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This is a complete list of all 50 [[U.S. state]]s, its federal district ([[Washington, D.C.]]) and its major [[Territories of the United States|territories]] ordered by total area, land area and water area.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2010/geo/state-area.html |title = State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates |date = 2010 |website = census.gov |access-date = 2 Dec 2023}}</ref> The water area includes [[inland waters]], [[coastal waters]], the [[Great Lakes]] and [[territorial waters]]. [[Glacier]]s and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/glossry2.pdf |title=Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts |work=Census 2000 Geography Glossary |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 10, 2007}}</ref> Currently, the largest U.S. state is [[Alaska]].

== Area by state, federal district or territory ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header-multi static-row-numbers col1left" {{right}}
|+ Land, water and total area by U.S. state, district or territory; sortable
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | State / territory !! scope="col" colspan=2 | Total area !! scope="col" colspan=2 | Land area !! scope="col" colspan=3 | Water area !! scope="col" rowspan=2 | National share (%)
|- class="static-row-numbers-norank"
! scope="col" | sq mi !! scope="col" | km<sup>2</sup> !! scope="col" | sq mi !! scope="col" | km<sup>2</sup> !! scope="col" | sq mi !! scope="col" | km<sup>2</sup> !! scope="col" | %
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Alaska}}
| 665,384 || 1,723,337 || 570,641 || 1,477,953 || 94,743 || 245,383 || 14.2% || {{percentage|665384|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Texas}}
| 268,596 || 695,662 || 261,232 || 676,587 || 7,365 || 19,075 || 2.7% || {{percentage|268596|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|California}}
| 163,695 || 423,967 || 155,779 || 403,466 || 7,916 || 20,501 || 4.8% || {{percentage|163695|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Montana}}
| 147,040 || 380,831 || 145,546 || 376,962 || 1,494 || 3,869 || 1.0% || {{percentage|147040|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|New Mexico}}
| 121,590 || 314,917 || 121,298 || 314,161 || 292 || 757 || 0.2% || {{percentage|121590|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Arizona}}
| 113,990 || 295,234 || 113,594 || 294,207 || 396 || 1,026 || 0.3% || {{percentage|113990|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Nevada}}
| 110,572 || 286,380 || 109,781 || 284,332 || 791 || 2,048 || 0.7% || {{percentage|110572|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Colorado}}
| 104,094 || 269,601 || 103,642 || 268,431 || 452 || 1,170 || 0.4% || {{percentage|104094|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Oregon}}
| 98,379 || 254,799 || 95,988 || 248,608 || 2,391 || 6,191 || 2.4% || {{percentage|98379|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Wyoming}}
| 97,813 || 253,335 || 97,093 || 251,470 || 720 || 1,864 || 0.7% || {{percentage|97813|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Michigan}}
| 96,714 || 250,487 || 56,539 || 146,435 || 40,175 || 104,052 || 41.5% || {{percentage|96714|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Minnesota}}
| 86,936 || 225,163 || 79,627 || 206,232 || 7,309 || 18,930 || 8.4% || {{percentage|86936|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Utah}}
| 84,897 || 219,882 || 82,170 || 212,818 || 2,727 || 7,064 || 3.2% || {{percentage|84897|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Idaho}}
| 83,569 || 216,443 || 82,643 || 214,045 || 926 || 2,398 || 1.1% || {{percentage|83569|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Kansas}}
| 82,278 || 213,100 || 81,759 || 211,754 || 520 || 1,346 || 0.6% || {{percentage|82278|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Nebraska}}
| 77,348 || 200,330 || 76,824 || 198,974 || 524 || 1,356 || 0.7% || {{percentage|77348|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|South Dakota}}
| 77,116 || 199,729 || 75,811 || 196,350 || 1,305 || 3,379 || 1.7% || {{percentage|77116|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Washington}}
| 71,298 || 184,661 || 66,456 || 172,119 || 4,842 || 12,542 || 6.8% || {{percentage|71298|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|North Dakota}}
| 70,698 || 183,108 || 69,001 || 178,711 || 1,698 || 4,397 || 2.4% || {{percentage|70698|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Oklahoma}}
| 69,899 || 181,037 || 68,595 || 177,660 || 1,304 || 3,377 || 1.9% || {{percentage|69899|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Missouri}}
