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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
Ultimately, wildlife officials decided to call off the hunt after its second day, after a higher-than-expected number of bears were killed, though hunters did not exceed the statewide quota. CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 Today, there are about 90 statewide, Hussein said. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
Minnesota does not track crime by ethnicity, and violent crime statewide has fallen, but the visibility of Somali suspects in these cases has amplified and revived old narratives about crime within Minnesota’s Somali community. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025 Most cases were clustered in Monterey County and the San Francisco Bay Area, though officials noted that the risk is present statewide due to favorable growth conditions in the fall and winter months. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 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 10 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

statewide

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