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Rank
| State/Territory
| Total Area (Sq. Miles)
| Population Density Rank
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1st |
Alaska
| 591,004
| 50
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2nd |
Texas
| 266,807
| 26
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3rd |
California
| 158,706
| 11
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4th |
Montana
| 147,047
| 48
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5th |
New Mexico
| 121,593
| 45
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6th |
Arizona
| 114,000
| 33
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7th |
Nevada
| 110,561
| 42
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8th |
Colorado
| 104,091
| 37
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9th |
Wyoming
| 97,809
| 49
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10th |
Oregon
| 97,073
| 39
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11th |
Utah
| 84,899
| 41
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12th |
Minnesota
| 84,402
| 31
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13th |
Idaho
| 83,564
| 44
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14th |
Kansas
| 82,277
| 40
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15th |
Nebraska
| 77,355
| 43
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16th |
South Dakota
| 77,116
| 46
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17th |
North Dakota
| 70,703
| 47
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18th |
Oklahoma
| 69,956
| 35
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19th |
Missouri
| 69,697
| 28
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20th |
Washington
| 68,138
| 25
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21st |
Georgia
| 58,910
| 18
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22nd |
Florida
| 58,664
| 8
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23rd |
Michigan
| 58,527
| 17
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24th |
Illinois
| 56,345
| 12
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25th |
Iowa
| 56,275
| 36
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26th |
Wisconsin
| 56,153
| 23
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27th |
Arkansas
| 53,187
| 34
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28th |
North Carolina
| 52,669
| 15
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29th |
Alabama
| 51,705
| 27
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30th |
New York
| 49,108
| 7
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31st |
Louisiana
| 47,751
| 24
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32nd |
Mississippi
| 47,689
| 32
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33rd |
Pennsylvania
| 45,308
| 9
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34th |
Tennessee
| 42,144
| 20
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35th |
Ohio
| 41,330
| 10
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36th |
Virginia
| 40,767
| 14
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37th |
Kentucky
| 40,409
| 22
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38th |
Indiana
| 36,185
| 16
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39th |
Maine
| 33,265
| 38
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40th |
South Carolina
| 31,113
| 19
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41st |
West Virginia
| 24,231
| 29
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42nd |
Maryland
| 10,460
| 5
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43rd |
Vermont
| 9,614
| 30
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44th |
New Hampshire
| 9,279
| 21
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45th |
Massachusetts
| 8,284
| 3
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46th |
New Jersey
| 7,787
| 1
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47th |
Hawaii
| 6,470
| 13
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48th |
Connecticut
| 5,018
| 4
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Puerto Rico (Autonomous Commonwealth)
| 3,459
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49th |
Delaware
| 2,044
| 6
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50th |
Rhode Island
| 1,212
| 2
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Northern Marianas Islands (Autonomous Commonwealth)
| 293
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Guam (Territory)
| 209
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U.S. Virgin Islands (Territory)
| 136
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American Samoa (Territory)
| 76
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District of Columbia (Federal District)
| 69
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Palmyra Atoll (Territory)
| 4
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Baker and Howland Islands (Territory)
| 2
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Jarvis Island (Territory)
| 2
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Wake Island (Territory)
| 2
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Midway Island (Territory)
| 2
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Navassa (Territory)
| 2
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Johnston Atoll (Territory)
| 1
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Kingman Reef (Territory)
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Population Density Rank compares states' average number of people per square mile. (All states and territories are listed, in order, but only states are ranked.)
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