# How big is New Jersey?

New Jersey covers 8,723 square miles (22,591 km²). About a sixth of that is water, leaving 7,354 square miles of land. It is the fourth-smallest state.

- 8,723 square miles
- 22,591 km²
- 5.58 million acres
- 4.22 million football fields

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

## 170 miles by 70

It is about 170 miles long and 70 miles wide. New York State, the Atlantic, the Delaware River and Delaware Bay surround it.

## How it compares

- 5.6× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- 1.6× the size of [Connecticut](https://how-big-is.com/connecticut/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [New Hampshire](https://how-big-is.com/new-hampshire/)
- 1.3% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 32.3× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 5.58 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 4.22 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 3.16 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 6,622× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 45,953× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 2.5× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 45.7× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 1.0% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 31.7× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 39.5× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is New Jersey?**
8,723 square miles (22,591 km²), 7,354 of them land.

**Is New Jersey bigger than Pennsylvania?**
No. Pennsylvania is about 5.3 times its size.

**Where does New Jersey rank by size?**
47th of the 50 states by total area, and 46th by land area.

**How long is New Jersey?**
About 170 miles (274 km) long and 70 miles (113 km) wide.

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

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 8,723 square miles in all, 7,354 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.