| 69,707 || 180,540 || 68,742 || 178,040 || 965 || 2,501 || 1.4% || {{percentage|69707|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Florida}}
| 65,758 || 170,312 || 53,625 || 138,887 || 12,133 || 31,424 || 18.5% || {{percentage|65758|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| 65,496 || 169,635 || 54,158 || 140,268 || 11,339 || 29,367 || 17.3% || {{percentage|65496|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}
| 59,425 || 153,910 || 57,513 || 148,959 || 1,912 || 4,951 || 3.2% || {{percentage|59425|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Illinois}}
| 57,914 || 149,995 || 55,519 || 143,793 || 2,395 || 6,202 || 4.1% || {{percentage|57914|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Iowa}}
| 56,273 || 145,746 || 55,857 || 144,669 || 416 || 1,077 || 0.7% || {{percentage|56273|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|New York}}
| 54,555 || 141,297 || 47,126 || 122,057 || 7,429 || 19,240 || 13.6% || {{percentage|54555|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|North Carolina}}
| 53,819 || 139,391 || 48,618 || 125,920 || 5,201 || 13,471 || 9.7% || {{percentage|53819|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Arkansas}}
| 53,179 || 137,732 || 52,035 || 134,771 || 1,143 || 2,961 || 2.1% || {{percentage|53179|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Alabama}}
| 52,420 || 135,767 || 50,645 || 131,171 || 1,775 || 4,597 || 3.4% || {{percentage|52420|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Louisiana}}
| 52,378 || 135,659 || 43,204 || 111,898 || 9,174 || 23,761 || 17.5% || {{percentage|52378|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Mississippi}}
| 48,432 || 125,438 || 46,923 || 121,531 || 1,509 || 3,907 || 3.1% || {{percentage|48432|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Pennsylvania}}
| 46,054 || 119,280 || 44,743 || 115,883 || 1,312 || 3,397 || 2.8% || {{percentage|46054|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Ohio}}
| 44,826 || 116,098 || 40,861 || 105,829 || 3,965 || 10,269 || 8.8% || {{percentage|44826|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Virginia}}
| 42,775 || 110,787 || 39,490 || 102,279 || 3,285 || 8,508 || 7.7% || {{percentage|42775|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Tennessee}}
| 42,144 || 109,153 || 41,235 || 106,798 || 909 || 2,355 || 2.2% || {{percentage|42144|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Kentucky}}
| 40,408 || 104,656 || 39,486 || 102,269 || 921 || 2,387 || 2.3% || {{percentage|40408|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Indiana}}
| 36,420 || 94,326 || 35,826 || 92,789 || 593 || 1,537 || 1.6% || {{percentage|36420|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Maine}}
| 35,380 || 91,633 || 30,843 || 79,883 || 4,537 || 11,750 || 12.8% || {{percentage|35380|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|South Carolina}}
| 32,020 || 82,933 || 30,061 || 77,857 || 1,960 || 5,076 || 6.1% || {{percentage|32020|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|West Virginia}}
| 24,230 || 62,756 || 24,038 || 62,259 || 192 || 497 || 0.8% || {{percentage|24230|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Maryland}}
| 12,406 || 32,131 || 9,707 || 25,142 || 2,699 || 6,990 || 21.8% || {{percentage|12406|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Hawaii}}
| 10,932 || 28,313 || 6,423 || 16,635 || 4,509 || 11,678 || 41.2% || {{percentage|10932|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Massachusetts}}
| 10,554 || 27,336 || 7,800 || 20,202 || 2,754 || 7,134 || 26.1% || {{percentage|10554|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Vermont}}
| 9,616 || 24,906 || 9,217 || 23,871 || 400 || 1,035 || 4.2% || {{percentage|9616|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{nowrap|{{flag|New Hampshire}}}}
| 9,349 || 24,214 || 8,953 || 23,187 || 397 || 1,027 || 4.2% || {{percentage|9349|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|New Jersey}}
| 8,723 || 22,591 || 7,354 || 19,047 || 1,368 || 3,544 || 15.7% || {{percentage|8723|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Connecticut}}
| 5,543 || 14,357 || 4,842 || 12,542 || 701 || 1,816 || 12.6% || {{percentage|5543|3805927|2}}
|- class="static-row-numbers-norank"
! scope="row" | {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
| 5,325 || 13,791 || 3,424 || 8,868 || 1,901 || 4,924 || 35.7% || {{percentage|5325|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Delaware}}
| 2,489 || 6,446 || 1,949 || 5,047 || 540 || 1,399 || 21.7% || {{percentage|2489|3805927|2}}
|- class="static-row-numbers-norank"
! scope="row" | {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}
| 1,976 || 5,117 || 182 || 472 || 1,793 || 4,644 || 90.7% || {{percentage|1976|3805927|2}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Rhode Island}}
