Land and Water Area of States, 2000
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
(in square miles)
These 2008 figures show that there have been increases in total water area and decreases in land area in almost every state.
| State | Rank (total area) | Land1 area | Water area | Total area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 30 | 50,644 | 1,776 | 52,420 |
| Alaska | 1 | 570,665 | 94,343 | 664,988 |
| Arizona | 6 | 113,595 | 396 | 113,990 |
| Arkansas | 29 | 52,030 | 1,149 | 53,178 |
| California | 3 | 155,766 | 7,928 | 163,694 |
| Colorado | 8 | 103,641 | 454 | 104,094 |
| Connecticut | 48 | 4,840 | 703 | 5,544 |
| Delaware | 49 | 1,949 | 539 | 2,489 |
| Dist. of Columbia | — | 61 | 7 | 68 |
| Florida | 22 | 53,603 | 12,154 | 65,758 |
| Georgia | 24 | 57,501 | 1,924 | 59,425 |
| Hawaii | 43 | 6,428 | 4,499 | 10,926 |
| Idaho | 14 | 82,643 | 926 | 83,568 |
| Illinois | 25 | 55,518 | 2,398 | 57,916 |
| Indiana | 38 | 35,823 | 594 | 36,417 |
| Iowa | 26 | 55,858 | 415 | 56,273 |
| Kansas | 15 | 81,762 | 516 | 82,278 |
| Kentucky | 37 | 39,492 | 919 | 40,411 |
| Louisiana | 31 | 43,199 | 8,789 | 51,988 |
| Maine | 39 | 30,841 | 4,543 | 35,384 |
| Maryland | 42 | 9,705 | 2,700 | 12,406 |
| Massachusetts | 44 | 7,801 | 2,754 | 10,554 |
| Michigan | 11 | 56,528 | 40,185 | 96,713 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 79,607 | 7,328 | 86,935 |
| Mississippi | 32 | 46,920 | 1,512 | 48,432 |
| Missouri | 21 | 68,716 | 987 | 69,702 |
| Montana | 4 | 145,541 | 1,498 | 147,039 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 76,825 | 524 | 77,349 |
| Nevada | 7 | 109,780 | 792 | 110,572 |
| New Hampshire | 46 | 8,952 | 396 | 9,348 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 7,354/td > | 1,369 | 8,723 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 121,297 | 293 | 121,590 |
| New York | 27 | 47,126 | 7,429 | 54,555 |
| North Carolina | 28 | 48,619 | 5,200 | 53,819 |
| North Dakota | 19 | 69,001 | 1,697 | 70,698 |
| Ohio | 34 | 40,858 | 3,967 | 44,825 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 68,603 | 1,296 | 69,899 |
| Oregon | 9 | 95,985 | 2,394 | 98,379 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | 44,739 | 1,316 | 46,055 |
| Rhode Island | 50 | 1,034 | 511 | 1,545 |
| South Carolina | 40 | 30,070 | 1,951 | 32,021 |
| South Dakota | 17 | 75,811 | 1,305 | 77,116 |
| Tennessee | 36 | 41,235 | 910 | 42,144 |
| Texas | 2 | 261,226 | 7,371 | 268,597 |
| Utah | 13 | 82,191 | 2,706 | 84,897 |
| Vermont | 45 | 9,217 | 400 | 9,616 |
| Virginia | 35 | 39,493 | 3,282 | 42,775 |
| Washington | 18 | 66,449 | 4,849 | 71,298 |
| West Virginia | 41 | 24,038 | 192 | 24,230 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 54,154 | 11,342 | 65,496 |
| Wyoming | 10 | 97,088 | 724 | 97,812 |
| U.S. total | 3,531,822 | 264,129 | 3,795,951 |
1. Dry land and land temporarily or partially covered by water, such as marshland, swamps, etc.; streams and canals under one-eighth statute mile wide; and lakes, reservoirs, and ponds under 40 acres.
Source: 2011 U.S. Census Bureau
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