# 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.

- 268,596 square miles
- 695,662 km²
- 172 million acres
- 130 million football fields

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

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- 1.6× the size of [California](https://how-big-is.com/california/)
- 40% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 994× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 172 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 130 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 97.4 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 203,917× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 1.42 million× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 77.4× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 1,406× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 32% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 977× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 1,216× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (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.