Coastline With Ranking

October 24, 2018.

Frederique Beroset MBA & M.S. in Biology

Miles of Coastline and US Size Rank:

  • Florida ranked #2 with1350 miles
  • Louisiana #5 with 397 miles
  • Texas #6 with 367 miles
  • North Carolina #7 with 301 miles
  • South Carolina #11 with 187 miles
  • New Jersey #13 with 130 miles
  • Georgia #16 with 100
  • Alabama #18 with 53 miles, and Mississippi #19 with 44 miles.

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