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New Mexico vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 2.5 times (149%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.5 times (53%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- New Mexico and North Carolina have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 6,476 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 5.2 times (419%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 12.9 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 123 years.
New Mexico vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 5.7 times (474%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 3.0 times (203%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 7.3 times (631%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Chowan County's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 5.5 times (454%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Warren County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 1.91 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- New Mexico's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.58 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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