# Military Bases by State (2026): Which State Has the Most? | InstaMaps > 767 US military bases ranked by state, per 100k residents. Free to cite, every state has an embeddable interactive map. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/military-bases [InstaMaps](/) [Store locator](/store-locator)[All tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=toolheader) [← Data room](/data) 2026 State Rankings # Military Bases by State: All 50 States Ranked All 767 US military bases, from DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (2026), ranked by military bases per 100,000 residents. Every state links to its own map and CSV: free to cite, embed and download. ## Key takeaways * There are 767 military bases in the US (DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026). * California has the most: 72, or 9.4% of the US total. * Per person, Alaska has the most: 3.92 per 100,000 residents. * The top five states (California, Florida, Virginia, Hawaii and Alabama) have 30% of them. πŸ₯‡ Alaska 3.92 per 100k Β· 29 total πŸ₯ˆ Hawaii 2.14 per 100k Β· 31 total πŸ₯‰ North Dakota 1.13 per 100k Β· 9 total | # | State | Per 100k | Total | Share | | | -- | -------------- | -------- | ----- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | 1 | Alaska | 3.92 | 29 | 3.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/alaska) | | 2 | Hawaii | 2.14 | 31 | 4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/hawaii) | | 3 | North Dakota | 1.13 | 9 | 1.2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/north-dakota) | | 4 | Vermont | 0.93 | 6 | 0.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/vermont) | | 5 | Maine | 0.71 | 10 | 1.3% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/maine) | | 6 | Montana | 0.7 | 8 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/montana) | | 7 | South Dakota | 0.65 | 6 | 0.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/south-dakota) | | 8 | Rhode Island | 0.63 | 7 | 0.9% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/rhode-island) | | 9 | West Virginia | 0.62 | 11 | 1.4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/west-virginia) | | 10 | Alabama | 0.58 | 30 | 3.9% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/alabama) | | 11 | Washington DC | 0.57 | 4 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/washington-dc) | | 12 | Virginia | 0.52 | 46 | 6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/virginia) | | 13 | New Mexico | 0.52 | 11 | 1.4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/new-mexico) | | 14 | Mississippi | 0.51 | 15 | 2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/mississippi) | | 15 | Wyoming | 0.51 | 3 | 0.4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/wyoming) | | 16 | Idaho | 0.5 | 10 | 1.3% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/idaho) | | 17 | Nebraska | 0.45 | 9 | 1.2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/nebraska) | | 18 | Maryland | 0.43 | 27 | 3.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/maryland) | | 19 | Delaware | 0.38 | 4 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/delaware) | | 20 | Oklahoma | 0.34 | 14 | 1.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/oklahoma) | | 21 | Nevada | 0.34 | 11 | 1.4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/nevada) | | 22 | Louisiana | 0.33 | 15 | 2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/louisiana) | | 23 | Kansas | 0.3 | 9 | 1.2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/kansas) | | 24 | New Hampshire | 0.28 | 4 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/new-hampshire) | | 25 | Arizona | 0.26 | 20 | 2.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/arizona) | | 26 | Missouri | 0.24 | 15 | 2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/missouri) | | 27 | Washington | 0.23 | 18 | 2.3% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/washington) | | 28 | Oregon | 0.23 | 10 | 1.3% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/oregon) | | 29 | Utah | 0.23 | 8 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/utah) | | 30 | Tennessee | 0.22 | 16 | 2.1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/tennessee) | | 31 | Florida | 0.21 | 49 | 6.4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/florida) | | 32 | Georgia | 0.19 | 21 | 2.7% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/georgia) | | 33 | Arkansas | 0.19 | 6 | 0.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/arkansas) | | 34 | Iowa | 0.19 | 6 | 0.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/iowa) | | 35 | California | 0.18 | 72 | 9.4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/california) | | 36 | Colorado | 0.18 | 11 | 1.4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/colorado) | | 37 | Massachusetts | 0.17 | 12 | 1.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/massachusetts) | | 38 | Minnesota | 0.16 | 9 | 1.2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/minnesota) | | 39 | Connecticut | 0.16 | 6 | 0.