International border states of the United States
The international border states are those states in the U.S. that border either Canada, Mexico, Cuba, or Russia. With a total of eighteen of such states, thirteen lie on the U.S.–Canada border, four on the U.S.–Mexico border, and one consists of a maritime borders with Cuba and The Bahamas.
States along U.S.–Canada
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 due to their place along the Great Lakes, which leads to the Canadian border. (All three states connect Lake Michigan, while Wisconsin also connects to Lake Superior).
| State | Adjacent
Province/Territory |
Length of Border[1] | Description of border |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | BC and YT | 1,538 mi (2,475 km) | |
| Michigan | ON | 721 mi (1,160 km) | water boundary |
| Maine | NB, NS, and QC | 611 mi (983 km) | water boundary with Nova Scotia |
| Minnesota | MB and ON | 547 mi (880 km) | |
| Montana | AB, BC, and SK | 545 mi (877 km) | |
| New York | ON and QC | 445 mi (716 km) | |
| Washington | BC | 427 mi (687 km) | |
| North Dakota | MB and SK | 310 mi (499 km) | |
| Ohio | ON | 146 mi (235 km) | On Lake Erie |
| Vermont | QC | 90 mi (145 km) | |
| New Hampshire | QC | 58 mi (93 km) | |
| Idaho | BC | 45 mi (72 km) | |
| Pennsylvania | ON | 42 mi (68 km) | On Lake Erie |
Other U.S. border states
Four states lie on the U.S.–Mexico border, while the U.S. state of Florida shares a water boundary with Cuba and The Bahamas; Alaska shares a water boundary with Russia (as well as a 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) |
| Texas | 1,241 mi (1,997 km) | Mexico |
| Arizona | 373 mi (600 km) | Mexico |
| New Mexico | 180 mi (290 km) | Mexico |
| California | 140 mi (225 km) | Mexico |
| Florida | Cuba and The Bahamas (water boundaries) |