# How big is Hawaii?

Hawaii covers 10,932 square miles (28,313 km²). But 41% of that is the sea around its islands, leaving 6,423 square miles of land. It is the eighth-smallest state.

- 10,932 square miles
- 28,313 km²
- 7 million acres
- 5.29 million football fields

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

## 137 islands

Hawaii is 137 volcanic islands. The eight main ones, from north-west to south-east, are Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui and Hawaiʻi, the Big Island.

## How it compares

- 7.1× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Massachusetts](https://how-big-is.com/massachusetts/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Maryland](https://how-big-is.com/maryland/)
- 1.6% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 40.5× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 7 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 5.29 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 3.97 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 8,299× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 57,591× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 3.2× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 57.2× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 1.3% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 39.8× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 49.5× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Hawaii?**
10,932 square miles (28,313 km²), 6,423 of them land.

**Is Hawaii bigger than Massachusetts?**
Slightly, by total area: 10,932 square miles against 10,554. Massachusetts has more land, 7,800 square miles against Hawaii's 6,423.

**Where does Hawaii rank by size?**
43rd of the 50 states by total area, and 47th by land area.

**How big is Hawaii compared to Texas?**
About 4% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 10,932 square miles in all, 6,423 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.