This is a complete list of the states of the United States and its major territories ordered by total area, land area, and water area. The water area figures include inland, coastal, Great Lakes, and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent water features are counted as land area.1
Table of Areas
US states by water percentage.
| Rank |
state/territory |
total (sq mi) |
(km²) |
land (sq mi) |
(km²) |
water (sq mi) |
(km²) |
% water |
| 1 |
Alaska |
663,267 |
1,717,854 |
571,951 |
1,481,346 |
91,316 |
236,507 |
13.77 |
| 2 |
Texas |
268,581 |
695,622 |
261,797 |
678,051 |
6,784 |
17,570 |
2.53 |
| 3 |
California |
163,696 |
423,971 |
155,959 |
403,932 |
7,736 |
20,036 |
4.73 |
| 4 |
Montana |
147,042 |
380,837 |
145,552 |
376,978 |
1,490 |
3,859 |
1.01 |
| 5 |
New Mexico |
121,589 |
314,914 |
121,356 |
314,311 |
234 |
606 |
0.19 |
| 6 |
Arizona |
113,998 |
295,253 |
113,635 |
294,313 |
364 |
943 |
0.32 |
| 7 |
Nevada |
110,561 |
286,352 |
109,826 |
284,448 |
735 |
1,904 |
0.66 |
| 8 |
Colorado |
104,094 |
269,602 |
103,718 |
268,628 |
376 |
974 |
0.36 |
| 9 |
Oregon |
98,381 |
254,806 |
95,997 |
248,631 |
2,384 |
6,175 |
2.42 |
| 10 |
Wyoming |
97,814 |
253,337 |
97,100 |
251,488 |
713 |
1,847 |
0.73 |
| 11 |
Michigan |
96,716 |
250,493 |
56,804 |
147,122 |
39,912 |
103,372 |
41.27 |
| 12 |
Minnesota |
86,939 |
225,171 |
79,610 |
206,189 |
7,329 |
18,982 |
8.43 |
| 13 |
Utah |
84,899 |
219,887 |
82,144 |
212,752 |
2,755 |
7,135 |
3.25 |
| 14 |
Idaho |
83,570 |
216,445 |
82,747 |
214,314 |
823 |
2,132 |
0.98 |
| 15 |
Kansas |
82,277 |
213,096 |
81,815 |
211,900 |
462 |
1,197 |
0.56 |
| 16 |
Nebraska |
77,354 |
200,346 |
76,872 |
199,098 |
481 |
1,246 |
0.62 |
| 17 |
South Dakota |
77,116 |
199,730 |
75,885 |
196,541 |
1,232 |
3,191 |
1.60 |
| 18 |
Washington |
71,300 |
184,666 |
66,544 |
172,348 |
4,756 |
12,318 |
6.67 |
| 19 |
North Dakota |
70,700 |
183,112 |
68,976 |
178,647 |
1,724 |
4,465 |
2.44 |
| 20 |
Oklahoma |
69,898 |
181,035 |
68,667 |
177,847 |
1,231 |
3,188 |
1.76 |
| 21 |
Missouri |
69,704 |
180,533 |
68,886 |
178,414 |
818 |
2,119 |
1.17 |
| 22 |
Florida |
65,755 |
170,305 |
53,927 |
139,670 |
11,828 |
30,634 |
17.99 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin |
65,498 |
169,639 |
54,310 |
140,662 |
11,188 |
28,977 |
17.08 |
| 24 |
Georgia |
59,425 |
153,910 |
57,906 |
149,976 |
1,519 |
3,934 |
2.56 |
| 25 |
Illinois |
57,914 |
149,997 |
55,584 |
143,962 |
2,331 |
6,037 |
4.02 |
| 26 |
Iowa |
56,272 |
145,744 |
55,869 |
144,700 |
402 |
1,041 |
0.71 |
| 27 |
New York |
54,556 |
141,299 |
47,214 |
122,284 |
7,342 |
19,016 |
13.46 |
| 28 |
North Carolina |
53,819 |
139,391 |
48,711 |
126,161 |
5,108 |
13,230 |
9.49 |
| 29 |
Arkansas |
53,179 |
137,733 |
52,068 |
134,856 |
1,110 |
2,875 |
2.09 |
| 30 |
Alabama |
52,419 |
135,765 |
50,744 |
131,426 |
1,675 |
4,338 |
3.20 |
| 31 |
Louisiana |
51,840 |
134,265 |
43,562 |
112,825 |
8,278 |
21,440 |
15.97 |
| 32 |
Mississippi |
48,430 |
125,433 |
46,907 |
121,489 |
1,523 |
3,945 |
3.15 |
| 33 |
Pennsylvania |
46,055 |
119,282 |
