# How big is Mississippi?

Mississippi covers 48,432 square miles (125,438 km²), 46,923 of them land. It is the 32nd-biggest state, a little smaller than Nicaragua.

- 48,432 square miles
- 125,438 km²
- 31 million acres
- 23.4 million football fields

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

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Pennsylvania](https://how-big-is.com/pennsylvania/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Louisiana](https://how-big-is.com/louisiana/)
- 7.3% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 179× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 31 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 23.4 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 17.6 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 36,769× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 255,152× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 14× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 254× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 5.8% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 176× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 219× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (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.