# 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.

- 77,348 square miles
- 200,330 km²
- 49.5 million acres
- 37.4 million football fields

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

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [South Dakota](https://how-big-is.com/south-dakota/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Kansas](https://how-big-is.com/kansas/)
- 12% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 286× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 49.5 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 37.4 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 28.1 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 58,722× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 407,489× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 22.3× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 405× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 9.2% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 281× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 350× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (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.