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U.S. states and territories by area

___ Size of US States by Area

List of the 50 US States by area size. From the largest to the smallest state of the United States.
List of states and territories in total area in square kilometers (km²) and square miles.

Map of Divisions of the United States (Census Regions)

Map of the main divisions of the United States (Census Regions)

Regions and Divisions
The most commonly used area classification system in the U.S. is the Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions.

There are four main regions:
Region 1: Northeast with New England and the Middle Atlantic region.

Region 2: Midwest with the East North Central and the West North Central region.

Region 3: South with 3 subdivisions: South Atlantic, East South Central, and West South Central.

Region 4: West with the Mountain and the Pacific regions.

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Keywords: largest US state by area, smallest US state by area, US state area in square kilometers, square miles

US States by Area

No.	State	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Census Region	Geographic Notes
30	Alabama	135,767	52,420	East South Central	Largest state in East South Central region
1	Alaska	1,723,336	665,384	Pacific	Largest state in the US, not bordered by any other US state
6	Arizona	295,233	113,990	Mountain	Home to the Grand Canyon
29	Arkansas	137,730	53,178	West South Central
3	California	423,968	163,695	Pacific	Largest state in mainland US Pacific Region and one of the three states in US mainland with a coastline at the Pacific Ocean
8	Colorado	269,602	104,094	Mountain	One of the two states that have straight borders which seem to form a rectangle.
48	Connecticut	14,356	5,543	New England
49	Delaware	6,446	2,489	South Atlantic
22	Florida	170,312	65,758	South Atlantic	Largest state in South Atlantic region
24	Georgia	153,910	59,425	South Atlantic
43	Hawaii	28,313	10,932	Pacific	The only US state located on an archipelago
14	Idaho	216,443	83,569	Mountain
25	Illinois	149,994	57,913	East North Central
38	Indiana	94,327	36,420	East North Central
26	Iowa	145,744	56,272	West North Central
15	Kansas	213,099	82,278	West North Central
37	Kentucky	104,656	40,408	East South Central
31	Louisiana	135,658	52,378	West South Central
39	Maine	91,634	35,380	New England	Largest state in New England
42	Maryland	32,131	12,406	South Atlantic	Maryland has a water area of 2,698 sq mi (6,987 km²), 26.1 %
44	Massachusetts	27,335	10,554	New England
11	Michigan	250,485	96,713	East North Central	Largest state in East North Central, but 40,175 sq mi (104,052 km²) are water area, 41.5% of the state is 'liquid'
12	Minnesota	225,163	86,936	West North Central	Largest state in West North Central
32	Mississippi	125,438	48,432	East South Central	The state is named after the Mississippi River, second longest river in the US.
21	Missouri	180,540	69,707	West North Central	Named for the Missouri River, longest river in the US
4	Montana	380,832	147,040	Mountain	Largest state in Mountain Region
16	Nebraska	200,330	77,348	West North Central
7	Nevada	286,380	110,572	Mountain
46	New Hampshire	24,214	9,349	New England
47	New Jersey	22,590	8,722	Middle Atlantic
5	New Mexico	314,917	121,590	Mountain	Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico, it is the highest capital city in the United States at 2194 m (7198 ft))
27	New York	141,297	54,555	Middle Atlantic	Largest state in Middle Atlantic Region
28	North Carolina	139,390	53,819	South Atlantic
19	North Dakota	183,107	70,698	West North Central
34	Ohio	116,096	44,825	East North Central
20	Oklahoma	181,038	69,899	West South Central
9	Oregon	254,800	98,379	Pacific	One of the three states in mainland US with a coastline at the Pacific Ocean
33	Pennsylvania	119,279	46,054	Middle Atlantic
50	Rhode Island	3,999	1,544	New England	Rhode Island is the smallest US state
40	South Carolina	82,931	32,020	South Atlantic
17	South Dakota	199,730	77,116	West North Central
36	Tennessee	109,152	42,144	East South Central
2	Texas	695,660	268,596	West South Central	Largest state in US mainland, and the second largest in the United States
13	Utah	219,882	84,897	Mountain
45	Vermont	24,905	9,616	New England
35	Virginia	110,787	42,775	South Atlantic
18	Washington	184,661	71,298	Pacific	One of the three states in US mainland with a coastline at the Pacific Ocean
41	West Virginia	62,755	24,230	South Atlantic
23	Wisconsin	169,634	65,496	East North Central
10	Wyoming	253,334	97,813	Mountain	One of the two states with straight state lines, seemingly forming a rectangular area.


	Country/Territory	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Territory	Notes
	United States Contiguous United States	9,833,516 8,081,868	3,796,742 3,120,428	North America	Third largest country in the world by area. The US area is about half the size of Russia or more than twice the size of the European Union. The nation state consists of 50 states and one capital district (District of Columbia).
	District of Columbia	177	68.34	South Atlantic	Capital district of the United States, generally known as Washington D.C.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - Area Measurements; and U.S. Geological Survey
Territories of the United States
	American Samoa	1,505	581	Polynesia	American Samoa has a land area of 198 km² (76 sq mi)
	Guam	1,476	570	Micronesia	Guam has a land area of 543 km² (209 sq mi)
	Northern Mariana Islands	5,115	1,975	Micronesia	Northern Mariana Islands have a land area of 472 km² (182 sq mi)
	Puerto Rico	13,792	5,325	Caribbean	Puerto Rico has a land area of 8,867 km² (3,424 sq mi)
	US Virgin Islands	1,898	733	Caribbean	US Virgin Islands have a land area of 348 km² (134 sq mi)