# How big is Arkansas?

Arkansas covers 53,179 square miles (137,732 km²), 52,035 of them land. It is the 29th-biggest state, a little bigger than Greece.

- 53,179 square miles
- 137,732 km²
- 34 million acres
- 25.7 million football fields

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

## 270 miles by 240

It is about 270 miles long and 240 miles wide.

## Arkansas against Greece

Greece covers about 51,000 square miles, so Arkansas is a little bigger. Drag Arkansas over Greece on the map above to compare.

## How it compares

- 34.4× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Alabama](https://how-big-is.com/alabama/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [North Carolina](https://how-big-is.com/north-carolina/)
- 8.0% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 197× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 34 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 25.7 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 19.3 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 40,373× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 280,159× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 15.3× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 278× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 6.4% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 193× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 241× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Arkansas?**
53,179 square miles (137,732 km²), 52,035 of them land.

**Is Arkansas bigger than Mississippi?**
Yes, by about 10%.

**Where does Arkansas rank by size?**
29th of the 50 states by total area, and 27th by land area.

**How long is Arkansas?**
About 270 miles (435 km) long and 240 miles (386 km) wide.

**How big is Arkansas compared to Texas?**
About 20% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 53,179 square miles in all, 52,035 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.