State size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is around the same size as Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 94.61% the size of Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (2.2 million more people live in New Jersey).
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