<p><strong>Alaska</strong> is the largest state in total area, land area, and water area. Despite being the second largest state, Texas is only 40% of the total area of largest state, Alaska.&nbsp;</p><p>Montana is larger than every state it borders; only Alaska and Wyoming have a lower population density.</p>

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<ul><li><div><div><div><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_highlighting_Alaska.png"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Map_of_USA_highlighting_Alaska.png/120px-Map_of_USA_highlighting_Alaska.png"> </a> </div> </div><div><p>Alaska is the largest state in total area, land area, and water area. </p> </div> </div> </li><li><div><div><div><a href="/wiki/File:AustinSkyline.jpeg"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/AustinSkyline.jpeg/120px-AustinSkyline.jpeg"> </a> </div> </div><div><p>Despite being the second largest state, Texas is only 40% of the total area of largest state, Alaska. </p> </div> </div> </li><li><div><div><div><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_highlighting_Montana.png"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Map_of_USA_highlighting_Montana.png/120px-Map_of_USA_highlighting_Montana.png"> </a> </div> </div><div><p>Montana is larger than every state it borders; only Alaska and Wyoming have a <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population_density">lower population density </a>. </p> </div> </div> </li><li><div><div><div><a href="/wiki/File:LightningVolt_Lake_Michigan_Sunset.jpg"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/LightningVolt_Lake_Michigan_Sunset.jpg/95px-LightningVolt_Lake_Michigan_Sunset.jpg"> </a> </div> </div><div><p>Sunset on Lake Michigan. Michigan is second behind Alaska in water area. </p> </div> </div> </li> </ul>

<ol><li><span>↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-2010census_1-0">1.0 </a> </sup><sup><a href="#cite_ref-2010census_1-1">1.1 </a> </sup><sup><a href="#cite_ref-2010census_1-2">1.2 </a> </sup><sup><a href="#cite_ref-2010census_1-3">1.3 </a> </sup> </span><span>.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit} <cite><a href="https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-1.pdf">"United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" </a><span>(PDF) </span>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau">United States Census Bureau </a>. September 2012. pp. V–2, 1 & 41 (Tables 1 & 18)<span>. Retrieved <span>February 7, </span>2014 </span>. </cite><span> </span> </span> </li><li><span><a href="#cite_ref-2000census_2-0">↑ </a> </span><span><cite><a href="https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc3-us-pt1.pdf">"United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2000 Census of Population and Housing" </a><span>(PDF) </span>. United States Census Bureau. April 2004. p. 1 (Table 1)<span>. Retrieved <span>February 10, </span>2014 </span>. </cite><span> </span> </span> </li> </ol>

<ol><li><span><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑ </a> </span><span>Areas were not published in the 2010 census, unlike previous years, as the U.S. Census Bureau no longer collects data on the Minor Outlying Islands.<sup><a href="#cite_note-2010census-1">[1] </a> </sup> </span> </li> </ol>

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