# How big is Arizona?

Arizona covers 113,990 square miles (295,234 km²), 113,594 of them land. It is the sixth-biggest state, about the size of Italy.

- 113,990 square miles
- 295,234 km²
- 73 million acres
- 55.2 million football fields

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

## 400 miles by 310

It is about 400 miles long and 310 miles wide.

## Arizona against Italy

Italy covers about 117,000 square miles, so Arizona is about the same size. Drag Arizona over Italy on the map above to compare.

## A quarter of it is reservations

About a quarter of the state is Indian reservations, home to 27 federally recognised tribes. Arizona also meets Colorado, New Mexico and Utah at a single point, the Four Corners.

## How it compares

- 73.8× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Nevada](https://how-big-is.com/nevada/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [New Mexico](https://how-big-is.com/new-mexico/)
- 17% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 422× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 73 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 55.2 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 41.3 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 86,541× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 600,531× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 32.9× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 597× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 14% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 415× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 516× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Arizona?**
113,990 square miles (295,234 km²), 113,594 of them land.

**Is Arizona bigger than New Mexico?**
No. New Mexico is about 7% bigger.

**Where does Arizona rank by size?**
6th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is Arizona?**
About 400 miles (644 km) long and 310 miles (499 km) wide.

**How big is Arizona compared to Texas?**
About 42% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 113,990 square miles in all, 113,594 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.