# How big is Connecticut?

Connecticut covers 5,543 square miles (14,357 km²). It is the third-smallest state, after Rhode Island and Delaware. About an eighth of it is water, leaving 4,842 square miles of land.

- 5,543 square miles
- 14,357 km²
- 3.55 million acres
- 2.68 million football fields

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

## 110 miles by 70

It is about 110 miles long and 70 miles wide.

## Cut in half by a river

The Connecticut River, the longest in New England, roughly cuts the state in half on its way south to Long Island Sound.

## How it compares

- 3.6× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- 2.2× the size of [Delaware](https://how-big-is.com/delaware/)
- 64% of the area of [New Jersey](https://how-big-is.com/new-jersey/)
- 0.83% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 20.5× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 3.55 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 2.68 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 2.01 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 4,208× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 29,203× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 1.6× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 29× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 0.66% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 20.2× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 25.1× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Connecticut?**
5,543 square miles (14,357 km²), 4,842 of them land.

**Is Connecticut bigger than Massachusetts?**
No. Massachusetts is about 1.9 times its size.

**Where does Connecticut rank by size?**
48th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is Connecticut?**
About 110 miles (177 km) long and 70 miles (113 km) wide.

**How big is Connecticut compared to Texas?**
About 2% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 5,543 square miles in all, 4,842 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.