statewide

[ steyt-wahyd ]

adjective

1. extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.:

   a statewide search.

adverb

1. throughout a state:

   It was applauded statewide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of statewide¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; state + -wide

Example Sentences

California expects an average statewide sea level increase of 0.8 feet in the next 30 years due to human-caused climate change.

From Los Angeles Times

However, federal law allows states to set their own local and statewide election rules, which could include allowing noncitizens to vote in limited local elections, like school board or city council races.

From Los Angeles Times

The state was simply too large and disparate — physically, psychically — for a lawmaker representing a tiny slice of the landscape to make the leap to statewide success.

From Los Angeles Times

Find out how Californians vote for President, on statewide propositions and in local city, school board and bond measure races.

From Los Angeles Times

If the margin between them is less than one percent — as it is right now — he can request a recount, though that no recount has yet reversed a statewide election in Wisconsin.

From Salon