# How big is Kansas?

Kansas covers 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), 81,759 of them land. It is the 15th-biggest state, about the size of Belarus.

- 82,278 square miles
- 213,100 km²
- 52.7 million acres
- 39.8 million football fields

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

## 400 miles by 210

It is about 400 miles long and 210 miles wide.

## Kansas against Belarus

Belarus covers about 80,000 square miles, so Kansas is about the same size. Drag Kansas over Belarus on the map above to compare.

## How it compares

- 53.3× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Nebraska](https://how-big-is.com/nebraska/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Idaho](https://how-big-is.com/idaho/)
- 12% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 305× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 52.7 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 39.8 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 29.8 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 62,465× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 433,464× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 23.7× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 431× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 9.8% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 299× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 373× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Kansas?**
82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), 81,759 of them land.

**Is Kansas bigger than Oklahoma?**
Yes. It is about 1.2 times the size of Oklahoma.

**Where does Kansas rank by size?**
15th of the 50 states by total area, and 13th by land area.

**How long is Kansas?**
About 400 miles (644 km) long and 210 miles (338 km) wide.

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

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 82,278 square miles in all, 81,759 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.