How big is Wisconsin?

Wisconsin covers 65,496 square miles (169,635 km²). About a seventh of that is its share of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, leaving 54,158 square miles of land. It is the 23rd-biggest state.

square miles: 65,496
km²: 169,635
acres: 41.9 million
football fields: 31.7 million

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311 miles by 260

It is about 311 miles long and 260 miles wide.

Great Lakes shore

Wisconsin has the third-longest Great Lakes coastline, after Ontario and Michigan.

How it compares

42.4×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
≈ 1×about the same size as Georgia
≈ 1×about the same size as Florida
9.8%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
242×the size of the Little Giant Fire
41.9 millionacres
31.7 millionAmerican football fields
23.8 millionsoccer pitches
49,724×the size of Central Park
345,052×the size of Vatican City
18.9×the size of Yellowstone National Park
343×the size of Lake Tahoe
7.8%of the area of Greenland
238×the size of Anglesey
297×the size of the Isle of Man

Questions people ask

How many square miles is Wisconsin?

65,496 square miles (169,635 km²), 54,158 of them land.

Is Wisconsin bigger than Minnesota?

No. Minnesota is about 1.3 times its size.

Where does Wisconsin rank by size?

23rd of the 50 states by total area, and 25th by land area.

How long is Wisconsin?

About 311 miles (501 km) long and 260 miles (418 km) wide.

How big is Wisconsin compared to Texas?

About 24% of the size of Texas.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 65,496 square miles in all, 54,158 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.