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Sorted by Water 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 West Virginia WV •Total area: 24,230 sq.mi. •Land area: 24,078 sq.mi. •Water area: 152 sq.mi. •Percent water: 0.6% |
#3 New Mexico NM •Total area: 121,589 sq.mi. •Land area: 121,355 sq.mi. •Water area: 234 sq.mi. •Percent water: 0.2% |
#7 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 Rhode Island RI •Total area: 1,545 sq.mi. •Land area: 1,045 sq.mi. •Water area: 500 sq.mi. •Percent water: 32.4% |
#15 Connecticut CT •Total area: 5,543 sq.mi. •Land area: 4,845 sq.mi. •Water area: 698 sq.mi. •Percent water: 12.6% |
Sorted by Water Area in Square Miles |
#23 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% |
#24 Pennsylvania PA •Total area: 46,055 sq.mi. •Land area: 44,816 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,239 sq.mi. •Percent water: 2.7% |
#25 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% |
#28 Mississippi MS •Total area: 48,430 sq.mi. •Land area: 46,907 sq.mi. •Water area: 1,523 sq.mi. •Percent water: 3.1% |
#30 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% |
#31 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% |
#35 Massachusetts MA •Total area: 10,555 sq.mi. •Land area: 7,840 sq.mi. •Water area: 2,715 sq.mi. •Percent water: 25.7% |
Sorted by Water Area in Square Miles |
#41 Washington WA •Total area: 71,300 sq.mi. •Land area: 66,544 sq.mi. •Water area: 4,756 sq.mi. •Percent water: 6.7% |
#42 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% |
#46 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 water sq. miles | ||
Rank | State | water sq. miles |
1. | DC | 7 sq.miles |
2. | WV | 152 sq.miles |
3. | NM | 234 sq.miles |
4. | AZ | 364 sq.miles |
5. | VT | 365 sq.miles |
6. | CO | 376 sq.miles |
7. | NH | 382 sq.miles |
8. | IA | 402 sq.miles |
9. | KS | 462 sq.miles |
10. | NE | 481 sq.miles |
11. | RI | 500 sq.miles |
12. | DE | 536 sq.miles |
13. | IN | 551 sq.miles |
14. | KY | 681 sq.miles |
15. | CT | 698 sq.miles |
16. | WY | 713 sq.miles |
17. | NV | 735 sq.miles |
18. | MO | 818 sq.miles |
19. | ID | 823 sq.miles |
20. | TN | 926 sq.miles |
21. | AR | 1,111 sq.miles |
22. | OK | 1,231 sq.miles |
23. | SD | 1,232 sq.miles |
24. | PA | 1,239 sq.miles |
25. | NJ | 1,304 sq.miles |
26. | MT | 1,490 sq.miles |
27. | GA | 1,519 sq.miles |
28. | MS | 1,523 sq.miles |
29. | AL | 1,675 sq.miles |
30. | ND | 1,724 sq.miles |
31. | SC | 1,911 sq.miles |
32. | IL | 2,331 sq.miles |
33. | OR | 2,384 sq.miles |
34. | MD | 2,633 sq.miles |
35. | MA | 2,715 sq.miles |
36. | UT | 2,755 sq.miles |
37. | VA | 3,180 sq.miles |
38. | OH | 3,877 sq.miles |
39. | HI | 4,508 sq.miles |
40. | ME | 4,523 sq.miles |
41. | WA | 4,756 sq.miles |
42. | NC | 5,108 sq.miles |
43. | TX | 6,784 sq.miles |
44. | MN | 7,329 sq.miles |
45. | NY | 7,342 sq.miles |
46. | CA | 7,736 sq.miles |
47. | LA | 8,278 sq.miles |
48. | WI | 11,188 sq.miles |
49. | FL | 11,828 sq.miles |
50. | MI | 39,912 sq.miles |
51. | AK | 91,316 sq.miles |
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