🇺🇸 US States
Bigger and busier: every US state matchup so far.
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In 2020, which state had more people: Massachusetts or North Carolina?
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
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- Massachusetts: 7.03M people
- North Carolina: 10.4M people ✓
North Carolina: about 48% more
North Carolina has about 3.4 million more people than Massachusetts, though Massachusetts is packed more than four times as densely.
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In 2020, which state had more people: Nevada or Kentucky?
Kentucky vs Nevada
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- Kentucky: 4.51M people ✓
- Nevada: 3.1M people
Kentucky: about 45% more
Kentucky has about 1.4 million more people than Nevada, where roughly three in four residents live around Las Vegas.
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Which state is bigger, California or Texas?
California vs Texas
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- California: 424K km²
- Texas: 696K km² ✓
Texas: about 64% more
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by area, trailing only Alaska.
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Which state is bigger, New York or Wisconsin?
Wisconsin vs New York
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- Wisconsin: 170K km² ✓
- New York: 141K km²
Wisconsin: about 20% more
Wisconsin is about 20% bigger than New York State, though New York has more than three times the people.
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In 2020, which state had more people: Arizona or Georgia?
Georgia vs Arizona
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- Georgia: 10.7M people ✓
- Arizona: 7.15M people
Georgia: about 50% more
Georgia has about 3.5 million more people than Arizona, even though Arizona is nearly twice its size.
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In 2020, which state had more people: Colorado or Tennessee?
Tennessee vs Colorado
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- Tennessee: 6.91M people ✓
- Colorado: 5.77M people
Tennessee: about 20% more
Tennessee has about 1.1 million more people than Colorado, despite being less than half its size.
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Which state is bigger, Florida or Utah?
Utah vs Florida
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- Utah: 220K km² ✓
- Florida: 170K km²
Utah: about 29% more
Utah is about 30% bigger than Florida, but has only around a sixth of Florida's population.
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In 2020, which state had more people: California or Illinois?
California vs Illinois
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- California: 39.5M people ✓
- Illinois: 12.8M people
California: about 3.1× as much
California has more than three times as many people as Illinois; about one in eight Americans lives there.
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In 2020, which state had more people: Hawaii or New Mexico?
Hawaii vs New Mexico
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- Hawaii: 1.46M people
- New Mexico: 2.12M people ✓
New Mexico: about 46% more
New Mexico has about 660,000 more people than Hawaii, yet it's more than ten times bigger.
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In 2020, which state had more people: New York or Texas?
Texas vs New York
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- Texas: 29.1M people ✓
- New York: 20.2M people
Texas: about 44% more
Texas overtook New York as the second most populous US state back in 1994.