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(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
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
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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