State size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is about 6 times smaller than Louisiana.
Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 17.03% the size of Louisiana. Meanwhile, the population of Louisiana is ~4.5 million people (4.3 million more people live in New Jersey).
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Be 97.8% more likely to live below the poverty line in Louisiana
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Louisiana is 23.9% cheaper than New Jersey
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