State size comparison
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Kansas is about 11 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Kansas is approximately 211,900 sq km, making Kansas 1,003% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (5.9 million fewer people live in Kansas).
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