Tennessee has the 15th-smallest land area of the 50 states of the U.S.A.
Delaware is ranked 49th in area.
It is 35th in area and 12th in population.
It ranks 17th in population and 36th in area.
It has a smaller 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.
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.
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.