# How big is Kentucky?

Kentucky covers 40,408 square miles (104,656 km²), 39,486 of them land. It is the 37th-biggest state, about the size of Iceland.

- 40,408 square miles
- 104,656 km²
- 25.9 million acres
- 19.6 million football fields

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

## 397 miles by 187

It is about 397 miles long and 187 miles wide. Its northern border is the Ohio River.

## Kentucky against Iceland

Iceland covers about 40,000 square miles, so Kentucky is about the same size. Drag Kentucky over Iceland on the map above to compare.

## How it compares

- 26.2× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Indiana](https://how-big-is.com/indiana/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Tennessee](https://how-big-is.com/tennessee/)
- 6.1% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 150× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 25.9 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 19.6 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 14.7 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 30,677× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 212,879× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 11.7× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 212× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 4.8% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 147× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 183× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Kentucky?**
40,408 square miles (104,656 km²), 39,486 of them land.

**Is Kentucky bigger than Indiana?**
Yes, by about 11%.

**Where does Kentucky rank by size?**
37th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is Kentucky?**
About 397 miles (639 km) long and 187 miles (301 km) wide.

**How big is Kentucky compared to Texas?**
About 15% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 40,408 square miles in all, 39,486 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.