statewide

1 of 2

adjective

state·​wide ˈstāt-ˈwīd How to pronounce statewide (audio)
: affecting or extending throughout all parts of a state

statewide

2 of 2

adverb

: throughout the state

Examples of statewide in a Sentence

Adjective a statewide survey of voters
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Adjective
Last week, a cohort of statewide journalists was told they would be laid off following the state's zeroing out of its $7.4 million in public media support. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 July 2025 However, that bill allowed cities and villages to set their own tax to replace the statewide one. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Adverb
Michael Morton is deputy executive director of communications at the School and State Finance Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy organization working toward equitable education funding statewide. Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025 Jacqueline Cooper/Getty What To Know As of Friday, Texas reservoirs are 80.5 percent full statewide. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for statewide

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1848, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of statewide was in 1848

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“Statewide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statewide. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

statewide

adjective
state·​wide
ˈstāt-ˈwīd
: including all parts of a state
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