How Big Is Nebraska? 77,348 square miles, shown on your town

How big is Nebraska?

Nebraska covers 77,348 square miles (200,330 km²), 76,824 of them land. It is the 16th-biggest state, about the size of Senegal.

square miles

77,348

km²

200,330

acres

49.5 million

football fields

37.4 million

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430 miles by 210

It is about 430 miles long and 210 miles wide.

Nebraska against Senegal

Senegal covers about 76,000 square miles, so Nebraska is about the same size. Drag Nebraska over Senegal on the map above to compare.

How it compares

50.1×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
≈ 1×about the same size as South Dakota
≈ 1×about the same size as Kansas
12%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
286×the size of the Little Giant Fire
49.5 millionacres
37.4 millionAmerican football fields
28.1 millionsoccer pitches
58,722×the size of Central Park
407,489×the size of Vatican City
22.3×the size of Yellowstone National Park
405×the size of Lake Tahoe
9.2%of the area of Greenland
281×the size of Anglesey
350×the size of the Isle of Man

Questions people ask

How many square miles is Nebraska?

77,348 square miles (200,330 km²), 76,824 of them land.

Is Nebraska bigger than South Dakota?

Yes, but only just: 77,348 square miles against 77,116.

Where does Nebraska rank by size?

16th of the 50 states by total area, and 15th by land area.

How long is Nebraska?

About 430 miles (692 km) long and 210 miles (338 km) wide.

How big is Nebraska compared to Texas?

About 29% of the size of Texas.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 77,348 square miles in all, 76,824 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.