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What’s the largest U.S. state by area?
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A map of the states, boundaries, and capital cities of the United States, along with the bodies of water and other countries surrounding the U.S. Purple interface with a U.S. map silhouette and dropdown menus to select and compare the sizes of two states.

What’s the largest U.S. state by area?: References & Edit History

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  • Amy Tikkanen
    Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Area and rank of the U.S. corrected. Feb 16, 2026
Added media. Dec 10, 2025
Added a section on additional content. May 30, 2025
Added the section “Want to learn more?” Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: United States Census Bureau - State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates. Aug 01, 2024
Corrected display issue. Jan 11, 2024
New article added. Jan 09, 2024
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