10 States the Mississippi River Flows Through or Borders

The Mississippi River directly touches 10 U.S. states from source to mouth:

1. Minnesota (source: Lake Itasca)
2. Wisconsin (western border)
3. Iowa (eastern border)
4. Illinois (western border)
5. Missouri (eastern border)
6. Kentucky (western border)
7. Tennessee (western border)
8. Arkansas (eastern border)
9. Mississippi (western border)
10. Louisiana (flows through to Gulf)

Its watershed drains 31 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces—41% of continental U.S.