330 miles by 190
It is about 330 miles long and 190 miles wide.
Alabama against Greece
Greece covers about 51,000 square miles, so Alabama is about the same size. Drag Alabama over Greece on the map above to compare.
Mountains to Mobile Bay
The mountainous Tennessee Valley fills the north of the state, and Mobile Bay the south.
How it compares
- 33.9×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Louisiana
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Arkansas
- 7.9%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 194×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 33.5 millionacres
- 25.4 millionAmerican football fields
- 19 millionsoccer pitches
- 39,797×the size of Central Park
- 276,162×the size of Vatican City
- 15.1×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 274×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 6.3%of the area of Greenland
- 191×the size of Anglesey
- 237×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Alabama?
52,420 square miles (135,767 km²), 50,645 of them land.
Is Alabama bigger than Mississippi?
Yes, by about 8%.
Where does Alabama rank by size?
30th of the 50 states by total area, and 28th by land area.
How long is Alabama?
About 330 miles (531 km) long and 190 miles (306 km) wide.
How big is Alabama compared to Texas?
About 20% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 52,420 square miles in all, 50,645 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.