456 miles by 386
It is about 456 miles long and 386 miles wide.
Two peninsulas, four Great Lakes
Michigan is two peninsulas, the Upper and the Lower, linked by the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge. It borders four of the five Great Lakes, which is why its land, 56,539 square miles, ranks only 22nd.
How it compares
- 62.6×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Minnesota
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Wyoming
- 15%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 358×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 61.9 millionacres
- 46.8 millionAmerican football fields
- 35.1 millionsoccer pitches
- 73,424×the size of Central Park
- 509,513×the size of Vatican City
- 27.9×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 506×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 12%of the area of Greenland
- 352×the size of Anglesey
- 438×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Michigan?
96,714 square miles (250,487 km²), 56,539 of them land.
Is Michigan bigger than Wisconsin?
Yes. It is about 1.5 times the size of Wisconsin.
Where does Michigan rank by size?
11th of the 50 states by total area, and 22nd by land area.
How long is Michigan?
About 456 miles (734 km) long and 386 miles (621 km) wide.
How big is Michigan compared to Texas?
About 36% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 96,714 square miles in all, 56,539 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.