 3,229.89
173 263 Georgia 7th 1,195.01 3,095.08
172 264 Ohio 15th 1,178.34 3,051.90
171 265 Virginia 3rd 1,117.94 2,895.46
170 266 Ohio 9th 1,101.55 2,853.01
169 267 New Jersey 5th 1,099.03 2,846.49
168 268 Florida 14th 1,056.56 2,736.49
167 269 California 23rd 1,041.59 2,697.72
166 270 Oregon 3rd 1,020.79 2,643.85
165 271 Ohio 12th 1,016.05 2,631.57
164 272 California 10th 1,013.31 2,624.47
163 273 Ohio 17th 1,005.52 2,604.30
162 274 North Carolina 9th 990.60 2,565.65
161 275 Florida 8th 986.71 2,555.58
160 276 Texas 22nd 971.45 2,516.06
159 277 Michigan 15th 961.24 2,489.61
158 278 Virginia 2nd 961.04 2,489.09
157 279 Massachusetts 10th 934.25 2,419.71
156 280 New Jersey 3rd 925.64 2,397.41
155 281 Massachusetts 2nd 921.64 2,387.05
154 282 Tennessee 5th 893.85 2,315.07
153 283 Pennsylvania 15th 845.02 2,188.60
152 284 California 14th 825.65 2,138.43
151 285 North Carolina 12th 821.43 2,127.50
150 286 Pennsylvania 6th 813.46 2,106.86
149 287 Kansas 3rd 777.57 2,013.91
148 288 Georgia 13th 777.44 2,013.57
147 289 California 26th 751.90 1,947.42
146 290 Massachusetts 4th 731.84 1,895.47
145 291 Arizona 6th 723.64 1,874.23
144 292 Rhode Island 2nd 720.24 1,865.42
143 293 New Jersey 4th 718.78 1,861.64
142 294 Connecticut 1st 652.99 1,691.24
141 295 New York 1st 646.43 1,674.25
140 296 Florida 9th 633.92 1,641.85
139 297 New Jersey 12th 633.24 1,640.09
138 298 Pennsylvania 8th 619.02 1,603.26
137 299 Illinois 8th 617.88 1,600.31
136 300 New Jersey 11th 610.09 1,580.13
135 301 Washington 9th 607.71 1,573.97
134 302 Arizona 3rd 598.42 1,549.91
133 303 New Jersey 7th 595.03 1,541.13
132 304 Massachusetts 3rd 581.00 1,504.79
131 305 Texas 16th 580.83 1,504.35
130 306 Massachusetts 5th 565.75 1,465.29
129 307 New York 28th 534.09 1,383.29
128 308 Ohio 13th 530.51 1,374.02
127 309 California 44th 522.16 1,352.39
126 310 Missouri 5th 511.52 1,324.84
125 311 Massachusetts 6th 480.31 1,244.00
124 312 Minnesota 3rd 467.63 1,211.16
123 313 Connecticut 3rd 459.15 1,189.20
122 314 Connecticut 4th 456.94 1,183.47
121 315 Washington 1st 439.21 1,137.55
120 316 Georgia 6th 434.96 1,126.55
119 317 Ohio 1st 416.28 1,078.17
118 318 Nebraska 2nd 410.54 1,063.30
117 319 Michigan 11th 398.57 1,032.30
116 320 Virginia 11th 387.75 1,004.27
115 321 Kentucky 3rd 366.67 949.68
114 322 Florida 18th 354.97 919.37
113 323 Maryland 2nd 354.94 919.29
112 324 Illinois 13th 354.55 918.28
111 325 California 7th 349.04 904.01
110 326 New Jersey 1st 334.79 867.11
109 327 Texas 24th 334.40 866.10
108 328 Rhode Island 1st 324.69 840.95
107 329 Tennessee 9th 320.51 830.12
106 330 Texas 30th 317.39 822.04
105 331 Maryland 4th 315.20 816.37
104 332 California 42nd 313.78 812.69
103 333 Massachusetts 9th 313.08 810.88
102 334 Michigan 9th 311.33 806.34
101 335 California 50th 300.26 777.67
100 336 Maryland 8th 297.06 769.39
99 337 Maryland 7th 294.25 762.11
98 338 Maryland 3rd 292.74 758.20
97 339 Pennsylvania 7th 290.08 751.31
96 340 California 15th 286.23 741.34
95 341 California 30th 285.52 739.50
94 342 Florida 22nd 267.79 693.58
93 343 Louisiana 2nd 265.97 688.86
92 344 Texas 3rd 264.72 685.62
91 345 California 46th 263.64 682.83
90 346 Indiana 7th 261.51 677.31
