State size comparison
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North Carolina is about 7 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 557% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (743,589 more people live in North Carolina).
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