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.


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

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