# 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.

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

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

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Georgia](https://how-big-is.com/georgia-us-state/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Florida](https://how-big-is.com/florida/)
- 9.8% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 242× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 41.9 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 31.7 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 23.8 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 49,724× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 345,052× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 18.9× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 343× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 7.8% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 238× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 297× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (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.