The state with the longest east-west distance in the contiguous United States is California. It covers a vast area from the Pacific Ocean to the Nevada border, making it the longest state to traverse.
Of the Contiguous 48, Texas has the largest land area.
Texas has the largest land area of the 48 contiguous states. (Alaska and Hawaii are not contiguous!)
The Sahara Desert is larger than the contiguous United States. The Sahara Desert has land area of 3,600,000 square miles. The contiguous United States has land area of 2,954,000 square miles.
At over 267,000 square miles, Texas is by far the largest of the 48 contiguous United States.
Texas is the largest in land area of the "lower 48" or contiguous states in the USA. The state with the largest population in the lower 48 is California.
Alaska has the largest land area among the contiguous states.
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Texas by area, California by population.
Texas & California