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List of islands of the United States by area
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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 kmē), 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.
Islands 250 – This section of the list might not be complete, but covers almost all of the islands in the United States over .
class="wikitable sortable"> | | Rank | Island's Name | Area (sq mi) | Area (kmē) | Location | Population (2000) |
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| 29 | Wrangell Island | 216 | 560 | | 2,401 | | 30 | Mitkof Island | 211 | 546 | | 3,364 | | 31 | Padre Island | 209 | 542 | | ? | | 32 | Guam | 209 | 541 | | 154,805 | | 33 | Isle Royale | 206 | 534 | | 0 | | 34 | Tanaga Island | 204 | 529 | | 0 | | 35 | Zarembo Island | 185 | 478 | | 0 | | 36 | Unga Island | 177 | 461 | | 0 | | 37 | Amlia | 176 | 459 | | 0 | | 38 | Hinchinbrook Island | 170 | 445 | | 5 | | 39 | Kosciusko Island | 169 | 438 | | 52 | | 40 | Whidbey Island | 169 | 437 | | 58,211 | | 41 | Kruzof Island | 168 | 435 | | 0 | | 42 | Kanaga Island | 142 | 369 | | 0 | | 43 | Lanai | 141 | 364 | | 3,193 | | 44 | St. Matthew Island | 137 | 354 | | 0 | | 45 | Annette Island | 132 | 342 | | 1,447 | | 46 | Akutan Island | 129 | 334 | | 713 | | 47 | Drummond Island | 125.

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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 kmē), 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.
Islands over
| Rank | Island's Name | Area (sq mi) | Area (kmē) | Location | Population (2000) |
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| 1 | Hawaii (Big Island) | 4,028 | 10,433 | | 148,677 | | 2 | Kodiak Island | 3,588 | 9,293 | | 13,913 | | 3 | Puerto Rico | 3,435 | 9,104 | | 3,808,610 | | 4 | Prince of Wales Island | 2,577 | 6,675 | | 6,000 | | 5 | Chichagof Island | 2,080 | 5,388 | | 1,342 | | 6 | St. Lawrence Island | 1,983 | 5,135 | | 1,292 | | 7 | Admiralty Island | 1,684 | 4,362 | | 650 | | 8 | Nunivak Island | 1,625 | 4,209 | | 210 | | 9 | Unimak Island | 1,590 | 4,119 | | 64 | | 10 | Baranof Island | 1,570 | 4,065 | | 8,532 | | 11 | Long Island | 1,401 | 3,629 | | 7,448,618 | | 12 | Revillagigedo Island | 1,145 | 2,965 | | 13,950 | | 13 | Kupreanof Island | 1,086 | 2,813 | | 785 | | 14 | Unalaska Island | 1,051 | 2,722 | | 1,759 | | 15 | Nelson Island | 843 | 2,183 | | 1065 | | 16 | Kuiu Island | 758 | 1,962 | | 10 | | 17 | Maui | 727 | 1,883 | | 117,644 | | 18 | Afognak | 698 | 1,809 | | 169 | | 19 | Umnak | 692 | 1,793 | | 39 | | 20 | Oahu | 597 | 1,545 | | 876,151 | | 21 | Kauai | 552 | 1,430 | | 58,303 | | 22 | Atka Island | 410 | 1,061 | | 95 | | 23 | Attu Island | 346 | 896 | | 20 | | 24 | Etolin Island | 336 | 870 | | 15 | | 25 | Adak Island | 280 | 725 | | 316 | | 26 | Montague Island | 279 | 722 | | 0 | | 27 | Molokai | 260 | 673 | | 7,404 | | 28 | Dall Island | 253 | 655 | | 20 | |
Islands 250 – This section of the list might not be complete, but covers almost all of the islands in the United States over .