| 1,545 || 4,001 || 1,034 || 2,678 || 511 || 1,324 || 33.1% || {{percentage|1545|3805927|2}}
|- class="static-row-numbers-norank"
! scope="row" | {{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}
| 733 || 1,898 || 134 || 348 || 599 || 1,550 || 81.7% || {{percentage|733|3805927|2}}
|- class="static-row-numbers-norank"
! scope="row" | {{flag|American Samoa}}
| 581 || 1,505 || 76 || 198 || 505 || 1,307 || 86.9% || {{percentage|581|3805927|2}}
|- class="static-row-numbers-norank"
! scope="row" | {{flag|Guam}}
| 571 || 1,478 || 210 || 543 || 361 || 935 || 63.2% || {{percentage|571|3805927|2}}
|- class="static-row-numbers-norank"
! scope="row" | {{flag|District of Columbia}}
| 68 || 177 || 61 || 158 || 7 || 19 || 10.3% || {{percentage|68|3805927|2}}
|- class="sortbottom static-row-header"
! scope="row" | ''{{noflag|[[United States Minor Outlying Islands|Minor Outlying Islands]]}}''<ref name=2000census>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2003/dec/phc3-us-pt1.pdf
 | title=United States Summary: 2000, Population and Housing Unit Counts | publisher=United States Census Bureau | page=1 (Table 1) | date=April 2004 | access-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170203055053/https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2003/dec/phc3-us-pt1.pdf
 |archive-date = 3 Feb 2017}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Areas were not published in the 2010 census, unlike previous years, as the U.S. Census Bureau no longer collects data on the Minor Outlying Islands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-1.pdf
 |title=United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|pages=V–2, 1 & 41 (Tables 1 & 18)|date=September 2012|access-date=February 7, 2014}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
| 16 || 41 || 16 || 41 || 0 || 0 || 0.0% || {{percentage|16|3805927|2}}
|- class="sortbottom static-row-header"
! scope="row" | ''{{noflag|[[Contiguous US]]}}''
| 3,120,428 || 8,081,869 || 2,954,843 || 7,653,006 || 165,589 || 428,865 || 5.3% || {{percentage|3120428|3805927|2}}
|- class="sortbottom static-row-header"
! scope="row" | ''{{noflag|50 States}}''
| 3,796,676 || 9,833,342 || 3,531,846 || 9,147,436 || 264,834 || 685,907 || 7.0% || {{percentage|3796676|3805927|2}}
|- class="sortbottom static-row-header"
! scope="row" | ''{{noflag|50 States and DC}}''
| 3,796,744 || 9,833,519 || 3,531,907 || 9,147,594 || 264,841 || 685,926 || 7.0% || {{percentage|3796744|3805927|2}}
|- class="sortbottom static-row-header"
! scope="row" | '''{{noflag|United States}}'''
| 3,805,927 || 9,857,306 || 3,535,932 || 9,158,022 || 269,995 || 699,284 || 7.1% || {{percentage|3805927|3805927|2}}
|}

<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
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]] is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area. It is the [[List of first-level administrative divisions by area|seventh-largest country division in the world]].
File:Alaska area compared to conterminous US.svg|The area of Alaska is {{percentage|665384.04|3796742.22|0}} of the area of the United States and equivalent to {{percentage|665384.04|3120426.47|0}} of the area of the [[contiguous United States]].
File:Texas in United States.svg|The second largest state, [[Texas]], has only {{percentage|268596.46|665384.04|0}} of the total area of the largest state, Alaska.
File:Rhode Island in United States (zoom) (extra close).svg|[[Rhode Island]] is the smallest state by total area and land area.
File:Map of California highlighting San Bernardino County.svg|[[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]] is the largest [[county (United States)|county]] in the [[Contiguous United States|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]] is second (after Alaska) in water area, and first in water percentage.
File:STS-95 Florida From Space.jpg|[[Florida]] is mostly a peninsula, and has the third-largest water area and seventh-largest water area percentage.
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{portal|Geography|United States}}
* [[List of Canadian provinces and territories by area]]
* [[List of European countries by area]]
* [[Lists of political and geographic subdivisions by total area]]
* [[List of first-level administrative divisions by area]]
* [[List of United States cities by area|List of U.S. cities by area]]
* [[List of states and territories of the United States by population|List of U.S. states and territories by population]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:United States geography-related lists|States by area]]
[[Category:Lists of subdivisions of the United States|States by area]]
[[Category:Lists of states of the United States|Area]]
[[Category:Lists by area]]
[[Category:Ranked lists of country subdivisions|United States, area]]