State size comparison
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Pennsylvania is around the same size as Louisiana.
Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, while Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, making Pennsylvania 3% larger than Louisiana. Meanwhile, the population of Louisiana is ~4.5 million people (8.2 million more people live in Pennsylvania).
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Be 62.8% more likely to live below the poverty line in Louisiana
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