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/connecticut) | | 40 | Pennsylvania | 0.15 | 20 | 2.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/pennsylvania) | | 41 | South Carolina | 0.15 | 8 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/south-carolina) | | 42 | Indiana | 0.14 | 10 | 1.3% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/indiana) | | 43 | Ohio | 0.13 | 15 | 2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/ohio) | | 44 | North Carolina | 0.13 | 14 | 1.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/north-carolina) | | 45 | Wisconsin | 0.13 | 8 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/wisconsin) | | 46 | New York | 0.11 | 22 | 2.9% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/new-york) | | 47 | Kentucky | 0.11 | 5 | 0.7% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/kentucky) | | 48 | Texas | 0.1 | 30 | 3.9% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/texas) | | 49 | Illinois | 0.09 | 12 | 1.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/illinois) | | 50 | Michigan | 0.08 | 8 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/michigan) | | 51 | New Jersey | 0.07 | 7 | 0.9% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/military-bases/new-jersey) | ## The largest military bases by area | # | Name | State | Acres | | -- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | | 1 | Nevada Test and Training Range(Air Force) | [Nevada](/rankings/military-bases/nevada) | 2,898,512 | | 2 | White Sands Missile Range(Army) | [New Mexico](/rankings/military-bases/new-mexico) | 2,277,377 | | 3 | Fort Wainwright(Army) | [Alaska](/rankings/military-bases/alaska) | 1,600,334 | | 4 | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake(Navy) | [California](/rankings/military-bases/california) | 1,144,952 | | 5 | The Barry M Goldwater Air Force Range(Air Force) | [Arizona](/rankings/military-bases/arizona) | 1,053,293 | | 6 | Yuma Proving Ground(Army) | [Arizona](/rankings/military-bases/arizona) | 839,390 | | 7 | West Desert Test Center(Army) | [Utah](/rankings/military-bases/utah) | 801,410 | | 8 | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms(Marine Corps) | [California](/rankings/military-bases/california) | 763,438 | | 9 | Fort Irwin(Army) | [California](/rankings/military-bases/california) | 756,885 | | 10 | Barry Goldwater Range(Marine Corps) | [Arizona](/rankings/military-bases/arizona) | 694,856 | | 11 | Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range(Marine Corps) | [California](/rankings/military-bases/california) | 459,576 | | 12 | Eglin Air Force Base(Air Force) | [Florida](/rankings/military-bases/florida) | 456,861 | | 13 | Joint Base Lewis-McChord(Army) | [Washington](/rankings/military-bases/washington) | 438,842 | | 14 | Edwards Air Force Base(Air Force) | [California](/rankings/military-bases/california) | 309,043 | | 15 | Fort Stewart(Army) | [Georgia](/rankings/military-bases/georgia) | 280,231 | | 16 | Fort Johnson(Army) | [Louisiana](/rankings/military-bases/louisiana) | 246,189 | | 17 | PiΓ±on Canyon Maneuver Site(Army) | [Colorado](/rankings/military-bases/colorado) | 235,919 | | 18 | Fort Cavazos(Army) | [Texas](/rankings/military-bases/texas) | 219,670 | | 19 | Fort Benning(Army) | [Georgia](/rankings/military-bases/georgia) | 182,105 | | 20 | Fallon Range Complex(Navy) | [Nevada](/rankings/military-bases/nevada) | 161,265 | | 21 | Fort Hunter Liggett(Army Reserve) | [California](/rankings/military-bases/california) | 161,051 | | 22 | Camp Grayling(Army National Guard) | [Michigan](/rankings/military-bases/michigan) | 156,309 | | 23 | Fort Bragg(Army) | [North Carolina](/rankings/military-bases/north-carolina) | 155,459 | | 24 | Hawthorne Army Depot(Army) | [Nevada](/rankings/military-bases/nevada) | 146,297 | | 25 | Orchard Combat Training Center(Army National Guard) | [Idaho](/rankings/military-bases/idaho) | 142,643 | Area of each installation's mapped boundary. ## Methodology & citation Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary, with its branch and its area in acres from the boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Reserve and National Guard sites count with their branch. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here. Per-capita figures use US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates. Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse **Cite "DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, mapped by InstaMaps" with a link to this page.** [Download all 767 (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/us.csv) This ranking is a Google Sheet Every map on this site is just a spreadsheet of places. Map your own list β€” customers, stores, sites β€” with the free InstaMaps add-on. [Install InstaMaps β€” Free](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=index)