List of the 10 Largest States in the United States of America, led by the State of Alaska, followed by Texas and California.
List of the 10 Largest States in the United States of America
The list of the 10 Largest States of the United States of America includes the list of American States taking into account their area, according to the estimate for the year 2018. The Largest State of the United States of America is Alaska, followed by of the State of Texas and of the State of California that complete the podium of the ranking of the largest States of the United States of America , according to 2018 data. The United States is composed of 50 States and 1 Federal District, where the capital, Washington, is located. The sum of the area value of this top-10 of the largest American States represents almost 50% of the total surface value of the entire American territory, one of the largest countries in the world. The largest American state , Alaska, leads this particular ranking, with more than double the 2nd state in this ranking, Texas.
10th Oregon
Opening this list of the 10 Largest States of the United States of America we have the State of Oregon, with an area of 248,607 square kilometers.
9th Wyoming
With an area of 251,459 square kilometers, this American state has the least population of the entire territory.
8th Colorado
This state, which has Denver as its capital, is one of the largest American states, with an area of 268,423 square kilometers.
7th Nevada
The State of Nevada has an area of 284,330 square kilometers, within which the city of Las Vegas is located.
6th Arizona
With 294,199 square kilometers, this state has the city of Phoenix as its capital, one of the largest American cities in area.
5th New Mexico
This Southern State of the United States is part of the 5 largest American states in terms of area, with a total area of 314,196 square kilometers.
4th Montana
This American state has 376,963 square kilometers of surface and has 2 of the largest American cities in area, in this case, Anaconda and Butte.
3rd California
Starting the podium of the largest US states in area , we have the US state with the most population . About 40 million inhabitants live in an area of about 403 square kilometers.
2nd Texas
The State of Texas has an area of 676,653 square kilometers, where the city of Houston is located, one of the largest American cities in surface area.
1st Alaska
The largest state in the United States of America by area is the state of Alaska with 1,478,840 square kilometers in area, having more than twice the surface area of Texas and more than three times that of California.
List of the 10 Largest States in the United States of America
Position | State name | Area (km2) |
1 | Alaska | 1,478,840 |
2 | Texas | 676,653 |
3 | California | 403,504 |
4 | Montana | 376,963 |
5 | New Mexico | 314,196 |
6 | Arizona | 294,199 |
7 | Nevada | 284,330 |
8 | Colorado | 268,423 |
9 | Wyoming | 251,459 |
10 | Oregon | 248,607 |