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Alabama vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 2.3 times (135%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 10,745 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
Alabama vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Alabama's population density is 5.8 times (478%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Albuquerque's population is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 93 years.
Alabama vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 2.2 times (121%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alabama and New Mexico have about the same average income.
Alabama vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- Alabama's county count is 2.0 times (103%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 4.9 times (390%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Jefferson County and Bernalillo County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Greene County's population is 11.2 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Bullock County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Cibola County's.
Alabama vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- New Mexico's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 1.78 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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