| Rank | Island's Name | Area (sq mi) | Area (kmē) | Location | Population (2000) |
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| 29 | Wrangell Island | 216 | 560 | | 2,401 | | 30 | Mitkof Island | 211 | 546 | | 3,364 | | 31 | Padre Island | 209 | 542 | | ? | | 32 | Guam | 209 | 541 | | 154,805 | | 33 | Isle Royale | 206 | 534 | | 0 | | 34 | Tanaga Island | 204 | 529 | | 0 | | 35 | Zarembo Island | 185 | 478 | | 0 | | 36 | Unga Island | 177 | 461 | | 0 | | 37 | Amlia | 176 | 459 | | 0 | | 38 | Hinchinbrook Island | 170 | 445 | | 5 | | 39 | Kosciusko Island | 169 | 438 | | 52 | | 40 | Whidbey Island | 169 | 437 | | 58,211 | | 41 | Kruzof Island | 168 | 435 | | 0 | | 42 | Kanaga Island | 142 | 369 | | 0 | | 43 | Lanai | 141 | 364 | | 3,193 | | 44 | St. Matthew Island | 137 | 354 | | 0 | | 45 | Annette Island | 132 | 342 | | 1,447 | | 46 | Akutan Island | 129 | 334 | | 713 | | 47 | Drummond Island | 125. | 324 | | 992 | | 48 | Hagemeister Island | 120 | 312 | | 0 | | 49 | Nagai Island | 120 | 310 | | 0 | | 50 | Amchitka | 119 | 309 | | 0 | | 51 | Sitkalidak Island | 119 | 309 | | 0 | | 52 | Mount Desert Island | 108 | 280 | | 10,424 | | 53 | Kiska | 107 | 278 | | 0 | | 54 | Knight Island | 101 | 260 | | 0 | | 55 | Marsh Island | 100 | 259 | | 0 | | 56 | Santa Cruz Island | 98 | 254 | | 2 | | 57 | Gravina Island | 95 | 245 | | 50 | | 58 | Martha's Vineyard | 91 | 236 | | 14,901 | | 59 | Agattu | 90 | 234 | | 0 | | 60 | Semisopochnoi Island | 86 | 224 | | 0 | | 61 | Johns Island | 84 | 217 | | 11,477 | | 62 | Seguam Island | 83 | 215 | | 1 | | 63 | Saint Croix | 82 | 212 | | 53,234 | | 64 | Yakobi Island | 82 | 212 | | 0 | | 65 | Santa Rosa Island | 81 | 209 | | 2 | | 66 | Raspberry Island | 77 | 200 | | 2 | | 67 | Dauphin Island | 75 | 194 | | 1,371 | | 68 | Santa Catalina Island | 75 | 194 | | 3,696 | |
Islands under This section of the list is not complete, although it should cover most of the islands in the United States over .
| Island's Name | Area (sq mi) | Area (kmē) | Location | Population (2000) |
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| Heceta Island | 70 | 181 | | 14 | | Niihau | 70 | 180 | | 160 | | Saipan | 69 | 180 | | 62,392 | | Tugidak Island | 69 | 180 | | 0 | | Hawkins Island | 67 | 175 | | 4 | | Yunaska Island | 67 | 172 | | 0 | | Sitkinak Island | 65 | 169 | | 0 | | Akun Island | 65 | 168 | | 0 | | Shuyak Island | 65 | 168 | | 0 | | Chuginadak Island | 65 | 167 | | 0 | | Sukkwan Island | 65 | 167 | | 9 | | Galveston Island | 64 | 166 | | 58,175 | | Matagorda Island | 61 | 157 | | 0 | | Great Sitkin Island | 60 | 156 | | 0 | | Staten Island | 59 | 153 | | 443,728 | | Deer Island | 58 | 152 | | ? | | Duke Island | 57 | 149 | | ? | | Orcas Island | 57 | 148 | | 4,453 | | San Clemente Island | 57 | 147 | | 0 | | Uganik Island | 57 | 147 | | 0 | | Stuart Island | 56 | 145 | | 0 | | Beaver Island | 55 | 144 | | 551 | | San Juan Island | 55 | 143 | | 6,822 | | Suemez Island | 52 | 135 | | 0 | | Tutuila | 52 | 135 | | 55,876 | | Esther Island | 52 | 133 | | 31 | | Vieques | 51 | 132 | | 9,106 | | Sanak Island | 50 | 128 | | 0 | | Sugar Island | 49 | 128 | | 683 | | Bois Blanc Island | 49 | 127 | | 71 | | Nantucket | 48 | 124 | | 9,520 | | Kagalaska Island | 45 | 116 | | 0 | | Kahoolawe | 45 | 116 | | 0 | | Long Island | 45 | 115 | | 0 | | Wadmalaw Island | 42 | 109 | | 2,611 | | Baker Island | 41 | 105 | | ? | | Dolgoi Island | 41 | 107 | | ? | | Fidalgo Island | 41 | 107 | | 20,700 | | Camano Island | 40 | 105 | | 13,358 | | Saint Paul Island | 40 | 104 | | 532 | | Sedanka Island | 40 | 103 | | 0 | | Aquidneck Island | 38 | 98 | | 60,870 | | Vashon Island | 37 | 96 | | 10,123 | | Hatteras Island | 34 | 86 | | 4,001 | | Sauvie Island | 33 | 85 | | 1,078 | | Grand Isle | 32 | 82 | | 3,651 | | Kent Island | 32 | 82 | | 16,812 | | Pine Island | 32 | 82 | | 8,235 | | Lopez Island | 30 | 77 | | 2,177 | | Grand Island | 29 | 73 | | 18,621 | | Bainbridge Island | 28 | 72 | | 20,308 | | Antelope Island | 27 | 68 | | 0 | | Saint Thomas | 27 | 70 | | 51,181 | | Washington Island | 24 | 61 | | 600 | | Manhattan | 23 | 60 | | 1,537,195 | | San Nicolas Island | 23 | 59 | | 0 | | Grand Island | 22 | 58 | | 45 | | North Manitou Island | 22 | 58 | | 0 | | Neebish Island | 22 | 58 | | 66 | |
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