Map of US Counties: Choose the state and county of your interest to check the county's boundary map, nearby counties, total land area, waterbody area, ranking by land area, and more.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States, spread over a wide land area of 570,641 square miles. However, in terms of population, it ranks 48th with just 733,391 residents. Following Alaska, Texas is the second largest state, covering a land area of 261,232 square miles.
Likewise, in terms of counties, San Bernardino County, California is the largest county by land area covering a land area of 20,052 square miles, and Coconino County in Arizona is the second largest county with a land area of 18,617.42 square miles.
Rank | State | Land Area in square miles | Population |
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1 | Alaska | 570,641 | 733,391 |
2 | Texas | 261,232 | 29,145,505 |
3 | California | 155,779 | 39,538,223 |
4 | Montana | 145,546 | 1,084,225 |
5 | New Mexico | 121,298 | 2,117,522 |
6 | Arizona | 113,594 | 7,151,502 |
7 | Nevada | 109,781 | 3,104,614 |
8 | Colorado | 103,642 | 5,773,714 |
9 | Wyoming | 97,093 | 576,851 |
10 | Oregon | 95,988 | 4,237,256 |
11 | Idaho | 82,643 | 1,839,106 |
12 | Utah | 82,170 | 3,271,616 |
13 | Kansas | 81,759 | 2,937,880 |
14 | Minnesota | 79,627 | 5,706,494 |
15 | Nebraska | 76,824 | 1,961,504 |
16 | South Dakota | 75,811 | 886,667 |
17 | North Dakota | 69,001 | 779,094 |
18 | Missouri | 68,742 | 6,154,913 |
19 | Oklahoma | 68,595 | 3,959,353 |
20 | Washington | 66,456 | 7,705,281 |
21 | Georgia | 57,513 | 10,711,908 |
22 | Michigan | 56,539 | 10,077,331 |
23 | Iowa | 55,857 | 3,190,369 |
24 | Illinois | 55,519 | 12,812,508 |
25 | Wisconsin | 54,158 | 5,893,718 |
26 | Florida | 53,625 | 21,538,187 |
27 | Arkansas | 52,035 | 3,011,524 |
28 | Alabama | 50,645 | 5,024,279 |
29 | North Carolina | 48,618 | 10,439,388 |
30 | New York | 47,126 | 20,201,249 |
31 | Mississippi | 46,923 | 2,961,279 |
32 | Pennsylvania | 44,743 | 13,002,700 |
33 | Louisiana | 43,204 | 4,657,757 |
34 | Tennessee | 41,235 | 6,910,840 |
35 | Ohio | 40,861 | 11,799,448 |
36 | Virginia | 39,490 | 8,631,393 |
37 | Kentucky | 39,486 | 4,505,836 |
38 | Indiana | 35,826 | 6,785,528 |
39 | Maine | 30,843 | 1,362,359 |
40 | South Carolina | 30,061 | 5,118,425 |
41 | West Virginia | 24,038 | 1,793,716 |
42 | Maryland | 9,707 | 6,177,224 |
43 | Vermont | 9,217 | 643,077 |
44 | New Hampshire | 8,953 | 1,377,529 |
45 | Massachusetts | 7,800 | 7,029,917 |
46 | New Jersey | 7,354 | 9,288,994 |
47 | Hawaii | 6,423 | 1,455,271 |
48 | Connecticut | 4,842 | 3,605,944 |
49 | Delaware | 1,949 | 989,948 |
50 | Rhode Island | 1,034 | 1,097,379 |
What is the total area of the US?
The combined land and water area of the United States totals 3,809,525 square miles.
What is the total land area of the US?
The total land area of the United States spreads 3,532,316 square miles.
What is the total water area of the US?
The total water area of the United States spans 277,209 square miles.
Which is the largest state in terms of land area?
Alaska is the largest state in the United States, spread over a land area of 570,641 square miles.