🇺🇸 Blank Map of the USA

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The blank map of the USA is a printable political map that draws the borders of all 50 states, in black and white with no names on them, sized for A4 and printing on US Letter. Download it free as a PDF or a JPEG, either as the blank version with state lines or as a plain United States outline map with the country outline only.

Because the map is unlabeled, it works as a base for practice: students fill in the states, their capitals, the rivers and the mountain ranges themselves, and teachers use the same sheet for map quizzes, homework and school projects. It pairs well with our USA geography worksheets, and with the printable map of the United States when you need the names for reference.

For one state in detail, browse the blank US state maps. For the wider region, use the blank map of North America.

The image below shows the printable blank map of the USA with all 50 state borders, oceans and the Great Lakes. It is included in the United States blank map bundle.

Blank map of the USA without labels showing the borders of all 50 states in black on a white background, with Alaska and Hawaii as insets, as well as the surrounding oceans and the Great Lakes in blue

USA Blank Map Bundle and More

The blank map and the outline map are free. The bundle adds eight versions of the same map:

United States outline map
Blank map of the United States
Blank USA map with Great Lakes
USA outline map with states and neighboring countries
Blank map of the USA with state capitals
Blank United States map with oceans
U.S. blank map with state capitals and neighboring countries
Labeled United States map for reference

The bundle includes PDF and JPEG versions of all maps.

The two free downloads are the blank map, which draws the borders between the states, and the outline map, which has the country outline only. The capital markers are part of the bundle: dots placed on the map without any names, so the sheet still works as an exercise rather than an answer key.

The 50 States and Their Capitals

The United States is divided into 50 states, and their capitals run from Juneau in Alaska to Honolulu in Hawaii, with Washington D.C. sitting outside any of them as a federal district.

Show all 50 states with their capitals (click to reveal)

State	Capital
Alabama	Montgomery
Alaska	Juneau
Arizona	Phoenix
Arkansas	Little Rock
California	Sacramento
Colorado	Denver
Connecticut	Hartford
Delaware	Dover
Florida	Tallahassee
Georgia	Atlanta
Hawaii	Honolulu
Idaho	Boise
Illinois	Springfield
Indiana	Indianapolis
Iowa	Des Moines
Kansas	Topeka
Kentucky	Frankfort
Louisiana	Baton Rouge
Maine	Augusta
Maryland	Annapolis
Massachusetts	Boston
Michigan	Lansing
Minnesota	Saint Paul
Mississippi	Jackson
Missouri	Jefferson City
Montana	Helena
Nebraska	Lincoln
Nevada	Carson City
New Hampshire	Concord
New Jersey	Trenton
New Mexico	Santa Fe
New York	Albany
North Carolina	Raleigh
North Dakota	Bismarck
Ohio	Columbus
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City
Oregon	Salem
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg
Rhode Island	Providence
South Carolina	Columbia
South Dakota	Pierre
Tennessee	Nashville
Texas	Austin
Utah	Salt Lake City
Vermont	Montpelier
Virginia	Richmond
Washington	Olympia
West Virginia	Charleston
Wisconsin	Madison
Wyoming	Cheyenne

Only a handful of these capitals are also the largest city in their state: Phoenix, Boston, Denver, Indianapolis, Columbus, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City and Nashville among them. Most are deliberately not, because nineteenth-century legislatures preferred a central location to a big one, which is why Albany rather than New York City and Sacramento rather than Los Angeles.

About the United States and Its States

The United States covers about 9.8 million square kilometres, which makes it the third or fourth largest country in the world depending on how China's borders are counted, and it holds roughly 342 million people. Alaska is by far the largest state at some 1.7 million square kilometres, more than twice the size of Texas, while Rhode Island is the smallest at around 4,000. California holds the most people at about 39 million and Wyoming the fewest at under 600,000. The Mississippi runs about 3,766 kilometres from Minnesota to the Gulf, the Rocky Mountains form the western spine and the Appalachians the eastern one, and Denali in Alaska is the highest point in North America at 6,190 metres. The country stretches across six time zones, borders Canada and Mexico, and its geographic centre lies in South Dakota once Alaska and Hawaii are counted. Those are the features students are usually asked to place, which is why an unlabeled base map is more useful for practice than a finished one.

