Largest States in the United States by Area

Alaska is the largest state in the United States, covering a total area of 1,481,348 km² (920,467 mi²). This represents 15% of the United States total area.

Note: Total area is defined as including both land area and water bodies (including lakes, reservoirs, and rivers). This data is sourced from the CIA World Factbook.

Top 5 Ranked

Alaska

1481K km²

2

Texas

678K km²

3

California

404K km²

4 Montana
5 New Mexico

Complete Rankings

Rank State Total Area
(km²)
 Total Area
(mi²)
1 Alaska 1,481,348 920,467
2 Texas 678,052 421,322
3 California 403,882 250,961
4 Montana 376,979 234,244
5 New Mexico 314,310 195,303
6 Arizona 294,312 182,877
7 Nevada 284,448 176,748
8 Colorado 268,627 166,917
9 Wyoming 251,489 156,268
10 Michigan 250,493 155,649
11 Oregon 248,631 154,492
12 Idaho 214,314 133,169
13 Utah 212,751 132,197
14 Kansas 211,900 131,669
15 Minnesota 206,189 128,120
16 Nebraska 199,099 123,714
17 South Dakota 196,540 122,124
18 North Dakota 178,647 111,006
19 Missouri 178,414 110,861
20 Oklahoma 177,847 110,509
21 Washington 172,348 107,092
22 Georgia 149,976 93,191
23 Iowa 144,701 89,913
24 Illinois 143,961 89,453
25 Wisconsin 140,663 87,404
26 Florida 139,670 86,787
27 Arkansas 134,856 83,796
28 Alabama 131,426 81,664
29 North Carolina 126,161 78,393
30 New York 122,283 75,983
31 Mississippi 121,489 75,490
32 Pennsylvania 116,075 72,126
33 Louisiana 112,825 70,106
34 Tennessee 106,752 66,333
35 Ohio 106,056 65,900
36 Kentucky 102,896 63,937
37 Virginia 102,548 63,720
38 Indiana 92,895 57,722
39 Maine 79,931 49,667
40 South Carolina 77,983 48,456
41 West Virginia 62,361 38,749
42 Maryland 25,314 15,729
43 Vermont 23,956 14,886
44 New Hampshire 23,227 14,433
45 Massachusetts 20,306 12,618
46 New Jersey 19,211 11,937
47 Hawaii 16,635 10,337
48 Connecticut 12,548 7,797
49 Delaware 5,060 3,144
50 Rhode Island 2,706 1,681
51 District of Columbia 177 110

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