The 25 Largest U.S. States by Area · Texas 268,596 sq mi

U.S. Market · Geography and Distribution, 2026

The 25 Largest U.S. States by Area · Distance Is a Line Item

Alaska is in a category of its own at 665,384 square miles. Texas is second at 268,596 — 1.6 times California (163,695) and the only state besides Alaska above a quarter of a million. Montana (147,040) and New Mexico (121,590) follow. By the twenty-fifth place, Illinois, the figure is down to 57,914, less than a quarter of Texas.

Horizontal bar chart of the twenty-five largest U.S. states by total area in square miles, from Alaska at 665,384 down to Illinois at 57,914. Texas is highlighted in amber in second place at 268,596 square miles, more than 100,000 square miles larger than third-place California at 163,695. — The twenty-five largest U.S. states by total area, in square miles. Texas in amber. Chart: Cube-Age.

Why this matters for B2B

On a sales map Texas is one territory. On a delivery schedule it is several. Houston to El Paso is about 745 miles by road — further than New York to Chicago — while Dallas is roughly 240 and Austin 165. That difference decides whether an order ships next day on our own truck, goes out on a carrier, or is better served from stock already held nearby. It is also why a single Texas price list can hide very different freight realities. Read alongside North America against China by latitude, warehousing and distribution and the Texas market.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, state area measurements (total area, land and water combined). Road distances are approximate driving distances. Chart built by Cube-Age from the published figures; the original infographic was not reproduced.