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Home > List of U.S. states by area

 Contents
1 Source
2 Total area
3 Land area
4 Water area
5 See also
Here are three lists of the U.S. states in order of their area.

1 Source

All data is provided by the United States Census Bureau and is current as of 2000.

2 Total area

  1. Alaska - 1,717,854 kmē   (663,267 milesē)
  2. Texas - 695,621 kmē   (268,581 milesē)
  3. California - 423,970 kmē   (163,696 milesē)
  4. Montana - 380,838 kmē   (147,042 milesē)
  5. New Mexico - 314,915 kmē   (121,589 milesē)
  6. Arizona - 295,254 kmē   (113,998 milesē)
  7. Nevada - 286,351 kmē   (110,561 milesē)
  8. Colorado - 269,601 kmē   (104,094 milesē)
  9. Oregon - 254,805 kmē   (98,381 milesē)
  10. Wyoming - 253,336 kmē   (97,814 milesē)
  11. MichiganMichigan is a state in the United States. The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word meicigama meaning "great water. Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest state shoreline - 250,494 kmē   (96,716 milesē)
  12. MinnesotaMinnesota ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: North Star State Other U. States Capital Saint Paul Largest City Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 12th225,365 kmē206,375 kmē18,990 kmē8. 4% Population Total ( 2000) D - 225,171 kmē   (86,939 milesē)
  13. UtahUtah ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Beehive State Other U. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest City Salt Lake City Governor Olene Walker Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 13th 220,080 kmē 212,988 kmē 7,092 kmē 3. 2% Population Total ( 2000) - 219,887 kmē   (84,899 milesē)
  14. IdahoIdaho ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Gem State Other U. States Capital Boise Largest City Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 14th 216,632 kmē214,499 kmē 2,133 kmē1% Population Total ( 2000) Density Ranked 39th1,2 - 216,446 kmē   (83,570 milesē)
  15. KansasKansas derived from the Siouan word Kansa meaning "People of the south wind", is a midwestern state in the United States. postal abbreviation for the state is KS and the state flower is the sunflower. The state motto is "Ad astra per aspera", Latin for "t - 213,096 kmē   (82,277 milesē)
  16. NebraskaNebraska ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Cornhusker State Other U. States Capital Lincoln Largest City Omaha Governor Mike Johanns Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 16th 200,520 kmē 199,099 kmē 1,247 kmē 0. 6% Population Total ( 2000) Density - 200,345 kmē   (77,354 milesē)
  17. South DakotaSouth Dakota ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: The Mount Rushmore State Other U. States Capital Pierre Largest City Sioux Falls Governor Mike Rounds Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 17th 199,905 kmē 196,735 kmē 3,173 kmē 1. 6% Population Total - 199,731 kmē   (77,116 milesē)
  18. WashingtonWashington is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It should not be confused with Washington, DC, the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the state is often called Washington state . Although the state capital is Olympia, the largest c - 184,665 kmē   (71,300 milesē)
  19. North Dakota - 183,112 kmē   (70,700 milesē)
  20. Oklahoma - 181,035 kmē   (69,898 milesē)
  21. Missouri - 180,533 kmē   (69,704 milesē)
  22. Florida - 170,304 kmē   (65,755 milesē)
  23. Wisconsin - 169,639 kmē   (65,498 milesē)
  24. Georgia - 153,909 kmē   (59,425 milesē)
  25. Illinois - 149,998 kmē   (57,914 milesē)
  26. Iowa - 145,743 kmē   (56,272 milesē)
  27. New York - 141,299 kmē   (54,556 milesē)
  28. North Carolina - 139,389 kmē   (53,819 milesē)
  29. Arkansas - 137,732 kmē   (53,179 milesē)
  30. Alabama - 135,765 kmē   (52,419 milesē)
  31. Louisiana - 134,264 kmē   (51,840 milesē)
  32. Mississippi - 125,434 kmē   (48,430 milesē)
  33. Pennsylvania - 119,283 kmē   (46,055 milesē)
  34. Ohio - 116,096 kmē   (44,825 milesē)
  35. Virginia - 110,785 kmē   (42,774 milesē)
  36. Tennessee - 109,151 kmē   (42,143 milesē)
  37. Kentucky - 104,659 kmē   (40,409 milesē)
  38. Indiana - 94,321 kmē   (36,418 milesē)
  39. Maine - 91,646 kmē   (35,385 milesē)
  40. South Carolina - 82,932 kmē   (32,020 milesē)
  41. West Virginia - 62,755 kmē   (24,230 milesē)
  42. Maryland - 32,133 kmē   (12,407 milesē)
  43. Hawaii - 28,311 kmē   (10,931 milesē)
  44. Massachusetts - 27,336 kmē   (10,555 milesē)
  45. Vermont - 24,901 kmē   (9,614 milesē)
  46. New Hampshire - 24,216 kmē   (9,350 milesē)
  47. New Jersey - 22,588 kmē   (8,721 milesē)
  48. Connecticut - 14,357 kmē   (5,543 milesē)
  49. Delaware - 6,447 kmē   (2,489 milesē)
  50. Rhode Island - 4,002 kmē   (1,545 milesē)


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