statewide definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: occurring or extending throughout a state; "the statewide recycling program" Merriam Webster's I. adjective Date: 1911 affecting ... include or cover a whole State. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Statewide means across or throughout the whole of one of the ... the United States. These voters often determine the outcome of statewide elections. ADJ: usu ADJ n • Statewide is also an adverb. In the weeks since flooding began, 16 people have died statewide. ADV: ADV after v