If a state is outside.the contiguous united states, what does this mean?

It means it is not joined to any other state. Alaska and Hawaii are not in the contiguous United States. They do not touch any other state.

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If a state is outside the contiguous United States, it means that it is not located within the 48 contiguous states that form a single, connected landmass in North America. The contiguous United States includes all the states that are geographically adjacent to one another, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

To determine if a state is outside the contiguous United States, you can refer to a map of the United States. The contiguous states are located to the east of Alaska and to the west of Hawaii. If a state is listed or shown as being separate from the landmass that constitutes the 48 contiguous states, it is outside of them.