Rhode Island is just under 800,000 acres in size, depending on whether you count only land or both land and water.

Quick Scoop

  • If you look at total area (land + water) , Rhode Island is usually put at about 777,000–989,000 acres , with many recent sources clustering around about 777,000–780,000 acres.
  • If you focus on land area only , it comes out to roughly 662,000–777,000 acres , depending on the exact square‑mile figure used (1,034–1,064 square miles × 640 acres per square mile).

A commonly cited modern figure is that Rhode Island has about 776,960 acres of land , which is 1,045 square miles converted to acres. For a simple, practical answer to “how big is Rhode Island in acres,” you can safely say it’s around 777,000 acres in total.

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