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Sorted by Total Area in Square Miles
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#1 District of Columbia DC •Total area: 68 sq.mi. •Land area: 61 sq.mi. •Water area: 7 sq.mi. •Percent water:10.1% |
#2 Rhode Island RI •Total area: 1,545 sq.mi. •Land area: 1,045 sq.mi. •Water area: 500 sq.mi. •Percent water:32.4% |
#4 Connecticut CT •Total area: 5,543 sq.mi. •Land area: 4,845 sq.mi. •Water area: 698 sq.mi. •Percent water:12.6% |
#5 New Jersey NJ •Total area: 8,721 sq.mi. •Land area: 7,417 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,304 sq.mi. •Percent water:15.0% |
#6 New Hampshire NH •Total area: 9,350 sq.mi. •Land area: 8,968 sq.mi. •Water area: 382 sq.mi. •Percent water:4.1% |
#8 Massachusetts MA •Total area: 10,555 sq.mi. •Land area: 7,840 sq.mi. •Water area: 2,715 sq.mi. •Percent water:25.7% |
#11 West Virginia WV •Total area: 24,230 sq.mi. •Land area: 24,078 sq.mi. •Water area: 152 sq.mi. •Percent water:0.6% |
#12 South Carolina SC •Total area: 32,020 sq.mi. •Land area: 30,109 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,911 sq.mi. •Percent water:6.0% |
Sorted by Total Area in Square Miles |
#19 Pennsylvania PA •Total area: 46,055 sq.mi. •Land area: 44,816 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,239 sq.mi. •Percent water:2.7% |
#20 Mississippi MS •Total area: 48,430 sq.mi. •Land area: 46,907 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,523 sq.mi. •Percent water:3.1% |
#24 North Carolina NC •Total area: 53,819 sq.mi. •Land area: 48,711 sq.mi. •Water area: 5,108 sq.mi. •Percent water:9.5% |
#33 North Dakota ND •Total area: 70,700 sq.mi. •Land area: 68,976 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,724 sq.mi. •Percent water:2.4% |
#34 Washington WA •Total area: 71,300 sq.mi. •Land area: 66,544 sq.mi. •Water area: 4,756 sq.mi. •Percent water:6.7% |
#35 South Dakota SD •Total area: 77,116 sq.mi. •Land area: 75,884 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,232 sq.mi. •Percent water:1.6% |
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#47 New Mexico NM •Total area: 121,589 sq.mi. •Land area: 121,355 sq.mi. •Water area: 234 sq.mi. •Percent water:0.2% |
#49 California CA •Total area: 163,696 sq.mi. •Land area: 155,960 sq.mi. •Water area: 7,736 sq.mi. •Percent water:4.7% |
* Officially RI is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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List of total sq. miles | ||
Rank | State | total sq. miles |
1. | DC | 68 sq.miles |
2. | RI | 1,545 sq.miles |
3. | DE | 2,489 sq.miles |
4. | CT | 5,543 sq.miles |
5. | NJ | 8,721 sq.miles |
6. | NH | 9,350 sq.miles |
7. | VT | 9,614 sq.miles |
8. | MA | 10,555 sq.miles |
9. | HI | 10,931 sq.miles |
10. | MD | 12,407 sq.miles |
11. | WV | 24,230 sq.miles |
12. | SC | 32,020 sq.miles |
13. | ME | 35,385 sq.miles |
14. | IN | 36,418 sq.miles |
15. | KY | 40,409 sq.miles |
16. | TN | 42,143 sq.miles |
17. | VA | 42,774 sq.miles |
18. | OH | 44,825 sq.miles |
19. | PA | 46,055 sq.miles |
20. | MS | 48,430 sq.miles |
21. | LA | 51,840 sq.miles |
22. | AL | 52,419 sq.miles |
23. | AR | 53,179 sq.miles |
24. | NC | 53,819 sq.miles |
25. | NY | 54,556 sq.miles |
26. | IA | 56,272 sq.miles |
27. | IL | 57,914 sq.miles |
28. | GA | 59,425 sq.miles |
29. | WI | 65,498 sq.miles |
30. | FL | 65,755 sq.miles |
31. | MO | 69,704 sq.miles |
32. | OK | 69,898 sq.miles |
33. | ND | 70,700 sq.miles |
34. | WA | 71,300 sq.miles |
35. | SD | 77,116 sq.miles |
36. | NE | 77,354 sq.miles |
37. | KS | 82,277 sq.miles |
38. | ID | 83,570 sq.miles |
39. | UT | 84,899 sq.miles |
40. | MN | 86,939 sq.miles |
41. | MI | 96,716 sq.miles |
42. | WY | 97,814 sq.miles |
43. | OR | 98,381 sq.miles |
44. | CO | 104,094 sq.miles |
45. | NV | 110,561 sq.miles |
46. | AZ | 113,998 sq.miles |
47. | NM | 121,589 sq.miles |
48. | MT | 147,042 sq.miles |
49. | CA | 163,696 sq.miles |
50. | TX | 268,581 sq.miles |
51. | AK | 663,267 sq.miles |
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