# How big is Illinois?

Illinois covers 57,914 square miles (149,995 km²), 55,519 of them land. It is the 25th-biggest state, about the size of Nepal.

- 57,914 square miles
- 149,995 km²
- 37.1 million acres
- 28 million football fields

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

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Iowa](https://how-big-is.com/iowa/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Georgia](https://how-big-is.com/georgia-us-state/)
- 8.7% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 214× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 37.1 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 28 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 21 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 43,968× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 305,104× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 16.7× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 303× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 6.9% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 211× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 262× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (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.