Florida (65,758 sq mi) is the 22nd largest state. The 26 states smaller than Florida are:
Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Maine, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
(List includes some states close in size: NY 54,555; NC 53,819; VA 42,775 sq mi.)