390 miles by 210
It is about 390 miles long and 210 miles wide.
Illinois against Nepal
Nepal covers about 57,000 square miles, so Illinois is about the same size. Drag Illinois over Nepal on the map above to compare.
Lake and rivers
Lake Michigan lies to its north-east, the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south, and the Mississippi River runs along most of its west.
How it compares
- 37.5×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Iowa
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Georgia
- 8.7%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 214×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 37.1 millionacres
- 28 millionAmerican football fields
- 21 millionsoccer pitches
- 43,968×the size of Central Park
- 305,104×the size of Vatican City
- 16.7×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 303×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 6.9%of the area of Greenland
- 211×the size of Anglesey
- 262×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Illinois?
57,914 square miles (149,995 km²), 55,519 of them land.
Is Illinois bigger than Indiana?
Yes. It is about 1.6 times the size of Indiana.
Where does Illinois rank by size?
25th of the 50 states by total area, and 24th by land area.
How long is Illinois?
About 390 miles (628 km) long and 210 miles (338 km) wide.
How big is Illinois compared to Texas?
About 22% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 57,914 square miles in all, 55,519 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.