# How big is Alabama?

Alabama covers 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²), 50,645 of them land. It is the 30th-biggest state, about the size of Greece.

- 52,420 square miles
- 135,767 km²
- 33.5 million acres
- 25.4 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/alabama/

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Louisiana](https://how-big-is.com/louisiana/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Arkansas](https://how-big-is.com/arkansas/)
- 7.9% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 194× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 33.5 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 25.4 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 19 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 39,797× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 276,162× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 15.1× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 274× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 6.3% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 191× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 237× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.