State size comparison
compared to
Kentucky is about 581 times bigger than District of Columbia.
District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, while Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, making Kentucky 58,033% larger than District of Columbia. Meanwhile, the population of District of Columbia is ~693,645 people (3.9 million more people live in Kentucky).
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District of Columbia is 65.1% more expensive than Kentucky
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