<P> This is a list of U.S. states ranked by their coastline length . Thirty states have a coastline : twenty - three with a coastline on the Arctic , Atlantic , and / or Pacific Ocean , and eight with a Great Lakes coastline ; New York has coasts on both . States with no coastline are not included . </P>
<P> This is a list of U.S. states ranked by their coastline length . Thirty states have a coastline : twenty - three with a coastline on the Arctic , Atlantic , and / or Pacific Ocean , and eight with a Great Lakes coastline ; New York has coasts on both . States with no coastline are not included . </P>
how many states border an ocean in the united states
how many states border an ocean in the united states
twenty - three
twenty - three