Touch State Abbreviation to show image of state and flag. The Origin and Meaning of state names represent the prevailing consensus. Click on any underlined name or place for more information. Population is according to the 2023 estimated census and Gross Domestic Produce is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. (See the map for renaming the states based upon contemporary naming practices.) |
Sorted by Water Area as Percent of Total Area
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#1 New Mexico NM •Total area: 121,589 sq.mi. •Land area: 121,355 sq.mi. •Water area: 234 sq.mi. •0.2% |
#5 West Virginia WV •Total area: 24,230 sq.mi. •Land area: 24,078 sq.mi. •Water area: 152 sq.mi. •0.6% |
#14 South Dakota SD •Total area: 77,116 sq.mi. •Land area: 75,884 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,232 sq.mi. •1.6% |
Sorted by Water Area as Percent of Total Area |
#19 North Dakota ND •Total area: 70,700 sq.mi. •Land area: 68,976 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,724 sq.mi. •2.4% |
#23 Pennsylvania PA •Total area: 46,055 sq.mi. •Land area: 44,816 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,239 sq.mi. •2.7% |
#24 Mississippi MS •Total area: 48,430 sq.mi. •Land area: 46,907 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,523 sq.mi. •3.1% |
#29 New Hampshire NH •Total area: 9,350 sq.mi. •Land area: 8,968 sq.mi. •Water area: 382 sq.mi. •4.1% |
#30 California CA •Total area: 163,696 sq.mi. •Land area: 155,960 sq.mi. •Water area: 7,736 sq.mi. •4.7% |
#31 South Carolina SC •Total area: 32,020 sq.mi. •Land area: 30,109 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,911 sq.mi. •6.0% |
#32 Washington WA •Total area: 71,300 sq.mi. •Land area: 66,544 sq.mi. •Water area: 4,756 sq.mi. •6.7% |
Sorted by Water Area as Percent of Total Area |
#36 North Carolina NC •Total area: 53,819 sq.mi. •Land area: 48,711 sq.mi. •Water area: 5,108 sq.mi. •9.5% |
#37 District of Columbia DC •Total area: 68 sq.mi. •Land area: 61 sq.mi. •Water area: 7 sq.mi. •10.1% |
#38 Connecticut CT •Total area: 5,543 sq.mi. •Land area: 4,845 sq.mi. •Water area: 698 sq.mi. •12.6% |
#42 New Jersey NJ •Total area: 8,721 sq.mi. •Land area: 7,417 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,304 sq.mi. •15.0% |
#48 Massachusetts MA •Total area: 10,555 sq.mi. •Land area: 7,840 sq.mi. •Water area: 2,715 sq.mi. •25.7% |
#49 Rhode Island RI •Total area: 1,545 sq.mi. •Land area: 1,045 sq.mi. •Water area: 500 sq.mi. •32.4% |
* Officially RI is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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List of % water areas | ||
Rank | State | % water areas |
1. | NM | 0.2% |
2. | AZ | 0.3% |
3. | CO | 0.4% |
4. | NE | 0.6% |
5. | WV | 0.6% |
6. | KS | 0.6% |
7. | NV | 0.7% |
8. | WY | 0.7% |
9. | IA | 0.7% |
10. | MT | 1.0% |
11. | ID | 1.0% |
12. | MO | 1.2% |
13. | IN | 1.5% |
14. | SD | 1.6% |
15. | KY | 1.7% |
16. | OK | 1.8% |
17. | AR | 2.1% |
18. | TN | 2.2% |
19. | ND | 2.4% |
20. | OR | 2.4% |
21. | TX | 2.5% |
22. | GA | 2.6% |
23. | PA | 2.7% |
24. | MS | 3.1% |
25. | UT | 3.2% |
26. | AL | 3.2% |
27. | VT | 3.8% |
28. | IL | 4.0% |
29. | NH | 4.1% |
30. | CA | 4.7% |
31. | SC | 6.0% |
32. | WA | 6.7% |
33. | VA | 7.4% |
34. | MN | 8.4% |
35. | OH | 8.6% |
36. | NC | 9.5% |
37. | DC | 10.1% |
38. | CT | 12.6% |
39. | ME | 12.8% |
40. | NY | 13.5% |
41. | AK | 13.8% |
42. | NJ | 15.0% |
43. | LA | 16.0% |
44. | WI | 17.1% |
45. | FL | 18.0% |
46. | MD | 21.2% |
47. | DE | 21.5% |
48. | MA | 25.7% |
49. | RI | 32.4% |
50. | HI | 41.2% |
51. | MI | 41.3% |
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