List of islands of the United States by area
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Satellite image of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, the largest island in the United States.
Satellite image of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, the largest island in the United States.

This is a list of islands of the United States, as ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 20 square miles (approximately 32 km²), but excludes peninsulas such as Cape Cod, Copper Island, or Delmarva Peninsula that were originally connected to the mainland, but have been effectively transformed into islands by the building of canals.

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Islands over 250 square miles (650 km²)

Rank Island's Name Area (sq mi) Area (km²) Location Population (2000)
1 Hawaiʻi (Big Island) 4,028[1] 10,433[1] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii 148,677
2 Kodiak Island 3,588[2] 9,293[2] Flag of Alaska Alaska 13,913[2]
3 Puerto Rico 3,435 9,104[3] Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 3,808,610[3]
4 Prince of Wales Island 2,577 6,675[4][5] Flag of Alaska Alaska 6,000 ≈
5 Chichagof Island 2,080 5,388 Flag of Alaska Alaska 1,342
6 St. Lawrence Island 1,983 5,135 Flag of Alaska Alaska 1,292
7 Admiralty Island 1,684 4,362 Flag of Alaska Alaska 650
8 Nunivak Island 1,625 4,209 Flag of Alaska Alaska 210
9 Unimak Island 1,590 4,119 Flag of Alaska Alaska 64
10 Baranof Island 1,570 4,065[4] Flag of Alaska Alaska 8,532
11 Long Island 1,401[6] 3,629[6] Flag of New York New York 7,448,618[6]
12 Revillagigedo Island 1,145 2,965[5] Flag of Alaska Alaska 13,950
13 Kupreanof Island 1,086 2,813[5] Flag of Alaska Alaska 785
14 Unalaska Island 1,051 2,722 Flag of Alaska Alaska 1,759
15 Nelson Island 843 2,183 Flag of Alaska Alaska 1065
16 Kuiu Island 758 1,962[5] Flag of Alaska Alaska 10
17 Maui 727[1] 1,883[1] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii 117,644
18 Afognak 698 1,809 Flag of Alaska Alaska 169
19 Umnak 692 1,793 Flag of Alaska Alaska 39
20 Oʻahu 597[1] 1,545[1] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii 876,151
21 Kauaʻi 552[1] 1,430[1] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii 58,303
22 Atka Island 410 1,061 Flag of Alaska Alaska 95
23 Attu Island 346 896 Flag of Alaska Alaska 20
24 Etolin Island 336 870 Flag of Alaska Alaska 15
25 Adak Island 280 725 Flag of Alaska Alaska 316
26 Montague Island 279 722 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
27 Molokaʻi 260[1] 673[1] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii 7,404
28 Dall Island 253 655[4] Flag of Alaska Alaska 20

Islands 250 – 75 square miles (190 km²)

This section of the list might not be complete, but covers almost all of the islands in the United States over 75 square miles (190 km²).

Rank Island's Name Area (sq mi) Area (km²) Location Population (2000)
29 Wrangell Island 216 560 Flag of Alaska Alaska 2,401
30 Mitkof Island 211 546[5] Flag of Alaska Alaska 3,364
31 Padre Island 209[7] 542 Flag of Texas Texas  ?
32 Guam 209 541 Flag of Guam Guam 154,805
33 Isle Royale 206[8] 534[8] Flag of Michigan Michigan 0
34 Tanaga Island 204 529 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
35 Zarembo Island 185 478 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
36 Unga Island 177 461 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
37 Amlia 176 459 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
38 Hinchinbrook Island 170 445 Flag of Alaska Alaska 5
39 Kosciusko Island 169 438 Flag of Alaska Alaska 52
40 Whidbey Island 169 437 Flag of Washington Washington 58,211
41 Kruzof Island 168 435 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
42 Kanaga Island 142 369 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
43 Lānaʻi 141[1] 364[1] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii 3,193
44 St. Matthew Island 137 354 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
45 Annette Island 132 342 Flag of Alaska Alaska 1,447
46 Akutan Island 129 334 Flag of Alaska Alaska 713
47 Drummond Island 125[9]. 324 Flag of Michigan Michigan 992
48 Hagemeister Island 120 312 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
49 Nagai Island 120 310 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
50 Amchitka 119 309 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
51 Sitkalidak Island 119 309 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
52 Mount Desert Island 108[10] 280[10] Flag of Maine Maine 10,424[10]
53 Kiska 107 278 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
54 Knight Island 101 260 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
55 Marsh Island 100 259 Flag of Louisiana Louisiana 0
56 Santa Cruz Island 98[11] 254[11] Flag of California California 2
57 Gravina Island 95 245 Flag of Alaska Alaska 50
58 Martha's Vineyard 91 236 Flag of Massachusetts Massachusetts 14,901
59 Agattu 90 234 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
60 Semisopochnoi Island 86 224 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
61 Johns Island 84 217 Flag of South Carolina South Carolina 11,477
62 Seguam Island 83 215 Flag of Alaska Alaska 1
63 Saint Croix 82 212 Flag of the United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands 53,234
64 Yakobi Island 82 212 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
65 Santa Rosa Island 81 209 Flag of California California 2
66 Raspberry Island 77 200 Flag of Alaska Alaska 2
67 Dauphin Island 75 194 Flag of Alabama Alabama 1,371
68 Santa Catalina Island 75 194 Flag of California California 3,696

