# How big is New Hampshire?

New Hampshire covers 9,349 square miles (24,214 km²), 8,953 of them land. It is the fifth-smallest state.

- 9,349 square miles
- 24,214 km²
- 5.98 million acres
- 4.52 million football fields

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

## 190 miles by 68

It is about 190 miles long and 68 miles wide. It reaches from Massachusetts in the south to Quebec in the north.

## How it compares

- 6.1× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [New Jersey](https://how-big-is.com/new-jersey/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Vermont](https://how-big-is.com/vermont/)
- 1.4% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 34.6× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 5.98 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 4.52 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 3.39 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 7,098× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 49,253× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 2.7× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 48.9× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 1.1% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 34× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 42.3× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is New Hampshire?**
9,349 square miles (24,214 km²), 8,953 of them land.

**Is New Hampshire bigger than Vermont?**
No, but only just: 9,349 square miles against 9,616.

**Where does New Hampshire rank by size?**
46th of the 50 states by total area, and 44th by land area.

**How long is New Hampshire?**
About 190 miles (306 km) long and 68 miles (109 km) wide.

**How big is New Hampshire compared to Texas?**
About 3% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 9,349 square miles in all, 8,953 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.