Land area, water area and population density by state

Name: Land area, water area and population density by state (United States)
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb (with Census population)
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Land and water area of each state from the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line boundaries (square miles, converted from square metres), water as a share of total area, and residents per square mile of land in 2025 (derived with the July 1, 2025 population estimate). Water area includes inland, coastal and Great Lakes waters within state boundaries.

Reference period: 2025
Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

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Population per square mile of land (derived), 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Population per square mile of land (derived). Highest: District of Columbia (11k); lowest: Alaska (1.3); national value 96.7. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb (with Census population).

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United States	96.7	3,533,660	269,124	7.1
Alabama	102.5	50,652	1,768	3.4
Alaska	1.3	571,409	94,316	14.2
Arizona	67.1	113,656	330	0.3
Arkansas	59.9	51,992	1,206	2.3
California	252.5	155,860	7,833	4.8
Colorado	58	103,637	458	0.4
Connecticut	761.7	4,843	701	12.6
Delaware	544	1,949	540	21.7
District of Columbia	11,347.5	61	7	10.6
Florida	437.3	53,658	17,745	24.9
Georgia	195.8	57,718	1,705	2.9
Hawaii	223.1	6,423	4,547	41.5
Idaho	24.6	82,645	923	1.1
Illinois	229.1	55,514	2,400	4.1
Indiana	194.6	35,825	596	1.6
Iowa	58	55,854	419	0.7
Kansas	36.4	81,759	519	0.6
Kentucky	116.7	39,486	920	2.3
Louisiana	106.8	43,221	9,154	17.5
Maine	45.9	30,845	4,535	12.8
Maryland	645.2	9,711	2,695	21.7
Massachusetts	917.1	7,801	2,753	26.1
Michigan	178.9	56,613	40,101	41.5
Minnesota	73.2	79,632	7,311	8.4
Mississippi	63	46,925	1,511	3.1
Missouri	91.2	68,747	960	1.4
Montana	7.9	145,550	1,493	1
Nebraska	26.3	76,815	532	0.7
Nevada	29.9	109,860	710	0.6
New Hampshire	158.1	8,954	396	4.2
New Jersey	1,298.2	7,355	1,364	15.6
New Mexico	17.5	121,313	280	0.2
New York	424.5	47,123	7,435	13.6
North Carolina	230.3	48,624	5,194	9.7
North Dakota	11.6	68,994	1,705	2.4
Ohio	291.3	40,859	3,967	8.8
Oklahoma	60.1	68,597	1,303	1.9
Oregon	44.5	95,997	2,382	2.4
Pennsylvania	291.9	44,742	1,312	2.8
Rhode Island	1,078	1,034	511	33.1
South Carolina	185.3	30,064	1,959	6.1
South Dakota	12.3	75,809	1,307	1.7
Tennessee	177.4	41,225	905	2.1
Texas	121.4	261,259	7,340	2.7
Utah	42.8	82,596	2,302	2.7
Vermont	69.9	9,217	398	4.1
Virginia	224.9	39,481	3,293	7.7
Washington	120.4	66,457	4,844	6.8
West Virginia	73.5	24,041	189	0.8
Wisconsin	110.3	54,168	11,328	17.3
Wyoming	6.1	97,089	721	0.7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb, TIGERweb State_County MapServer layer 0 (States): AREALAND and AREAWATER
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2025 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2025.

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Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb (with Census population)
Dataset: TIGERweb State_County MapServer layer 0 (States): AREALAND and AREAWATER
Table: Land area, water area and population density by state
Data last updated: 2026-11-09
Page: https://quadranac.com/tables/us-land-area-density/

Land area, water area and population density by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb (with Census population), TIGERweb State_County MapServer layer 0 (States): AREALAND and AREAWATER. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-land-area-density/