US States By Size report

The United States is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, Washington District Of Columbia ( the capital), five unincorporated territories, and more than a dozen other islands. Its main part is located in central North America.

The United States was originally a colony of Indians. At the end of the 15th century, Spain, Netherland, France, and the United Kingdom established colonies in America. Before the 18th century, Britain owned 13 colonies in North America. On July 4, 1776, the United States became independent after the Declaration of Independence. There were only 13 US states in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Between 1803 and 1959, the initial 13 states continued to expand, through war and redemption, to 50 states.

Nowadays, the United States has become the third-largest country in terms of territorial area and the fourth-largest country in terms of land area. Its territories include the continental United States, Alaska in the northwestern part of North America, and the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. We briefly reviewed the history of the US states. Let us check the size of each state.

United States Size Guide

The territory of the United States is approximately 9.37 million square kilometers, of which the land area is 9.1589.6 million square kilometers, and the inland water area is more than 200,000 square kilometers. It is 4500 kilometers long from east to west, 2700 kilometers wide from north to south, and 22,680 kilometers long. The area is so large that it spans several time zones.

Most areas have a continental climate, while the south has a subtropical climate. The United States has a diverse climate, reflected in the country's landscape. The north-central plain has a significant temperature difference. Chicago has an average temperature of -3°C in January, while the average temperature on the Gulf Coast is 11°C in January.

U.S. States By Size

Alaska and Texas are the largest states by area, although the total size of Alaska at 665,384 mi² is substantially larger than Texas at 268,596 mi². Alaska is made up of 85.76% land, while water covers an area of 94,743 mi² (the highest in the U.S.). However, Texas consists of only 7,365 mi² of water. Many states have large areas of water. These include the states of Michigan (40,175 mi²) and Wisconsin (11,339 mi²) in the Great Lakes region of the northern U.S., and the humid Gulf States of Florida (12,133 mi²) and Louisiana (9,174 mi²).

The smallest states by area are the District of Columbia at just 68 mi² and Rhode Island at 1,545 mi². The following tables list the total size (land plus water) and the land area for the 50 U.S. states by size.

U.S. States Size by Total Area

US States Size by Land Area

U.S. states listed in order by size in square miles of land area - Alaska to Rhode Island above.