# How big is Louisiana?

Louisiana covers 52,378 square miles (135,659 km²). Almost a fifth of that is water, from lakes and bays to the Gulf of Mexico, leaving 43,204 square miles of land. It is the 31st-biggest state.

- 52,378 square miles
- 135,659 km²
- 33.5 million acres
- 25.4 million football fields

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

## 379 miles by 130

It is about 379 miles long and 130 miles wide.

## Built by the river

Much of Louisiana was formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, which left huge deltas and vast coastal marshes and swamps.

## How it compares

- 33.9× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Mississippi](https://how-big-is.com/mississippi/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Alabama](https://how-big-is.com/alabama/)
- 7.9% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 194× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 33.5 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 25.4 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 19 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 39,765× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 275,942× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 15.1× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 274× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 6.3% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 191× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 237× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Louisiana?**
52,378 square miles (135,659 km²), 43,204 of them land.

**Is Louisiana bigger than Mississippi?**
Yes, by about 8%.

**Where does Louisiana rank by size?**
31st of the 50 states by total area, and 33rd by land area.

**How long is Louisiana?**
About 379 miles (610 km) long and 130 miles (209 km) wide.

**How big is Louisiana compared to Texas?**
About 20% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 52,378 square miles in all, 43,204 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.