1. The 50 State Report By: Alex Jordan

2. The 5 Largest States: Land Area (Sq. Miles) Alaska 572,000 Texas 261,800 California 156,000 Montana 145,600 New Mexico 121,400

3. The 5 Smallest States: Land Area (Sq. Miles) Rhode Island 1,000 Delaware 2,000 Connecticut 4,800 Hawaii 6,400 New Jersey 7,400

4. Illinois 12,901,600 The 5 Largest States: Population Texas 24,327,000 Florida 18,328,300 New York 19,490,300 California 36,756,700

5. The 5 Smallest States: Population 833,400 731,400 699,600 626,000 576,400

6. References http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/population s/usaareal.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/population s/usaareal.htm http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/