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The second largest state, Texas, has only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska. Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.
Texas covers a total area of 268,581 square miles (695,622 km 2).The longest straight-line distance is from the northwest corner of the panhandle to the Rio Grande river just below Brownsville, 801 miles (1,289 km). [1]
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2).
Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km 2), and with some 30.5 million residents as of 2023, [10] [11] [12] it is the second-largest state by both area and population. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic. [13] Spain was the first European country to claim and control Texas.
With an area of 323,440 sq mi (837,700 km 2), it would easily top the list, outranking every state in the country (except Alaska). The rankings in the below list reflect the rank each borough or census area would have if included with all counties and county-equivalent areas in the United States (up to #11).
Population density is defined as the population divided by land area. Data are from the US Census unless otherwise specified. Population data are for the year 2023 [2] and area data are for the year 2010. [3] Some population estimates for territories are from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. [4]
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The United States Census Bureau determined the Metroplex encompasses 9,286 square miles (24,100 km 2) of total area; 8,991 sq mi (23,290 km 2) is land, and 295 sq mi (760 km 2) is covered by water. The conurbated metropolitan area is larger in area than the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined, [23] and larger than New Jersey. [23]