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Connecticut vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 25.1 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 21.9 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 5.4 times (441%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 4.8 times (379%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 10,774 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
Connecticut vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Connecticut's population density is 43.1 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Albuquerque's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 124 years.
Connecticut vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 2.4 times (143%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.6 times (63%) higher than New Mexico's.
Connecticut vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- New Mexico's county count is 3.7 times (267%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 6.7 times (574%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 153.9 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.8 times (78%) richer than Cibola County's.
Connecticut vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 1.09 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 1.33 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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