How big is Massachusetts?

Massachusetts covers 10,554 square miles (27,336 km²). About a quarter of that is water, mostly the bays and sea along its coast, leaving 7,800 square miles of land. It is the seventh-smallest state.

square miles: 10,554
km²: 27,336
acres: 6.75 million
football fields: 5.11 million

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190 miles by 115

It is about 190 miles long and 115 miles wide.

How it compares

6.8×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
≈ 1×about the same size as Vermont
≈ 1×about the same size as Hawaii
1.6%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
39.1×the size of the Little Giant Fire
6.75 millionacres
5.11 millionAmerican football fields
3.83 millionsoccer pitches
8,013×the size of Central Park
55,603×the size of Vatican City
3.0×the size of Yellowstone National Park
55.3×the size of Lake Tahoe
1.3%of the area of Greenland
38.4×the size of Anglesey
47.8×the size of the Isle of Man

Questions people ask

How many square miles is Massachusetts?

10,554 square miles (27,336 km²), 7,800 of them land.

Is Massachusetts bigger than Connecticut?

Yes. It is about 1.9 times the size of Connecticut.

Where does Massachusetts rank by size?

44th of the 50 states by total area, and 45th by land area.

How long is Massachusetts?

About 190 miles (306 km) long and 115 miles (185 km) wide.

How big is Massachusetts compared to Texas?

About 4% of the size of Texas.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 10,554 square miles in all, 7,800 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.