Geographic centers of the United States
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This is a list of geographic centers of each U.S. state. Note that the geographical center of the entire U.S. is west of Castle Rock in Butte County, South Dakota, while that of the contiguous 48 is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas.
| State | in County | Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Chilton County | 12 miles southwest of Clanton | |
| Alaska | 60 miles northwest of Mount McKinley | ||
| Arizona | Yavapai County | 55 miles eastsouth east of Prescott | |
| Arkansas | Pulaski County | 12 miles northwest of Little Rock | |
| California | Madera County | 38 miles east of Madera, between North Fork and Italian Bar | |
| Colorado | Park County | 30 miles northwest of Pikes Peak | |
| Connecticut | Hartford County | in East Berlin | |
| Delaware | Kent County | 11 miles south of Dover | |
| Florida | Hernando County | 12 miles NNW of Brooksville | |
| Georgia | Twiggs County | 18 miles southeast of Macon | |
| Hawaii | Maui County | in the Pacific Ocean, located off the southwestern shore of Molokai west of Lanai | |
| Idaho | Custer County | on the Yankee Fork River, southwest of Challis | |
| Illinois | Logan County | 28 miles northeast of Springfield | |
| Indiana | Marion County | 14 miles NNW of Indianapolis | |
| Iowa | Story County | 5 miles northeast of Ames | |
| Kansas | Barton County | 15 miles northeast of Great Bend | |
| Kentucky | Marion County | 3 miles NNW of Lebanon | |
| Louisiana | Avoyelles Parish | 3 miles southeast of Marksville | |
| Maine | Piscataquis County | 18 miles north of Dover-Foxcroft | |
| Maryland | Prince George's County | 4.5 miles northwest of Davidsonville | |
| Massachusetts | Worcester County | 12 miles north west of Rutland | |
| Michigan | Wexford County | 5 miles northnorthwest of Cadillac | |
| Minnesota | Crow Wing County | 10 miles southwest of Brainerd | |
| Mississippi | Leake County | 9 miles westnorthwest of Carthage | |
| Missouri | Miller County | 20 miles southwest of Jefferson City | |
| Montana | Fergus County | 11 miles west of Lewistown | |
| Nebraska | Custer County | 10 miles northwest of Broken Bow | |
| Nevada | Lander County | 26 miles southeast of Austin | |
| New Hampshire | Belknap County | 3 miles east of Ashland | |
| New Jersey | Mercer County | 5 miles southeast of Trenton | |
| New Mexico | Torrance County | 12 miles southsouthwest of Willard | |
| New York | Madison County | 26 miles southwest of Utica | |
| North Carolina | Chatham County | 10 miles northwest of Sanford | |
| North Dakota | Sheridan County | 5 miles southwest of McClusky | |
| Ohio | Delaware County | 25 miles northnortheast of Columbus | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma County | 8 miles north of Oklahoma City | |
| Oregon | Crook County | 25 miles SSE of Prineville | |
| Pennsylvania | Centre County | 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte | |
| Rhode Island | Kent County | 1 mile SSW of Crompton | |
| South Carolina | Richland County | 13 miles southeast of Columbia | |
| South Dakota | Hughes County | 8 miles northeast of Pierre | |
| Tennessee | Rutherford County | 5 miles northeast of Murfreesboro | |
| Texas | McCulloch County | 15 miles northeast of Brady | |
| Utah | Sanpete County | 3 miles north of Manti | |
| Vermont | Washington County | 3 miles east of Roxbury | |
| Virginia | Buckingham County | 5 miles Southwest of Buckingham | |
| Washington | Chelan County | 10 miles WSW of Wenatchee | |
| Washington, D.C. | Near 4th and L Streets, Northwest | ||
| West Virginia | Braxton County | 4 miles east of Sutton | |
| Wisconsin | Wood County | 9 miles southeast of Marshfield | |
| Wyoming | Fremont County | 58 miles ENE of Lander |
Source (reference): www.50states.com, www.netstate.com/states/geography