Blank Map of the USA Features

Free blank and outline versions in high-resolution PDF and JPEG
Sized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping
Black and white line work that prints cleanly on a home or school printer
All 50 state borders on the blank version, country outline only on the outline version
Alaska and Hawaii shown in inset panels rather than cropped off
North arrow and a scale bar in both miles and kilometres
Bundle versions with state capitals, the Great Lakes, the oceans and the neighboring countries
Suitable for geography lessons, map quizzes, homeschooling, revision and school projects

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the questions people ask most about the free blank map of the USA.

Does the blank map show all 50 state borders?

Yes. Every border between the 50 states is drawn, and none of them is named, so the map works as an exercise. Alaska and Hawaii appear in their own inset panels, which is the standard way to fit them on one sheet with the mainland.

What is the difference between the blank map and the outline map?

The blank map is a political map: it draws every state line but names none of them. The outline map has no internal borders at all, just the shape of the country, which is the version people use for tracing and for drawing in their own features.

Does the free map show the state capitals?

No, and that is deliberate: the free blank map shows state lines only, so students can mark the capitals themselves. The bundle adds a version with capital markers, shown as dots without names, so even that one still works as an exercise.

Is Washington D.C. on the map?

It is drawn, but it is not one of the 50 states. Washington D.C. is a federal district, which is why it has no state borders of its own and why quiz answers count 50 states rather than 51.

Can I print the map of the USA in A4 size?

Yes, every file is sized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping. The PDF keeps its line quality when enlarged, so the same download also works for a poster-size print or a classroom wall chart.

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Who It's For

Students revising for state tests, teachers building classroom materials and quizzes, homeschooling parents, and anyone who needs a clean base map of the United States for a project.

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What Can I Do with a Blank Map?

Blank maps are a great way to visualize geography, get a feel for regions and borders, and see how places relate to one another. They also bring presentations, travel journals, and creative projects to life by giving you a clear, flexible canvas to work with.

Maybe you’re a teacher planning your next lesson or preparing homework assignments. Maybe you’re a parent putting together practice materials at home. Or you’re a student preparing for an exam or working on a school project. Perhaps you’re a globetrotter writing down your travel memories or dreaming up your next adventure. In all these cases, a blank map is surprisingly versatile and can be used in many different ways.

In class, students can color blank maps and label countries, capitals, mountains, rivers, or oceans. They can illustrate shifting borders and historical events, making subjects like geography and history easier to grasp.

Blank maps are also excellent for creating tests and worksheets. From simple labeling exercises to detailed quizzes, they can be adapted to a wide variety of content. On a blank map of Europe, for example, students can mark mountain ranges like the Alps and the Pyrenees, as well as the continent’s major rivers. Or, in history class, they can mark the borders before and after World War I. In English class, an outline map can be used to show all the English-speaking countries of the world. Current events are also easy to track by shading in countries or specific regions.

Blank maps are helpful for presentations, homework, or exam prep. Combined with labeled maps, they make effective geography quizzes and reinforce knowledge through coloring and labeling.

With a little creativity, globetrotters can quickly transform blank maps into personalized travel journals. Mark the places you’ve been, trace your routes, and jot down a special memory for each destination. Print a second map and use it as a bucket list for everywhere you still want to see.

They’re also useful outside the classroom. In a business presentation, they can be used to show sales territories, office locations, or planned expansions. You can also print blank maps in a large format and hang them on the wall. With pins, stickers, labels, or photos, they can be personalized to display a wide range of content.

For any purpose, WMB Maps provides a wide selection of blank maps designed to help you achieve your learning or creative goals.