Altogether, three U.S. states are each bordered by eight other states. Tennessee and Missouri are each bordered by eight U.S. states, and Texas is bordered by four U.S. states and four Mexican states.
Tennessee is bordered by Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky.
Missouri is bordered by Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Kentucky.
Texas is bordered by Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
In addition, New York State is bordered by six U.S. states, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and two Canadian provinces, Ontario and Quebec.
Missouri and Tennessee both border the most, with 8 states.
Missouri
It is bordered by three states on the west: Nebraska in the far northwest, Kansas for most of the west side, and Oklahoma in the far southwest. Further, on the north, it is bordered by Iowa On the east side, it is bordered by two states: Illinois for the most part with just a tiny part of the southeast rubbing corners with Kentucky. On the south, it is bordered by two states: most of the southern border is in contact with Arkansas with just a very small portion bordering with Tennessee. So, in total, Missouri shares borders with eight states.As a bit of trivia, Missouri and Tennessee share the honor of touching the most states.
Tennessee
Missouri is bordered by more states than any other U.S. state (eight, to be exact): Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.
Missouri and Tennessee.
Tennessee
It is a tie. Tennessee and Missouri each share borders with eight states. Here are the states with their neighbors, listed clockwise: * Tennessee: Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri. * Missouri: Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
Missouri bordered by Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma Tennessee bordered by North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Akansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
Tennessee
No but North Carolina and seven other states do.
All states are bordered by less than six states except these 13 states:-- Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wyoming (bordered by 6 states)-- Colorado, Kentucky and Utah (bordered by 7 states).-- Tennessee and Missouri (bordered by 8 states)