State size comparison
compared to
Louisiana is about 1.7 times smaller than South Dakota.
South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, while Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, making Louisiana 57.41% the size of South Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of South Dakota is ~814,180 people (3.7 million more people live in Louisiana).
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Be 39.1% less likely to live below the poverty line in South Dakota
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South Dakota is 4.9% cheaper than Louisiana
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