# 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.

- 69,707 square miles
- 180,540 km²
- 44.6 million acres
- 33.7 million football fields

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

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Florida](https://how-big-is.com/florida/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Oklahoma](https://how-big-is.com/oklahoma/)
- 10% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 258× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 44.6 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 33.7 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 25.3 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 52,921× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 367,234× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 20.1× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 365× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 8.3% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 254× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 316× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (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.