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How Long Island would rank as 51st state

POPULATION: 31st

Long Island's 2008 population was about 2.8 million.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: 51st

Long Island's 1,198 square miles places it even behind Rhode Island, which is 1,545 square miles.

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: 1st

It would be $84,394. U.S. median: $50,740.

PER CAPITA INCOME: 1st

Long Island's $37,615 in 2007 is higher than any other state in...

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