States by Number of Borders 2025
Missouri
8
Tennessee
8
Colorado
7
Kentucky
7
Arkansas
6
Idaho
6
Illinois
6
Iowa
6
Nebraska
6
New York
6
Oklahoma
6
Pennsylvania
6
South Dakota
6
Utah
6
Wyoming
6
Arizona
5
Georgia
5
Massachusetts
5
Michigan
5
Minnesota
5
Nevada
5
New Mexico
5
Ohio
5
Virginia
5
West Virginia
5
Alabama
4
Indiana
4
Kansas
4
Maryland
4
Mississippi
4
Montana
4
North Carolina
4
Oregon
4
Texas
4
Wisconsin
4
California
3
Connecticut
3
Delaware
3
Louisiana
3
New Hampshire
3
New Jersey
3
North Dakota
3
Rhode Island
3
Vermont
3
Florida
2
South Carolina
2
Washington
2
Maine
1
State | # of State Bordered↓ | Bordering States | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Missouri | 8 | Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee |
 | Tennessee | 8 | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia |
 | Colorado | 7 | Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming |
 | Kentucky | 7 | Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
 | Arkansas | 6 | Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas |
 | Idaho | 6 | Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming |
 | Illinois | 6 | Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin |
 | Iowa | 6 | Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
 | Nebraska | 6 | Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming |
 | New York | 6 | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (water border between Long Island & Block Island), Vermont |
 | Oklahoma | 6 | Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas |
 | Pennsylvania | 6 | Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia |
 | South Dakota | 6 | Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming |
 | Utah | 6 | Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming |
 | Wyoming | 6 | Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah |
 | Arizona | 5 | California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah |
 | Georgia | 5 | Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
 | Massachusetts | 5 | Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont |
 | Michigan | 5 | Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota (water border), Ohio, Wisconsin |
 | Minnesota | 5 | Iowa, Michigan (water border), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
 | Nevada | 5 | Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah |
 | New Mexico | 5 | Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah |
 | Ohio | 5 | Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
 | Virginia | 5 | Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia |
 | West Virginia | 5 | Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia |
 | Alabama | 4 | Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
 | Indiana | 4 | Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio |
 | Kansas | 4 | Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma |
 | Maryland | 4 | Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia |
 | Mississippi | 4 | Alabama, Arkanssas, Louisiana, Tennessee |
 | Montana | 4 | Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming |
 | North Carolina | 4 | Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
 | Oregon | 4 | California, Idaho, Nevada, Washington |
 | Texas | 4 | Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma |
 | Wisconsin | 4 | Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota |
 | California | 3 | Arizona, Nevada, Oregon |
 | Connecticut | 3 | Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island |
 | Delaware | 3 | Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
 | Louisiana | 3 | Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas |
 | New Hampshire | 3 | Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont |
 | New Jersey | 3 | Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania |
 | North Dakota | 3 | Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota |
 | Rhode Island | 3 | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York (water border) |
 | Vermont | 3 | Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York |
 | Florida | 2 | Alabama, Georgia |
 | South Carolina | 2 | Georgia, North Carolina |
 | Washington | 2 | Idaho, Oregon |
 | Maine | 1 | New Hampshire |
 | Alaska | 0 | |
 | Hawaii | 0 |
- Data shown include only borders with other states. Borders with bodies of water such as the Great Lakes (Michigan, Wisconsin, etc.) or the Atlantic or Pacific oceans (California, Hawaii, Maine, etc.)) or other countries such as Canada (Alaska, Montana, etc) or Mexico (Texas, Arizona, etc.) are not counted.
- Alaska and Hawaii don’t have a land border with any other U.S. state. They are both considered non-contiguous states, meaning they are not physically connected to the main part of the United States.
- Alaska borders Canada to the east and south and has a maritime border with Russia in the Bering Strait.
- Hawaii is an archipelago, a chain of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean far from the West Coast.
