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Maine vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 3.9 times (293%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 3.4 times (244%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.3 times (27%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 2.5 times (145%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 7,897 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
Maine vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Maine's population density is 2.6 times (159%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Albuquerque's population is 8.1 times (705%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Albuquerque, NM metro area's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 92 years.
Maine vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Maine and New Mexico have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than New Mexico's.
Maine vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- New Mexico's county count is 2.1 times (106%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Aroostook County and Catron County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Bernalillo County's population is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 27.5 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Franklin County's income is 1.4 times (45%) richer than Cibola County's.
Maine vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- Maine's top rate is 1.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 2.18 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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