International border states of the United States

The international border states are those states in the U.S. that border either the Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, or Russia. With a total of eighteen of such states, thirteen (including Alaska) lie on the U.S.–Canada border, four lie on the U.S.–Mexico border, and one has maritime borders with Cuba and The Bahamas.

International border states are shown in red on this map. Florida shares a water border with Cuba and The Bahamas.

Border with Canada

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Thirteen states lie on the U.S.–Canada border. The U.S. states of Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin do not share a direct geographic border with Canada. They do, however, possess customs facilities because they border the Great Lakes, on which international commerce comes from Canada. (All three states border Lake Michigan, while Wisconsin also borders Lake Superior.)

State Adjacent province
or territory
Length of border[1] Description (if not land border)
Alaska British Columbia and Yukon 1,538 mi (2,475 km)
Michigan Ontario 721 mi (1,160 km) Water boundary (land border on Crystal Island)
Maine New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec 611 mi (983 km) Water boundary with Nova Scotia
Minnesota Manitoba and Ontario 547 mi (880 km) Water boundary with Ontario
Montana Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan 545 mi (877 km)
New York Ontario and Quebec 445 mi (716 km) Water and land boundary with Ontario
Washington British Columbia 427 mi (687 km)
North Dakota Manitoba and Saskatchewan 310 mi (499 km)
Ohio Ontario 146 mi (235 km) On Lake Erie
Vermont Quebec 90 mi (145 km)
New Hampshire Quebec 58 mi (93 km)
Idaho British Columbia 45 mi (72 km)
Pennsylvania Ontario 42 mi (68 km) On Lake Erie

Border with Mexico

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Four states lie on the U.S.–Mexico border.

State Adjacent Mexican state Length of border[1] Description
Texas Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas 1,241 mi (1,997 km)
Arizona Baja California and Sonora 373 mi (600 km)
New Mexico Chihuahua and Sonora 180 mi (290 km)
California Baja California 140 mi (225 km)

Borders with other countries

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In addition to the states bordering on Canada and Mexico, the U.S. state of Florida shares maritime boundaries with Cuba and the Bahamas, and Alaska shares a water boundary with Russia (in addition to its land border with Canada).

State Length of border[1] Bordering country
Alaska 1,538 mi (2,475 km) Russia (water boundary)
(Canada to the east)
Florida Cuba and the Bahamas (water boundaries)

See also

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References

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