# How big is Montana?

Montana covers 147,040 square miles (380,831 km²), 145,546 of them land. It is the fourth-biggest state, about the size of Japan.

- 147,040 square miles
- 380,831 km²
- 94.1 million acres
- 71.2 million football fields

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

## 630 miles by 255

It is about 630 miles long and 255 miles wide. Mountains fill its western half and prairie its eastern half.

## Montana against Japan

Japan covers about 146,000 square miles, so Montana is about the same size. Drag Montana over Japan on the map above to compare.

## How it compares

- 95.2× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- 1.2× the size of [New Mexico](https://how-big-is.com/new-mexico/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [California](https://how-big-is.com/california/)
- 22% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 544× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 94.1 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 71.2 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 53.3 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 111,632× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 774,644× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 42.4× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 770× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 18% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 535× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 666× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Montana?**
147,040 square miles (380,831 km²), 145,546 of them land.

**Is Montana bigger than Idaho?**
Yes. It is about 1.8 times the size of Idaho.

**Where does Montana rank by size?**
4th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is Montana?**
About 630 miles (1,014 km) long and 255 miles (410 km) wide.

**How big is Montana compared to Texas?**
About 55% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 147,040 square miles in all, 145,546 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.