About 42,169 square miles.
(in the US) there is no square mileage requirement to become a state.
The largest state by square mileage in the United States is Alaska.
The square mileage of each state in the US varies, with Alaska being the largest at approximately 663,300 square miles and Rhode Island being the smallest at around 1,200 square miles. Other large states include Texas, California, and Montana, while smaller states include Delaware and Connecticut.
Based on area, Alaska is the largest state in the U.S. with total area of 665,384 square miles which includes 570,641 square miles of land. California is the largest U.S. state based on population.
Mississippi is a state that is approximately 46,000 square miles in size.
Washington state has a total area of approximately 71,362 square miles.
The state with an area closest to 4,244 square miles is Connecticut at 5,544 square miles.
It is the 35th largest US State containing 42,774 square miles.
Hawaii is the state with an area of about 13,000 square miles.
The state of Montana is 147,164 square miles.
268,600 square miles.