# How big is Maine?

Maine covers 35,380 square miles (91,633 km²), 30,843 of them land. It is the 39th-biggest state, and the biggest in New England: almost as big as the other five New England states put together.

- 35,380 square miles
- 91,633 km²
- 22.6 million acres
- 17.1 million football fields

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

## 320 miles by 205

It is about 320 miles long and 205 miles wide.

## One neighbour

Maine is the only state that borders just one other state, New Hampshire. About an eighth of its area is water.

## How it compares

- 22.9× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [South Carolina](https://how-big-is.com/south-carolina/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Indiana](https://how-big-is.com/indiana/)
- 5.3% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 131× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 22.6 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 17.1 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 12.8 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 26,860× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 186,390× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 10.2× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 185× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 4.2% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 129× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 160× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Maine?**
35,380 square miles (91,633 km²), 30,843 of them land.

**Is Maine bigger than New Hampshire?**
Yes. It is about 3.8 times the size of New Hampshire.

**Where does Maine rank by size?**
39th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is Maine?**
About 320 miles (515 km) long and 205 miles (330 km) wide.

**How big is Maine compared to Texas?**
About 13% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 35,380 square miles in all, 30,843 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.