# How big is Indiana?

Indiana covers 36,420 square miles (94,326 km²), 35,826 of them land. It is the 38th-biggest state, about the size of Hungary.

- 36,420 square miles
- 94,326 km²
- 23.3 million acres
- 17.6 million football fields

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

## 278 miles by 149

It is about 278 miles long and 149 miles wide.

## Indiana against Hungary

Hungary covers about 36,000 square miles, so Indiana is about the same size. Drag Indiana over Hungary on the map above to compare.

## How it compares

- 23.6× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Maine](https://how-big-is.com/maine/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Kentucky](https://how-big-is.com/kentucky/)
- 5.5% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 135× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 23.3 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 17.6 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 13.2 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 27,650× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 191,868× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 10.5× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 191× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 4.4% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 132× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 165× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Indiana?**
36,420 square miles (94,326 km²), 35,826 of them land.

**Is Indiana bigger than Illinois?**
No. Illinois is about 1.6 times its size.

**Where does Indiana rank by size?**
38th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is Indiana?**
About 278 miles (447 km) long and 149 miles (240 km) wide.

**How big is Indiana compared to Texas?**
About 14% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 36,420 square miles in all, 35,826 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.