The United States of America is the third largest country in the world by area. The large area is divided into 50 states and 1 Federal district, Washington, D.C. The following are lists of the top 10 largest states in the US by area and population. Let’s read.
Top 10 largest states in the US by area
Rank
State
Area
Capital City
1
Alaska
about 665,400 square miles (1.72 million square kilometers)
Juneau
2
Texas
about 268,600 square miles (695,660 square kilometers)
Austin
3
California
about 163,700 square miles (423,970 square kilometers)
Sacramento
4
Montana
about 147,050 square miles (380,830 square kilometers)
Helena
5
New Mexico
about 121,600 square miles (314,920 square kilometers)
Santa Fe
6
Arizona
about 114,000 square miles (295,230 square kilometers)
Phoenix
7
Nevada
about 110,600 square miles (286,380 square kilometers)
Carson City
8
Colorado
about 104,100 square miles (269,600 square kilometers)
Denver
9
Oregon
about 98,400 square miles (254,800 square kilometers)
Salem
10
Wyoming
about 97,800 square miles (253,350 square kilometers)
Alaska is the largest state in the US by area. It has an area of about 665,000 square miles (1.7 million square kilometers). Alaska is larger than every European nation (not considering transcontinental nations).
California is the most populous state in the US. It has a population of about 39 million. Los Angeles is the largest city in California.
Texas is the largest state in the Contiguous US.
Hawaii and Alaska became states of the US in 1959. They were the last states to join the union.
Hawaii and Alaska are the two non-contiguous states.
