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
In response to lawmakers’ efforts, a new campaign called Respect Missouri Voters is recruiting volunteers to collect signatures for a statewide ballot measure in November 2026. Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 30 May 2025 He and nine others will be honored Monday at a statewide Memorial Day service. Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Adverb
After a whirlwind three days of diverting tens of thousands of people from New Jersey Transit's rail system, the agency reached a tentative deal with its locomotive engineers to end a historic strike that sent shockwaves statewide, just in time for the work week. Colleen Wilson, USA Today, 19 May 2025 Hope Florida was created as a pilot program in 2019 before operating statewide in 2021. Christopher O’Donnell, Miami Herald, 17 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

statewide

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