# How big is Delaware?

Delaware covers 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²). It is the second-smallest state. More than a fifth of that is water, in its bay and along its coast, leaving 1,949 square miles of land.

- 2,489 square miles
- 6,446 km²
- 1.59 million acres
- 1.2 million football fields

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

## 96 miles by 30

It is about 96 miles long and 30 miles wide. It sits on the north-eastern part of the Delmarva Peninsula.

## How it compares

- 1.6× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- 45% of the area of [Connecticut](https://how-big-is.com/connecticut/)
- 0.37% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 9.2× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 1.59 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 1.2 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 902,801 [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 1,889× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 13,112× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 72% of the area of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 13× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 0.3% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 9.1× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 11.3× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Delaware?**
2,489 square miles (6,446 km²), 1,949 of them land.

**Is Delaware bigger than Maryland?**
No. Maryland is about 5 times its size.

**Where does Delaware rank by size?**
49th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is Delaware?**
About 96 miles (154 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.

**How big is Delaware compared to Texas?**
About 0.9% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 2,489 square miles in all, 1,949 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.