340 miles by 170
It is about 340 miles long and 170 miles wide. The Mississippi River forms most of its western border.
Mississippi against Nicaragua
Nicaragua covers about 50,000 square miles, so Mississippi is a little smaller. Drag Mississippi over Nicaragua on the map above to compare.
How it compares
- 31.4×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Pennsylvania
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Louisiana
- 7.3%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 179×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 31 millionacres
- 23.4 millionAmerican football fields
- 17.6 millionsoccer pitches
- 36,769×the size of Central Park
- 255,152×the size of Vatican City
- 14×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 254×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 5.8%of the area of Greenland
- 176×the size of Anglesey
- 219×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Mississippi?
48,432 square miles (125,438 km²), 46,923 of them land.
Is Mississippi bigger than Louisiana?
No. Louisiana is about 8% bigger.
Where does Mississippi rank by size?
32nd of the 50 states by total area, and 31st by land area.
How long is Mississippi?
About 340 miles (547 km) long and 170 miles (274 km) wide.
How big is Mississippi compared to Texas?
About 18% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 48,432 square miles in all, 46,923 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.