Because there are 46 states and 4 commonwealths (VA, PA, MA, KY)
It is #46 among the US States.
Anywhere between 46 and 48.
Only 48 states existed in the United States in 1919. (Alaska and Hawaii didn't exist until 1959, because they don't border any of the 48 states).
There were 48 states in the United States in 1945. Both Alaska and Hawaii were not yet US states at that time.
No state or region in the US is close to 46 sq. miles. However, there are cities in the US close to being 46 sq. miles. An example is Menifee, California.
There were 46.
New Hampshire is the 46th largest US State.
the population of the world was around 3,957,345,210
There are 46 States and 4 Commonwealths in the United States. However they are commonly referred to as the 50 States.
At the time of the US Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973), abortion was illegal in 46 states. Women who wanted abortions either had dangerous, illegal procedures, or traveled to one of the four states where medical abortion was sanctioned.
There are still only 50 states.
The US only has 50 States.