# How big is Ohio?

Ohio covers 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), 40,861 of them land. Most of the rest is its share of Lake Erie. It is the 34th-biggest state.

- 44,826 square miles
- 116,098 km²
- 28.7 million acres
- 21.7 million football fields

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

## River and lake

The Ohio River forms its southern border and Lake Erie its northern shore. It is about 220 miles across each way.

## How it compares

- 29× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Virginia](https://how-big-is.com/virginia/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Pennsylvania](https://how-big-is.com/pennsylvania/)
- 6.7% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 166× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 28.7 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 21.7 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 16.3 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 34,031× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 236,153× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 12.9× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 235× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 5.4% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 163× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 203× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Ohio?**
44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), 40,861 of them land.

**Is Ohio bigger than West Virginia?**
Yes. It is about 1.9 times the size of West Virginia.

**Where does Ohio rank by size?**
34th of the 50 states by total area, and 35th by land area.

**How long is Ohio?**
About 220 miles (354 km) long and 220 miles (354 km) wide.

**How big is Ohio compared to Texas?**
About 17% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 44,826 square miles in all, 40,861 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.