44,817 |
116,075 |
1,239 |
3,209 |
2.69 |
| 34 |
Ohio |
44,825 |
116,096 |
40,948 |
106,055 |
3,877 |
10,041 |
8.65 |
| 35 |
Virginia |
42,774 |
110,784 |
39,594 |
102,548 |
3,180 |
8,236 |
7.43 |
| 36 |
Tennessee |
42,143 |
109,150 |
41,217 |
106,752 |
926 |
2,398 |
2.20 |
| 37 |
Kentucky |
40,409 |
104,659 |
39,728 |
102,895 |
681 |
1,764 |
1.68 |
| 38 |
Indiana |
36,418 |
94,322 |
35,867 |
92,895 |
551 |
1,427 |
1.51 |
| 39 |
Maine |
35,385 |
91,647 |
30,862 |
79,932 |
4,523 |
11,715 |
12.78 |
| 40 |
South Carolina |
32,020 |
82,931 |
30,109 |
77,982 |
1,911 |
4,949 |
5.97 |
| 41 |
West Virginia |
24,230 |
62,755 |
24,078 |
62,362 |
152 |
394 |
0.63 |
| 42 |
Maryland |
12,407 |
32,134 |
9,774 |
25,315 |
2,633 |
6,819 |
21.22 |
| 43 |
Hawaii |
10,931 |
28,311 |
6,423 |
16,635 |
4,508 |
11,676 |
41.24 |
| 44 |
Massachusetts |
10,555 |
27,337 |
7,840 |
20,306 |
2,715 |
7,032 |
25.72 |
| 45 |
Vermont |
9,614 |
24,900 |
9,250 |
23,957 |
365 |
945 |
3.79 |
| 46 |
New Hampshire |
9,350 |
24,216 |
8,968 |
23,227 |
382 |
989 |
4.08 |
| 47 |
New Jersey |
8,721 |
22,587 |
7,417 |
19,210 |
1,304 |
3,377 |
14.95 |
| 48 |
Connecticut |
5,543 |
14,356 |
4,845 |
12,548 |
699 |
1,810 |
12.60 |
| 49 |
Delaware |
2,489 |
6,446 |
1,954 |
5,061 |
536 |
1,388 |
21.52 |
| 50 |
Rhode Island |
1,545 |
4,002 |
1,045 |
2,707 |
500 |
1,295 |
32.37 |
| 51 |
District of Columbia |
68 |
176 |
61 |
158 |
7 |
18 |
10.16 |
| 52 |
Puerto Rico |
5,325 |
13,792 |
3,425 |
8,871 |
1,900 |
4,921 |
35.68 |
| 53 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
1,975 |
5,115 |
179 |
464 |
1,796 |
4,652 |
90.93 |
| 54 |
US Virgin Islands |
737 |
1,909 |
134 |
347 |
604 |
1,564 |
81.87 |
| 55 |
American Samoa |
584 |
1,513 |
77 |
199 |
506 |
1,311 |
86.75 |
| 56 |
Guam |
571 |
1,479 |
210 |
544 |
361 |
935 |
63.22 |
|
US Minor Outlying Islands |
16 |
41 |
16 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
50 states + DC |
3,794,083 |
9,826,630 |
3,537,438 |
9,161,922 |
256,645 |
664,707 |
6.76 |
|
all US territory |
3,803,290 |
9,850,476 |
3,541,479 |
9,172,389 |
261,811 |
678,087 |
6.88 |
Alaska is the largest state in total area, land area, and water area.
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Despite being the second largest state, Texas is only 40% of the total area of largest state, Alaska.
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Rhode Island is the smallest state in total area and land area.
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Sunset on Lake Michigan. Michigan is second behind Alaska in water area.
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Because most of Florida's land mass is peninsula, the state has the third largest water area, and seventh largest water area percentage.
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See also
References
All data is provided by the United States Census Bureau (see Summary of 2000 Census – tables 1 and 17). This document notes that the values for the Minor Outlying Islands are only approximate.
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