Islands under 75 square miles (190 km²)

This section of the list is not complete, although it should cover most of the islands in the United States over 20 square miles (52 km²).

Island's Name Area (sq mi) Area (km²) Location Population (2000)
Heceta Island 70 181 Flag of Alaska Alaska 14
Niihau 70[1] 180[1] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii 160
Saipan 69 180 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 62,392
Tugidak Island 69 180 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Hawkins Island 67 175 Flag of Alaska Alaska 4
Yunaska Island 67 172 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Sitkinak Island 65 169 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Akun Island 65 168 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Shuyak Island 65 168 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Chuginadak Island 65 167 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Sukkwan Island 65 167 Flag of Alaska Alaska 9
Galveston Island 64 166 Flag of Texas Texas 58,175
Matagorda Island 61 157 Flag of Texas Texas 0
Great Sitkin Island 60 156 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Staten Island 59 153 Flag of New York New York 443,728
Deer Island 58 152 Flag of Alaska Alaska  ?
Duke Island 57 149 Flag of Alaska Alaska  ?
Orcas Island 57 148 Flag of Washington Washington 4,453
San Clemente Island 57 147 Flag of California California 0
Uganik Island 57 147 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Stuart Island 56 145 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Beaver Island 55 144 Flag of Michigan Michigan 551
San Juan Island 55 143 Flag of Washington Washington 6,822
Suemez Island 52 135[4] Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Tutuila 52 135 Flag of American Samoa American Samoa 55,876
Esther Island 52 133 Flag of Alaska Alaska 31
Vieques 51 132[3] Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 9,106[3]
Sanak Island 50 128 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Sugar Island 49 128 Flag of Michigan Michigan 683
Bois Blanc Island 49 127 Flag of Michigan Michigan 71
Nantucket 48[12] 124[12] Flag of Massachusetts Massachusetts 9,520[12]
Kagalaska Island 45 116 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Kahoʻolawe 45[1] 116[1] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii 0
Long Island 45 115 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Wadmalaw Island 42 109 Flag of South Carolina South Carolina 2,611
Baker Island 41 105[4] Flag of Alaska Alaska  ?
Dolgoi Island 41 107 Flag of Alaska Alaska  ?
Fidalgo Island 41 107 Flag of Washington Washington 20,700
Camano Island 40 105 Flag of Washington Washington 13,358
Saint Paul Island 40 104 Flag of Alaska Alaska 532
Sedanka Island 40 103 Flag of Alaska Alaska 0
Aquidneck Island 38 98 Flag of Rhode Island Rhode Island 60,870
Vashon Island 37 96 Flag of Washington Washington 10,123
Hatteras Island 34 86 Flag of North Carolina North Carolina 4,001
Sauvie Island 33 85 Flag of Oregon Oregon 1,078
Grand Isle 32 82 Flag of Vermont Vermont 3,651
Kent Island 32 82 Flag of Maryland Maryland 16,812
Pine Island 32 82 Flag of Florida Florida 8,235
Lopez Island 30 77 Flag of Washington Washington 2,177
Grand Island 29 73 Flag of New York New York 18,621
Bainbridge Island 28 72 Flag of Washington Washington 20,308
Antelope Island 27 68 Flag of Utah Utah 0
Saint Thomas 27 70 Flag of the United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands 51,181
Washington Island 24 61 Flag of Wisconsin Wisconsin 600
Manhattan 23 60 Flag of New York New York 1,537,195
San Nicolas Island 23 59 Flag of California California 0
Grand Island 22 58 Flag of Michigan Michigan 45
North Manitou Island 22 58 Flag of Michigan Michigan 0
Neebish Island 22 58 Flag of Michigan Michigan 66

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