# How big is Vermont?

Vermont covers 9,616 square miles (24,906 km²), 9,217 of them land. It is the sixth-smallest state.

- 9,616 square miles
- 24,906 km²
- 6.15 million acres
- 4.65 million football fields

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

## 160 miles by 80

It is about 160 miles long and 80 miles wide. The Green Mountains run up the middle, between Lake Champlain on the west and the Connecticut River valley on the east.

## How it compares

- 6.2× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [New Hampshire](https://how-big-is.com/new-hampshire/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Massachusetts](https://how-big-is.com/massachusetts/)
- 1.4% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 35.6× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 6.15 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 4.65 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 3.49 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 7,301× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 50,661× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 2.8× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 50.3× 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/)
- 35× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 43.5× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Vermont?**
9,616 square miles (24,906 km²), 9,217 of them land.

**Is Vermont bigger than New Hampshire?**
Yes, but only just: 9,616 square miles against 9,349.

**Where does Vermont rank by size?**
45th of the 50 states by total area, and 43rd by land area.

**How long is Vermont?**
About 160 miles (257 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.

**How big is Vermont compared to Texas?**
About 4% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 9,616 square miles in all, 9,217 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.