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Sorted by Land 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% |
#6 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% |
#7 Massachusetts MA •Total area: 10,555 sq.mi. •Land area: 7,840 sq.mi. •Water area: 2,715 sq.mi. •Percent water: 25.7% |
#8 New Hampshire NH •Total area: 9,350 sq.mi. •Land area: 8,968 sq.mi. •Water area: 382 sq.mi. •Percent water: 4.1% |
#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 Land Area in Square Miles |
#20 Pennsylvania PA •Total area: 46,055 sq.mi. •Land area: 44,816 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,239 sq.mi. •Percent water: 2.7% |
#21 Mississippi MS •Total area: 48,430 sq.mi. •Land area: 46,907 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,523 sq.mi. •Percent water: 3.1% |
#23 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% |
#32 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 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% |
Sorted by Land Area in Square Miles |
#36 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% |
#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 land sq. miles | ||
Rank | State | land sq. miles |
1. | DC | 61 sq.miles |
2. | RI | 1,045 sq.miles |
3. | DE | 1,953 sq.miles |
4. | CT | 4,845 sq.miles |
5. | HI | 6,423 sq.miles |
6. | NJ | 7,417 sq.miles |
7. | MA | 7,840 sq.miles |
8. | NH | 8,968 sq.miles |
9. | VT | 9,249 sq.miles |
10. | MD | 9,774 sq.miles |
11. | WV | 24,078 sq.miles |
12. | SC | 30,109 sq.miles |
13. | ME | 30,862 sq.miles |
14. | IN | 35,867 sq.miles |
15. | VA | 39,594 sq.miles |
16. | KY | 39,728 sq.miles |
17. | OH | 40,948 sq.miles |
18. | TN | 41,217 sq.miles |
19. | LA | 43,562 sq.miles |
20. | PA | 44,816 sq.miles |
21. | MS | 46,907 sq.miles |
22. | NY | 47,214 sq.miles |
23. | NC | 48,711 sq.miles |
24. | AL | 50,744 sq.miles |
25. | AR | 52,068 sq.miles |
26. | FL | 53,927 sq.miles |
27. | WI | 54,310 sq.miles |
28. | IL | 55,583 sq.miles |
29. | IA | 55,870 sq.miles |
30. | MI | 56,804 sq.miles |
31. | GA | 57,906 sq.miles |
32. | WA | 66,544 sq.miles |
33. | OK | 68,667 sq.miles |
34. | MO | 68,886 sq.miles |
35. | ND | 68,976 sq.miles |
36. | SD | 75,884 sq.miles |
37. | NE | 76,873 sq.miles |
38. | MN | 79,610 sq.miles |
39. | KS | 81,815 sq.miles |
40. | UT | 82,144 sq.miles |
41. | ID | 82,747 sq.miles |
42. | OR | 95,997 sq.miles |
43. | WY | 97,101 sq.miles |
44. | CO | 103,718 sq.miles |
45. | NV | 109,826 sq.miles |
46. | AZ | 113,634 sq.miles |
47. | NM | 121,355 sq.miles |
48. | MT | 145,552 sq.miles |
49. | CA | 155,960 sq.miles |
50. | TX | 261,797 sq.miles |
51. | AK | 571,951 sq.miles |
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