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Florida vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 12,806 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
Florida vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- Florida's population is 11.0 times larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Florida's population density is 24.8 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 7.0 times (597%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 67 years.
Florida vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 11.7 times larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.3 times (25%) higher than New Mexico's.
Florida vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- Florida's county count is 2.0 times (103%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 3.5 times (247%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 4.2 times (323%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Liberty County's population is 12.5 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Collier County's income is 1.5 times (53%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Cibola County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 5.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.7 percentage points higher.
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