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Based on total area, the largest U.S. states are #1 Alaska, #2 Texas, #3 California, #4 Montana, and #5 New Mexico. Based on population, the largest U.S. states are #1 California, #2 Texas, #3 Florida, #4 New York, and #5 Illinois.

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The largest U.S. states by area are...

  1. Alaska (663,268 sq. mi.; 1,717,856 km2)
  2. Texas (268,581 sq. mi.; 695,622 km2)
  3. California (163,696 sq. mi.; 423,971 km2)
  4. Montana (147,042 sq. mi.; 380,837 km2)
  5. New Mexico (121,589 sq. mi.; 314,914 km2)
  6. Arizona (113,990 sq. mi.; 295,233 km2)
  7. Nevada (110,622 sq. mi.; 286,510 km2)
  8. Colorado (104,094 sq. mi.; 269,602 km2)
  9. Oregon (98,381 sq. mi.; 254,806 km2)
  10. Wyoming (97814 sq. mi.; 253,337 km2)

The largest U.S. states by population* are...

  1. California (38,041,430)
  2. Texas (26,059,203)
  3. New York (19,570,261)
  4. Florida (19,317,568)
  5. Illinois (12,875,255)
  6. Pennsylvania (12,763,536)
  7. Ohio (11,544,225)
  8. Georgia (9,919,945)
  9. Michigan (9,883,360)
  10. North Carolina (9,752,073)

* Populations shown are July 2012 U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

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# California # Texas # New York # Florida # Illinois.

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The 3 largest states by population (estimated as of 2010) are:

1.) California - 37,341,989

2.) Texas - 25,268,418

3.) New York -19,421,055

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Alaska, Texas, and California.

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