State size comparison
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North Carolina is about 6 times bigger than Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 521% larger than Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (3.0 million more people live in North Carolina).
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