How Many U.S. States Are on the North American Continent?

Forty-nine of the 50 U.S. states are on the North American continent.

• Contiguous 48 + Alaska = 49 states on the North American landmass.
• Hawaii is the only state not on the continent; it is an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean (~2,400 mi from California).

Geologically, Hawaii sits on the Pacific Plate; politically, it is part of the United States but not part of any continent.