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Maryland vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 12.5 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 9.8 times (880%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 2.0 times (105%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 9,788 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
Maryland vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Maryland's population density is 36.6 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Baltimore and Albuquerque have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 6.9 times (595%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 124 years.
Maryland vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 3.7 times (271%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than New Mexico's.
Maryland vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- New Mexico's county count is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 10.5 times larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Kent County's population is 30.8 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Montgomery County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Somerset County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Cibola County's.
Maryland vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- Maryland's top rate is 0.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 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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