# How big is Michigan?

Michigan covers 96,714 square miles (250,487 km²). But two-fifths of that is its share of the Great Lakes, leaving 56,539 square miles of land. By total area it is the biggest state east of the Mississippi River.

- 96,714 square miles
- 250,487 km²
- 61.9 million acres
- 46.8 million football fields

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

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Minnesota](https://how-big-is.com/minnesota/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Wyoming](https://how-big-is.com/wyoming/)
- 15% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 358× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 61.9 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 46.8 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 35.1 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 73,424× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 509,513× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 27.9× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 506× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 12% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 352× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 438× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (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.