How Big Is Texas? 268,596 square miles, shown on your town

How big is Texas?

Texas covers 268,596 square miles (695,662 km²), 261,232 of them land. It is the second-biggest state after Alaska, and bigger than any country in Europe except Russia.

square miles

268,596

km²

695,662

acres

172 million

football fields

130 million

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Texas against Europe

Ukraine, the biggest country in Europe after Russia, would fit inside Texas with about 35,000 square miles to spare. Texas is also more than a quarter bigger than mainland France. Drag it around Europe on the map above to see what it would cover.

How far it stretches

It is 801 miles from the northwest corner of the Panhandle to its southern tip below Brownsville, and 773 miles from the Sabine River in the east to the Rio Grande above El Paso.

How it compares

174×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
1.6×the size of California
40%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
994×the size of the Little Giant Fire
172 millionacres
130 millionAmerican football fields
97.4 millionsoccer pitches
203,917×the size of Central Park
1.42 million×the size of Vatican City
77.4×the size of Yellowstone National Park
1,406×the size of Lake Tahoe
32%of the area of Greenland
977×the size of Anglesey
1,216×the size of the Isle of Man

Questions people ask

How many square miles is Texas?

268,596 square miles (695,662 km²), 261,232 of them land.

Is Texas the biggest state?

No. Alaska is about two and a half times bigger. Texas is second.

How big is Texas compared to Europe?

Bigger than any country in Europe except Russia. Ukraine, the next biggest, is about 233,000 square miles.

How many Rhode Islands fit in Texas?

About 174.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 268,596 square miles in all, 261,232 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.