# How big is Idaho?

Idaho covers 83,569 square miles (216,443 km²), 82,643 of them land. It is the 14th-biggest state, a little bigger than Belarus.

- 83,569 square miles
- 216,443 km²
- 53.5 million acres
- 40.4 million football fields

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

## 479 miles by 305

It is about 479 miles long and 305 miles wide.

## Idaho against Belarus

Belarus covers about 80,000 square miles, so Idaho is a little bigger. Drag Idaho over Belarus on the map above to compare.

## The Panhandle

In the north, the Idaho Panhandle runs up to a short stretch of border with Canada.

## How it compares

- 54.1× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Kansas](https://how-big-is.com/kansas/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Utah](https://how-big-is.com/utah/)
- 13% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 309× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 53.5 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 40.4 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 30.3 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 63,445× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 440,264× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 24.1× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 438× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 10.0% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 304× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 378× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Idaho?**
83,569 square miles (216,443 km²), 82,643 of them land.

**Is Idaho bigger than Montana?**
No. Montana is about 1.8 times its size.

**Where does Idaho rank by size?**
14th of the 50 states by total area, and 11th by land area.

**How long is Idaho?**
About 479 miles (771 km) long and 305 miles (491 km) wide.

**How big is Idaho compared to Texas?**
About 31% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 83,569 square miles in all, 82,643 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.