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Region
Alaska
Land Area:
663268
Highest Point:
20310
Statehood:
January 3, 1959 (#49)
Capital City:
Juneau
Region:
West
Texas
Land Area:
268596
Highest Point:
8751
Statehood:
December 29, 1845 (#28)
Capital City:
Austin
Region:
South
California
Land Area:
163696
Highest Point:
14505
Statehood:
September 9, 1850 (#31)
Capital City:
Sacramento
Region:
West
Montana
Land Area:
147040
Highest Point:
12807
Statehood:
November 8, 1889 (#41)
Capital City:
Helena
Region:
West
New Mexico
Land Area:
121590
Highest Point:
13167
Statehood:
January 6, 1912 (#47)
Capital City:
Santa Fe
Region:
West
Arizona
Land Area:
113990
Highest Point:
12637
Statehood:
February 14, 1912 (#48)
Capital City:
Phoenix
Region:
West
Nevada
Land Area:
110572
Highest Point:
13147
Statehood:
October 31, 1864 (#36)
Capital City:
Carson City
Region:
West
Colorado
Land Area:
104094
Highest Point:
14440
Statehood:
August 1, 1876 (#38)
Capital City:
Denver
Region:
West
Oregon
Land Area:
98379
Highest Point:
11249
Statehood:
February 14, 1859 (#33)
Capital City:
Salem
Region:
West
Wyoming
Land Area:
97813
Highest Point:
13809
Statehood:
July 10, 1890 (#44)
Capital City:
Cheyenne
Region:
West
Michigan
Land Area:
96714
Highest Point:
1979
Statehood:
January 26, 1837 (#26)
Capital City:
Lansing
Region:
Midwest
Minnesota
Land Area:
86936
Highest Point:
2301
Statehood:
May 11, 1858 (#32)
Capital City:
Saint Paul
Region:
Midwest
Utah
Land Area:
84897
Highest Point:
13534
Statehood:
January 4, 1896 (#45)
Capital City:
Salt Lake City
Region:
West
Idaho
Land Area:
83569
Highest Point:
12668
Statehood:
July 3, 1890 (#43)
Capital City:
Boise
Region:
West
Kansas
Land Area:
82278
Highest Point:
4041
Statehood:
January 29, 1861 (#34)
Capital City:
Topeka
Region:
Midwest
Nebraska
Land Area:
77358
Highest Point:
5424
Statehood:
March 1, 1867 (#37)
Capital City:
Lincoln
Region:
Midwest
South Dakota
Land Area:
77116
Highest Point:
7244
Statehood:
November 2, 1889 (#40)
Capital City:
Pierre
Region:
Midwest
Washington
Land Area:
71298
Highest Point:
14411
Statehood:
November 11, 1889 (#42)
Capital City:
Olympia
Region:
West
North Dakota
Land Area:
70698
Highest Point:
3508
Statehood:
November 2, 1889 (#39)
Capital City:
Bismarck
Region:
Midwest
Oklahoma
Land Area:
69899
Highest Point:
4975
Statehood:
November 16, 1907 (#46)
Capital City:
Oklahoma City
Region:
South
Missouri
Land Area:
69707
Highest Point:
1772
Statehood:
August 10, 1821 (#24)
Capital City:
Jefferson City
Region:
Midwest
Florida
Land Area:
65758
Highest Point:
345
Statehood:
March 3, 1845 (#27)
Capital City:
Tallahassee
Region:
South
Wisconsin
Land Area:
65496
Highest Point:
1951
Statehood:
May 29, 1848 (#30)
Capital City:
Madison
Region:
Midwest
Georgia
Land Area:
59425
Highest Point:
4784
Statehood:
January 2, 1788 (#4)
Capital City:
Atlanta
Region:
South
Illinois
Land Area:
57914
Highest Point:
1235
Statehood:
December 3, 1818 (#21)
Capital City:
Springfield
Region:
Midwest
Iowa
Land Area:
56273
Highest Point:
1670
Statehood:
December 28, 1846 (#29)
Capital City:
Des Moines
Region:
Midwest
New York
Land Area:
54555
Highest Point:
5344
Statehood:
July 26, 1788 (#11)
Capital City:
Albany
Region:
Northeast
North Carolina
Land Area:
53819
Highest Point:
6684
Statehood:
November 21, 1789 (#12)
Capital City:
Raleigh
Region:
South
Arkansas
Land Area:
53179
Highest Point:
2753
Statehood:
June 15, 1836 (#25)
Capital City:
Little Rock
Region:
South
Alabama
Land Area:
52419
Highest Point:
2413
Statehood:
December 14, 1819 (#22)
