# How big is Maryland?

Maryland covers 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²). More than a fifth of that is water, leaving 9,707 square miles of land. It is the ninth-smallest state.

- 12,406 square miles
- 32,131 km²
- 7.94 million acres
- 6 million football fields

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

## 200 miles by 125

It is about 200 miles long and 125 miles wide.

## America in Miniature

Sixteen of its 23 counties border the tidal waters of Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. With mountains in the west, the Piedmont in the middle and the bay in the east, it is nicknamed America in Miniature.

## How it compares

- 8.0× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Hawaii](https://how-big-is.com/hawaii/)
- 51% of the area of [West Virginia](https://how-big-is.com/west-virginia/)
- 1.9% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 45.9× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 7.94 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 6 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 4.5 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 9,418× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 65,357× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 3.6× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 65× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 1.5% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 45.1× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 56.2× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Maryland?**
12,406 square miles (32,131 km²), 9,707 of them land.

**Is Maryland bigger than West Virginia?**
No. West Virginia is about twice its size.

**Where does Maryland rank by size?**
42nd of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is Maryland?**
About 200 miles (322 km) long and 125 miles (201 km) wide.

**How big is Maryland compared to Texas?**
About 5% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 12,406 square miles in all, 9,707 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.