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U.S. Virgin Islands

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United States national overview in the World Factbook ↗

DRAFT · Dated statistical and subject baseline. Figures retain their individual reference years.

Introduction

Background ⓘ

The U.S. Virgin Islands have been a United States territory since 1917. The principal islands are St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix.

Geography

Total area ⓘ

733 square miles (1,898 square kilometres) (2010)

Land area ⓘ

134 square miles (347 square kilometres) (2010)

Water area ⓘ

599 square miles (1,551 square kilometres) (2010)

Islands ⓘ

St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, together with smaller islands and cays, form the territory in the Caribbean.

People

Census population ⓘ

87,146 people (2020)

Government

Capital ⓘ

Charlotte Amalie, on St. Thomas

Political status ⓘ

Unincorporated territory of the United States

National Park Service places

Places associated with this state or territory in the NPS directory.

Further reading

Source records
  1. Background

    NOAA Office for Coastal Management, U.S. Virgin Islands background ↗

    Reference period: Not supplied by source.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31.

  2. Total area

    U.S. Census Bureau, State Area Measurements (2010) ↗

    Reference period: 2010. 2010 Census geography; rounded to whole square miles. Water includes perennial water only; intermittent water, glacier, marsh and swamp are included in land. Do not interpret as a current boundary survey.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:33.8431839Z.

    Original source value: 733 square miles.

  3. Land area

    U.S. Census Bureau, State Area Measurements (2010) ↗

    Reference period: 2010. 2010 Census geography; rounded to whole square miles. Water includes perennial water only; intermittent water, glacier, marsh and swamp are included in land. Do not interpret as a current boundary survey.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:33.8431839Z.

    Original source value: 134 square miles.

  4. Water area

    U.S. Census Bureau, State Area Measurements (2010) ↗

    Reference period: 2010. 2010 Census geography; rounded to whole square miles. Water includes perennial water only; intermittent water, glacier, marsh and swamp are included in land. Do not interpret as a current boundary survey.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:33.8431839Z.

    Original source value: 599 square miles.

  5. Islands

    NOAA Office for Coastal Management, U.S. Virgin Islands background ↗

    Reference period: Not supplied by source.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31.

  6. Census population

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Island Areas Censuses ↗

    Reference period: 2020-04-01. April 1, 2020 enumerated population, 2020 Island Areas Censuses. Not an annual estimate; ACS is not conducted in these four territories.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:16:16.9406882Z.

    Original source value: 87,146 people.

  7. Capital

    U.S. Code, Title 48, section 1541 ↗

    Reference period: Not supplied by source.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31.

  8. Political status

    U.S. Code, Title 48, section 1541 ↗

    Reference period: Not supplied by source.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31.

Comparison
Source information
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