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Fact check: Is Fort Bliss the largest military base in the U.S. based on acreage? [1]
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Date: 2025-06-16
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White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico is the largest military base in the U.S. based on acreage owned by the U.S. Department of Defense, spanning more than 955,000 acres, according to the department’s 2025 Base Structure Report.
With more than 288,000 acres owned, Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas, ranked as the third-largest military installation and the second-largest Army base in the country, the report shows, citing 2024 data.
Fort Bliss ranks as the second-largest military base if measured by total acres owned, used or leased, with more than 1.3 million acres, according to the report. It ranks behind White Sands and ahead of Yakima Training Center in Washington.
In 2023, Fort Bliss supported about 127,000 jobs and had an economic impact of $27.9 billion, according to the latest Texas Comptroller figures. Joint Base San Antonio’s economic impact was $55.1 billion that year.
Correction (6/17/2025): An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed Fort Bliss’s economic impact and ranking by total acreage.
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