# How big is Wyoming?

Wyoming covers 97,813 square miles (253,335 km²), 97,093 of them land. It is the tenth-biggest state, a little smaller than New Zealand.

- 97,813 square miles
- 253,335 km²
- 62.6 million acres
- 47.3 million football fields

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

## 372 miles by 279

It is about 372 miles long and 279 miles wide.

## Wyoming against New Zealand

New Zealand covers about 104,000 square miles, so Wyoming is a little smaller. Drag Wyoming over New Zealand on the map above to compare.

## Straight lines

Its borders are almost entirely straight lines. Most of Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming, and so is Grand Teton National Park.

## How it compares

- 63.3× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Michigan](https://how-big-is.com/michigan/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Oregon](https://how-big-is.com/oregon/)
- 15% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 362× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 62.6 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 47.3 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 35.5 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 74,259× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 515,305× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 28.2× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 512× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 12% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 356× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 443× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Wyoming?**
97,813 square miles (253,335 km²), 97,093 of them land.

**Is Wyoming bigger than Montana?**
No. Montana is about 1.5 times its size.

**Where does Wyoming rank by size?**
10th of the 50 states by total area, and 9th by land area.

**How long is Wyoming?**
About 372 miles (599 km) long and 279 miles (449 km) wide.

**How big is Wyoming compared to Texas?**
About 36% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 97,813 square miles in all, 97,093 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.