State size comparison
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Kentucky is about 1.3 times bigger than South Carolina.
South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, while Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, making Kentucky 32% larger than South Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of South Carolina is ~4.6 million people (285,997 fewer people live in Kentucky).
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