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Delaware vs New Mexico Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²). New Mexico's land area is 62.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Mexico's total area is 48.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km). New Mexico's north-south length is 4.0 times (303%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km). New Mexico's east-west width is 5.2 times (419%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m). Wheeler Peak is 12,700 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
Delaware vs New Mexico Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024). New Mexico's population is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6. Delaware's population density is 30.7 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326. Albuquerque's population is 7.7 times (666%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 6.8 times (583%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 125 years.
Delaware vs New Mexico Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion. New Mexico's economic output is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than New Mexico's.
Delaware vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while New Mexico has 33. New Mexico's county count is 11.0 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles. Catron County's land area is 7.4 times (640%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 3.9 times (291%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people). Bernalillo County's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people). Kent County's population is 303.4 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378). Los Alamos County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397). Kent County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Cibola County's.
Delaware vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%. Delaware's top rate is 0.7 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year. New Mexico's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%. New Mexico's combined rate is 7.68 percentage points higher.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.