How Big Is Missouri? 69,707 square miles, shown on your town

How big is Missouri?

Missouri covers 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), 68,742 of them land. It is the 21st-biggest state, about the size of Cambodia.

square miles

69,707

km²

180,540

acres

44.6 million

football fields

33.7 million

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300 miles by 240

It is about 300 miles long and 240 miles wide.

Missouri against Cambodia

Cambodia covers about 70,000 square miles, so Missouri is about the same size. Drag Missouri over Cambodia on the map above to compare.

Eight neighbours

Missouri borders eight states: Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Only Tennessee also borders eight.

How it compares

45.1×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
≈ 1×about the same size as Florida
≈ 1×about the same size as Oklahoma
10%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
258×the size of the Little Giant Fire
44.6 millionacres
33.7 millionAmerican football fields
25.3 millionsoccer pitches
52,921×the size of Central Park
367,234×the size of Vatican City
20.1×the size of Yellowstone National Park
365×the size of Lake Tahoe
8.3%of the area of Greenland
254×the size of Anglesey
316×the size of the Isle of Man

Questions people ask

How many square miles is Missouri?

69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), 68,742 of them land.

Is Missouri bigger than Illinois?

Yes. It is about 1.2 times the size of Illinois.

Where does Missouri rank by size?

21st of the 50 states by total area, and 18th by land area.

How long is Missouri?

About 300 miles (483 km) long and 240 miles (386 km) wide.

How big is Missouri compared to Texas?

About 26% of the size of Texas.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 69,707 square miles in all, 68,742 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.