This is a complete list of all 50
U.S. states, its federal district (
Washington, D.C.) and its major
territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. The water area includes
inland waters,
coastal waters, the
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border. The five lakes are Lake Superior, Superior, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Lake Huron, H ...
and
territorial waters.
Glacier
A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires ...
s and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area.
"Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts"
''Census 2000 Geography Glossary'', U.S. Census Bureau.
Area by state, federal district or territory
File:US States by Total Area.svg, U.S. states by total area
File:US States by Total Land Area.svg, U.S. states by land area
File:US States by Water Area.svg, U.S. states by water area
File:US States by Water Percentage.svg, U.S. states by water percentage
File:Map of USA AK full.png, Alaska
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area. It is the seventh-largest country division in the world.
File:Alaska area compared to conterminous US.svg, The area of Alaska is of the area of the United States and equivalent to of the area of the contiguous United States
The contiguous United States, also known as the U.S. mainland, officially referred to as the conterminous United States, consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States in central North America. The te ...
.
File:Texas in United States.svg, The second largest state, Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
, has only of the total area of the largest state, Alaska.
File:Rhode Island in United States (zoom) (extra close).svg, Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
is the smallest state by total area and land area.
File:Map of California highlighting San Bernardino County.svg, San Bernardino County is the largest county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.
File:Michigan.svg, Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
is second (after Alaska) in water area, and first in water percentage.
File:STS-95 Florida From Space.jpg, Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
is mostly a peninsula, and has the third-largest water area and seventh-largest water area percentage.
See also
* List of Canadian provinces and territories by area
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, N ...
* List of European countries by area
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe.Source unless otherwise specified: Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note. As a continent, Eu ...
* Lists of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
This is an index of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area ...
* List of first-level administrative divisions by area
* List of U.S. cities by area
* List of U.S. states and territories by population
The states and territories included in the United States Census Bureau's statistics for the United States population, ethnicity, and most other categories include the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Separate statistics are maintained for the ...
Notes
References
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Area
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Lists by area
United States, area