Day 19 -- New Jersey Fun Facts

Did you know that New Jersey has the highest population density of any state. There are 1134.4 people per square mile in New Jersey. Rhode Island (1003.2) is the only other state over 1000. Source. This despite the fact that New Jersey doesn't have a single one of the 50 largest U.S. cities. Source. Of course, New Jersey gets a lot of urban sprawl from both New York (number 1) and Philadelphia (number 5). The main thing is that New Jersey, unlike New York State, California, or Texas, doesn't have vast expanses of sparse population.

If Washington, D.C. ever becomes a state, New Jersey slips to a distant second. There are about 9900 people per square mile in D.C. Source.

By the way, I ran 5.3 miles today.