FACTOID # 1: Michigan is ranked 22nd in land area, but since 41.27% of the state is composed of water, it jumps to 11th place in total area.
 
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Geography Statistics > Percentage of area water (most recent) by state

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Rank   States  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Michigan:41.27% 
#2  Hawaii:41.24% 
#3  Rhode Island:32.37% 
#4  Massachusetts:25.72% 
#5  Delaware:21.52% 
#6  Maryland:21.22% 
#7  Florida:17.99% 
#8  Wisconsin:17.08% 
#9  New Jersey:14.95% 
#10  Alaska:13.77% 
#11  New York:13.46% 
#12  Maine:12.78% 
#13  Connecticut:12.6% 
#14  North Carolina:9.49% 
#15  Ohio:8.65% 
#16  Minnesota:8.43% 
#17  Virginia:7.43% 
#18  Washington:6.67% 
#19  Louisiana:6% 
#20  South Carolina:5.97% 
#21  California:4.73% 
#22  New Hampshire:4.08% 
#23  Illinois:4.02% 
#24  Vermont:3.79% 
#25  Utah:3.25% 
#26  Alabama:3.2% 
#27  Mississippi:3.15% 
#28  Pennsylvania:2.69% 
#29  Georgia:2.56% 
#30  Texas:2.53% 
#31  North Dakota:2.44% 
#32  Oregon:2.42% 
#33  Tennessee:2.2% 
#34  Arkansas:2.09% 
#35  Oklahoma:1.76% 
#36  Kentucky:1.68% 
#37  South Dakota:1.6% 
#38  Indiana:1.51% 
#39  Missouri:1.17% 
#40  Montana:1.01% 
#41  Idaho:0.98% 
#42  Wyoming:0.73% 
#43  Iowa:0.71% 
#44  Nevada:0.66% 
#45  West Virginia:0.63% 
#46  Nebraska:0.62% 
#47  Kansas:0.56% 
#48  Colorado:0.36% 
#49  Arizona:0.32% 
#50  New Mexico:0.19% 
Weighted average: 7.9%  


DEFINITION: Percentage of total area which is water.

SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006.

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