The BIGGEST states in the US…Utah NOT in the top 10?

Many people believe that Texas is the largest state and Hawaii is the smallest. Those are those people WRONG! States are measured by their square miles. Have you ever wondered which states are the largest? Utah ALMOST made the TOP 10 for LARGEST STATES in the country!

TOP 15 LARGEST US STATES (per square mile):

1. Alaska: (586,000 square miles)
2. Texas: (261,232 square miles)
3. California: (155,959 square miles)
4. Montana: (145,552 square miles)
5. New Mexico: (121,298 square miles)
6. Arizona: (113,594 square miles)
7. Nevada: (109,781 square miles)
8. Colorado: (103,641 square miles)
9. Wyoming: (97,093 square miles)
10. Oregon: (95,988 square miles)
11. Idaho: (82,643 square miles)
12. Utah: (82,169 square miles)
13. Kansas: (81,758 square miles)
14. Minnesota: (79,626 square miles)
15. Nebraska: (76,824 square miles)

TOP 15 SMALLEST STATES IN THE US (per square mile):

35. Ohio: (40,860 square miles)
36.Virginia: (39,490 square miles)
37. Kentucky: (39,486 square miles)
38. Indiana: (35,826 square miles)
39. Maine: (30,842 square miles)
40. South Carolina: (30,060 square miles)
41. West Virginia (24,038 square miles)
42. Maryland: (9,707 square miles)
43.Vermont: (9,216 square miles)
44. New Hampshire: (8,952 square miles)
45. Massachusetts: (7,800 square miles)
46. ​​​​New Jersey: (7,354 square miles)
47. Hawaii: (6,422 square miles)
48. Connecticut: (4,842 square miles)
49. Delaware: (1,948 square miles)
50. Rhode Island: (1,033 square miles)

THE COMPLETE LIST OF US STATES, FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST (per square mile):

1. Alaska: 586,000 square miles
2. Texas: 261,232 square miles
3. California: 155,959 square miles
4. Montana: 145,552 square miles
5. New Mexico: 121,298 square miles
6. Arizona: 113,594 square miles
7. Nevada: 109,781 square miles
8. Colorado: 103,641 square miles
9. Wyoming: 97,093 square miles
10. Oregon: 95,988 square miles
11. Idaho: 82,643 square miles
12. Utah: 82,169 square miles
13. Kansas: 81,758 square miles
14. Minnesota: 79,626 square miles
15. Nebraska: 76,824 square miles
16. South Dakota: 75,811 square miles
17. North Dakota: 69,000 square miles
18. Missouri: 68,741 square miles
19. Oklahoma: 68,594 square miles
20. Washington: 66,455 square miles
21. Georgia: 57,513 square miles
22. Michigan: 56,538 square miles
23. Iowa: 55,857 square miles
24. Illinois: 55,518 square miles
25. Wisconsin: 54,157 square miles
26. Florida: 53,624 square miles
27. Arkansas: 52,035 square miles
28. Alabama: 50,645 square miles
29. North Carolina: 48,617 square miles
30. New York: 47,126 square miles
31. Mississippi: 46,923 square miles
32. Pennsylvania: 44,742 square miles
33. Louisiana: 43,203 square miles
34. Tennessee: 41,234 square miles
35. Ohio: 40,860 square miles
36. Virginia: 39,490 square miles
37. Kentucky: 39,486 square miles
38. Indiana: 35,826 square miles
39. Maine: 30,842 square miles
40. South Carolina: 30,060 square miles
41. West Virginia 24,038 square miles
42. Maryland: 9,707 square miles
43. Vermont: 9,216 square miles
44. New Hampshire: 8,952 square miles
45. Massachusetts: 7,800 square miles
46. New Jersey: 7,354 square miles
47. Hawaii: 6,422 square miles
48. Connecticut: 4,842 square miles
49. Delaware: 1,948 square miles
50. Rhode Island: 1,033 square miles

One thing that struck me was how TINY Rhode Island is…at 1,033 square miles it is less than half the size of Washington County! WOW!