California is the closest state to being this size. It is about 30,000 sq. miles smaller, however.
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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.
The state of New York has a total area of 54,556 square miles.
Utah's state area is approximately 84,899 square miles.
The state that is approximately 71,000 square miles is the state of Washington.