State size comparison
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South Dakota is about 10 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 923% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (8.0 million fewer people live in South Dakota).
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