| Rank State Name Square Miles | 31 Louisiana 51,840 | 32 Mississippi 48,430 | 33 Pennsylvania 46,055 | 34 Ohio 44,825 |
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What are the 10 smallest states?
- Rhode Island ( 1,544.89 sq. miles) ...
- Delaware ( 2,488.72 sq. miles) ...
- Connecticut ( 5,543.41 sq. miles) ...
- New Jersey (8,722.58 sq. miles) ...
- New Hampshire (9,349.2 sq. miles) ...
- Vermont (9,616.4 sq. miles) ...
- Massachusetts (10,554 sq. miles) ...
- Hawaii (10,931 sq. miles)
What are the 10 largest states?
The 10 largest states by area – Alaska, Texas, California, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon and Wyoming – are located west of the Mississippi River.
Is Mississippi the biggest state?
Mississippi is the 32nd largest and 34th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states. ... On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union.
Is Louisiana or Mississippi bigger?
| Louisiana Mississippi | Land area in square miles, 2010 43,203.90 46,923.27 |
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Are Mississippi and Louisiana the same?
| Louisiana | • Water 8,283 sq mi (21,455 km 2 ) 15% | Area rank 31st | Dimensions | • Length 379 mi (610 km) |
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What’s considered Deep South?
The Deep South
Also known as “The cotton states,” the states we refer to as the “deep south” include South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana . They are known as the cotton states because pre civil war, these states relied mostly on plantation style farming, with cotton being the cash crop.
What is the #1 state in education?
New Jersey is the top state for education. It’s followed by Massachusetts, Florida, Washington and Colorado to round out the top five. Six of the 10 states with the best education systems also rank among the top 10 Best States overall.
What is the 3 smallest state?
| Rank State Total Area (km2) | 1 Rhode Island 3,144 | 2 Delaware 5,130 | 3 Connecticut 14,357 | 4 New Jersey 22,591 |
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What is the most overpopulated state?
| Characteristic Number of residents in millions | California 39.37 | Texas 29.36 | Florida 21.73 | New York 19.34 |
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What is the 6th biggest state?
| No. State Area (sq mi) | 1 Alaska 665,384 | 6 Arizona 113,990 | 29 Arkansas 53,178 | 3 California 163,695 |
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What is the 2nd biggest state?
Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both land area and population. It is located in the south central region of the country with Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico along its southern border.
Is Mississippi really poor?
Territories of the United States sometimes have rankings worse than Mississippi; for example, in 2018 Mississippi had a poverty rate of 19.8% , while Puerto Rico had a poverty rate of 43.1%; American Samoa had a poverty rate of 65% in 2017.
Why is Mississippi so unhealthy?
Despite being a leader in telehealth and, historically, childhood vaccinations, Mississippi’s high rate of childhood poverty, obesity and cigarette smoking contributes to it being the unhealthiest state in the country, according to the 2017 America’s Health Rankings report.
What’s bad about Mississippi?
The study noted four key factors in Mississippi’s rank as the worst state in the nation: 10-year population growth: 6.0 percent (13th lowest) Unemployment rate: 7.8 percent (highest) Poverty rate: 21.5 percent (highest)