Capital City:
Montgomery
Region:
South
Louisiana
Land Area:
52378
Highest Point:
535
Statehood:
April 30, 1812 (#18)
Capital City:
Baton Rouge
Region:
South
Mississippi
Land Area:
48432
Highest Point:
806
Statehood:
December 10, 1817 (#20)
Capital City:
Jackson
Region:
South
Pennsylvania
Land Area:
46054
Highest Point:
3213
Statehood:
December 12, 1787 (#2)
Capital City:
Harrisburg
Region:
Northeast
Ohio
Land Area:
44826
Highest Point:
1549
Statehood:
March 1, 1803 (#17)
Capital City:
Columbus
Region:
Midwest
Virginia
Land Area:
42775
Highest Point:
5729
Statehood:
June 25, 1788 (#10)
Capital City:
Richmond
Region:
South
Tennessee
Land Area:
42144
Highest Point:
6643
Statehood:
June 1, 1796 (#16)
Capital City:
Nashville
Region:
South
Kentucky
Land Area:
40408
Highest Point:
4145
Statehood:
June 1, 1792 (#15)
Capital City:
Frankfort
Region:
South
Indiana
Land Area:
36420
Highest Point:
1257
Statehood:
December 11, 1816 (#19)
Capital City:
Indianapolis
Region:
Midwest
Maine
Land Area:
35380
Highest Point:
5268
Statehood:
March 15, 1820 (#23)
Capital City:
Augusta
Region:
Northeast
South Carolina
Land Area:
32020
Highest Point:
3553
Statehood:
May 23, 1788 (#8)
Capital City:
Columbia
Region:
South
West Virginia
Land Area:
24230
Highest Point:
4863
Statehood:
June 20, 1863 (#35)
Capital City:
Charleston
Region:
South
Maryland
Land Area:
12407
Highest Point:
3360
Statehood:
April 28, 1788 (#7)
Capital City:
Annapolis
Region:
South
Hawaii
Land Area:
10932
Highest Point:
13803
Statehood:
August 21, 1959 (#50)
Capital City:
Honolulu
Region:
West
Massachusetts
Land Area:
10554
Highest Point:
3491
Statehood:
February 6, 1788 (#6)
Capital City:
Boston
Region:
Northeast
Vermont
Land Area:
9616
Highest Point:
4395
Statehood:
March 4, 1791 (#14)
Capital City:
Montpelier
Region:
Northeast
New Hampshire
Land Area:
9349
Highest Point:
6288
Statehood:
June 21, 1788 (#9)
Capital City:
Concord
Region:
Northeast
New Jersey
Land Area:
8723
Highest Point:
1803
Statehood:
December 18, 1787 (#3)
Capital City:
Trenton
Region:
Northeast
Connecticut
Land Area:
5543
Highest Point:
2380
Statehood:
January 9, 1788 (#5)
Capital City:
Hartford
Region:
Northeast
Delaware
Land Area:
2489
Highest Point:
448
Statehood:
December 7, 1787 (#1)
Capital City:
Dover
Region:
South
Rhode Island
Land Area:
1545
Highest Point:
812
Statehood:
May 29, 1790 (#13)
Capital City:
Providence
Region:
Northeast
District of Columbia
Capital City:
Washington, D.C.
Region:
South
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Rank
|
State
|
Land Area
|
Highest Point
|
Statehood
|
Capital City
|
Region
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alaska
|
663,268 | 20,310 | January 3, 1959 (#49) | Juneau | West |
| 2 |
Texas
|
268,596 | 8,751 | December 29, 1845 (#28) | Austin | South |
| 3 |
California
|
163,696 | 14,505 | September 9, 1850 (#31) | Sacramento | West |
| 4 |
Montana
|
147,040 | 12,807 | November 8, 1889 (#41) | Helena | West |
| 5 |
New Mexico
|
121,590 | 13,167 | January 6, 1912 (#47) | Santa Fe | West |
| 6 |
Arizona
|
113,990 | 12,637 | February 14, 1912 (#48) | Phoenix | West |
| 7 |
Nevada
|
110,572 | 13,147 | October 31, 1864 (#36) | Carson City | West |
| 8 |
Colorado
|
104,094 | 14,440 | August 1, 1876 (#38) | Denver | West |
| 9 |
Oregon
|
98,379 | 11,249 | February 14, 1859 (#33) | Salem | West |
| 10 |
Wyoming
|
97,813 | 13,809 | July 10, 1890 (#44) | Cheyenne | West |
| 11 |
Michigan
|
96,714 | 1,979 | January 26, 1837 (#26) | Lansing | Midwest |
| 12 |
Minnesota
|
