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Kentucky vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.5 times (54%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 9,016 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 2,572 feet lower.
Kentucky vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Kentucky's population density is 6.6 times (560%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Louisville's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 120 years.
Kentucky vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 2.0 times (101%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kentucky and New Mexico have about the same average income.
Kentucky vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- Kentucky's county count is 3.6 times (264%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 8.8 times (781%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Robertson County's population is 3.8 times (275%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Cibola County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 2.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- Kentucky's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 1.68 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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