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The 10 smallest US states
Daily Tens #67 · Friday, September 18, 2026 · Ranked by total area, including land and water, smallest first
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The answers
- 1 Rhode Island
- 2 Delaware
- 3 Connecticut
- 4 New Jersey
- 5 New Hampshire
- 6 Vermont
- 7 Massachusetts
- 8 Hawaii
- 9 Maryland
- 10 West Virginia
Ranking method
- Metric
- Total area, including land and water, smallest first
- Data through
- 2010 Census area measurements
- Source
- US Census Bureau — State Area Measurements
- Notes
- Only the 50 states qualify; Washington, DC and territories are excluded. Water area counts, so Hawaii’s position differs from a land-only list.
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