State size comparison
compared to
Hawaii is around the same size as New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Hawaii is approximately 16,635 sq km, making Hawaii 86.59% the size of New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (7.4 million fewer people live in Hawaii).
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