89 347 Pennsylvania 13th 254.66 659.57
88 348 Georgia 5th 251.83 652.24
87 349 Georgia 4th 250.99 650.06
86 350 Illinois 10th 249.56 646.36
85 351 Florida 11th 243.88 631.65
84 352 New York 2nd 239.36 619.94
83 353 Texas 29th 235.93 611.06
82 354 Florida 19th 231.03 598.37
81 355 California 16th 229.89 595.42
80 356 Texas 18th 227.36 588.86
79 357 New York 18th 222.14 575.34
78 358 California 13th 221.29 573.14
77 359 Missouri 1st 217.14 562.39
76 360 Illinois 6th 213.43 552.78
75 361 California 48th 212.25 549.73
74 362 Minnesota 4th 201.86 522.82
73 363 Arizona 4th 199.40 516.45
72 364 Texas 7th 197.59 511.76
71 365 New Jersey 6th 196.34 508.52
70 366 Ohio 10th 195.47 506.27
69 367 California 43rd 190.88 494.38
68 368 Hawaii 1st 190.87 494.35
67 369 Illinois 2nd 184.64 478.22
66 370 Texas 20th 183.77 475.96
65 371 New York 3rd 183.39 474.98
64 372 Nevada 1st 177.28 459.16
63 373 Florida 10th 174.55 452.08
62 374 Colorado 1st 171.34 443.77
61 375 Massachusetts 7th 170.29 441.05
60 376 Pennsylvania 14th 161.63 418.62
59 377 Florida 20th 160.45 415.57
58 378 Michigan 12th 160.31 415.20
57 379 Texas 32nd 159.63 413.44
56 380 Texas 9th 153.89 398.58
55 381 California 27th 150.75 390.44
54 382 California 5th 147.02 380.78
53 383 Washington 7th 141.31 365.99
52 384 Florida 21st 134.93 349.47
51 385 Ohio 11th 134.53 348.43
50 386 California 9th 132.29 342.63
49 387 New York 17th 126.64 328.00
48 388 Illinois 3rd 124.50 322.45
47 389 Minnesota 5th 123.91 320.93
46 390 Virginia 8th 123.14 318.93
45 391 Michigan 14th 122.69 317.77
44 392 California 12th 116.95 302.90
43 393 Wisconsin 4th 111.90 289.82
42 394 Michigan 13th 108.10 279.98
41 395 New Jersey 8th 106.79 276.59
40 396 California 38th 103.89 269.08
39 397 California 29th 101.40 262.63
38 398 California 40th 100.05 259.13
37 399 Illinois 1st 97.84 253.41
36 400 Florida 17th 96.53 250.01
35 401 California 53rd 94.94 245.89
34 402 New Jersey 9th 93.15 241.26
33 403 California 32nd 91.85 237.89
32 404 New York 4th 89.83 232.66
31 405 California 28th 77.19 199.92
30 406 Illinois 9th 75.33 195.10
29 407 California 36th 74.87 193.91
28 408 California 37th 74.58 193.16
27 409 New York 5th 66.27 171.64
26 410 New Jersey 10th 66.00 170.94
25 411 California 39th 64.81 167.86
24 412 New York 13th 64.72 167.62
—— —— District of Columbia At-large 61.40 159.03
23 413 Pennsylvania 1st 58.87 152.47
22 414 Pennsylvania 2nd 58.79 152.27
21 415 California 34th 58.30 151.00
20 416 Illinois 5th 56.99 147.60
19 417 New Jersey 13th 56.73 146.93
18 418 Illinois 7th 56.35 145.95
17 419 California 35th 55.41 143.51
16 420 California 47th 54.70 141.67
15 421 California 33rd 48.15 124.71
14 422 Massachusetts 8th 40.72 105.46
13 423 New York 6th 39.54 102.41
12 424 California 31st 39.37 101.97
11 425 Illinois 4th 39.14 101.37
10 426 New York 9th 37.02 95.88
9 427 California 8th 35.38 91.63
8 428 New York 7th 26.37 68.30
7 429 New York 12th 18.73 48.51
6 430 New York 10th 17.88 46.31
5 431 New York 8th 14.88 38.54
4 432 New York 14th 12.57 32.56
3 433 New York 11th 12.05 31.21
2 434 New York 16th 11.82 30.61
1 435 New York 15th 10.29 26.65

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