Connecticut is about 139 times bigger than Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale (excluding the city's 9.9 sq km of water area) is approximately 90 sq km, while Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, making Connecticut 13,842% larger than Fort Lauderdale.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Fort Lauderdale vs. Connecticut uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.