Tennessee ranks 36th in size among the 50 states in the United States. It covers an area of approximately 42,143 square miles.
Delaware is ranked 49th in area.
It is 35th in area and 12th in population.
It has a smaller area.
It ranks 17th in population and 36th in area.
The purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority (started in 1933) was to modernize the Tennessee Valley area using electricity and federal experts. This area that includes most of Tennessee and parts of several other states surrounding Tennessee was extremely hard hit by the Great Depression.
44th
It has the 35th largest area and is the 12th largest in population.
16th
Colorado is the 8th largest US State.
Cuba and Tennessee are similar in size based on total area. Cuba is much larger than Tennessee based on population. Cuba's population is approximately 11,200,000. Cuba's total area is 42,426 square miles. Tennessee's population is approximately 6,600,000. Tennessee's total area is 42,143 square miles.
Tennessee is larger than Alabama based on population. Alabama is larger than Tennessee based on total land area. Tennessee is ranked #17 among U.S. states based on population and #36 among U.S. states based on total area. Alabama is ranked #24 among U.S. states based on population and #28 based on total land area.