86,936 | 2,301 | May 11, 1858 (#32) | Saint Paul | Midwest |
| 13 |
Utah
|
84,897 | 13,534 | January 4, 1896 (#45) | Salt Lake City | West |
| 14 |
Idaho
|
83,569 | 12,668 | July 3, 1890 (#43) | Boise | West |
| 15 |
Kansas
|
82,278 | 4,041 | January 29, 1861 (#34) | Topeka | Midwest |
| 16 |
Nebraska
|
77,358 | 5,424 | March 1, 1867 (#37) | Lincoln | Midwest |
| 17 |
South Dakota
|
77,116 | 7,244 | November 2, 1889 (#40) | Pierre | Midwest |
| 18 |
Washington
|
71,298 | 14,411 | November 11, 1889 (#42) | Olympia | West |
| 19 |
North Dakota
|
70,698 | 3,508 | November 2, 1889 (#39) | Bismarck | Midwest |
| 20 |
Oklahoma
|
69,899 | 4,975 | November 16, 1907 (#46) | Oklahoma City | South |
| 21 |
Missouri
|
69,707 | 1,772 | August 10, 1821 (#24) | Jefferson City | Midwest |
| 22 |
Florida
|
65,758 | 345 | March 3, 1845 (#27) | Tallahassee | South |
| 23 |
Wisconsin
|
65,496 | 1,951 | May 29, 1848 (#30) | Madison | Midwest |
| 24 |
Georgia
|
59,425 | 4,784 | January 2, 1788 (#4) | Atlanta | South |
| 25 |
Illinois
|
57,914 | 1,235 | December 3, 1818 (#21) | Springfield | Midwest |
| 26 |
Iowa
|
56,273 | 1,670 | December 28, 1846 (#29) | Des Moines | Midwest |
| 27 |
New York
|
54,555 | 5,344 | July 26, 1788 (#11) | Albany | Northeast |
| 28 |
North Carolina
|
53,819 | 6,684 | November 21, 1789 (#12) | Raleigh | South |
| 29 |
Arkansas
|
53,179 | 2,753 | June 15, 1836 (#25) | Little Rock | South |
| 30 |
Alabama
|
52,419 | 2,413 | December 14, 1819 (#22) | Montgomery | South |
| 31 |
Louisiana
|
52,378 | 535 | April 30, 1812 (#18) | Baton Rouge | South |
| 32 |
Mississippi
|
48,432 | 806 | December 10, 1817 (#20) | Jackson | South |
| 33 |
Pennsylvania
|
46,054 | 3,213 | December 12, 1787 (#2) | Harrisburg | Northeast |
| 34 |
Ohio
|
44,826 | 1,549 | March 1, 1803 (#17) | Columbus | Midwest |
| 35 |
Virginia
|
42,775 | 5,729 | June 25, 1788 (#10) | Richmond | South |
| 36 |
Tennessee
|
42,144 | 6,643 | June 1, 1796 (#16) | Nashville | South |
| 37 |
Kentucky
|
40,408 | 4,145 | June 1, 1792 (#15) | Frankfort | South |
| 38 |
Indiana
|
36,420 | 1,257 | December 11, 1816 (#19) | Indianapolis | Midwest |
| 39 |
Maine
|
35,380 | 5,268 | March 15, 1820 (#23) | Augusta | Northeast |
| 40 |
South Carolina
|
32,020 | 3,553 | May 23, 1788 (#8) | Columbia | South |
| 41 |
West Virginia
|
24,230 | 4,863 | June 20, 1863 (#35) | Charleston | South |
| 42 |
Maryland
|
12,407 | 3,360 | April 28, 1788 (#7) | Annapolis | South |
| 43 |
Hawaii
|
10,932 | 13,803 | August 21, 1959 (#50) | Honolulu | West |
| 44 |
Massachusetts
|
10,554 | 3,491 | February 6, 1788 (#6) | Boston | Northeast |
| 45 |
Vermont
|
9,616 | 4,395 | March 4, 1791 (#14) | Montpelier | Northeast |
| 46 |
New Hampshire
|
9,349 | 6,288 | June 21, 1788 (#9) | Concord | Northeast |
| 47 |
New Jersey
|
8,723 | 1,803 | December 18, 1787 (#3) | Trenton | Northeast |
| 48 |
Connecticut
|
5,543 | 2,380 | January 9, 1788 (#5) | Hartford | Northeast |
| 49 |
Delaware
|
2,489 | 448 | December 7, 1787 (#1) | Dover | South |
| 50 |
Rhode Island
|
1,545 | 812 | May 29, 1790 (#13) | Providence | Northeast |
| 51 |
District of Columbia
|
— | — | — | Washington, D.C. | South |
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Common Questions
Which state has the highest land area?
Alaska has the highest land area at 663,268 sq mi. Rhode Island has the lowest, at 1,545 sq mi.
Which state has the highest highest point?
Alaska has the highest highest point at Denali (Mount McKinley) (20,310 ft). Florida has the lowest, at Britton Hill (345 ft).