What is the largest state in the USA east of the Mississippi River?

Including Water

Michigan is the largest state east of the Mississippi with 97,990,000 sq miles. However, only 57,324,000 of that area is land. The remainder is the portion of Lake Michigan within the borders of the state (most of it). Florida is second at 65,755,000, of which 54,018,000 is land. Georgia is third at 59,425,000, of which 57,880,000 is land, followed closely by Illinois, New York, North Carolina, and Alabama.

Just Land

If you are looking at ONLY land, then Georgia is the largest state.

Actually, we were quite surprised by this statement (that Minnesota is largest). Since elementary school we have always been taught that Georgia was the largest state east of the Mississippi. We decided to check the World Almanac And Book of Facts for the answer, and indeed, Georgia is the largest state. The figure you are quoting includes an undefined "water area" of 30,000 square miles, almost one-third of the total land area.

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