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Michigan vs New Mexico Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²). New Mexico's land area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Mexico's total area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Michigan's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km). Michigan's north-south length is 1.2 times (24%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km). New Mexico's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m). Wheeler Peak is 11,136 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet. Michigan's lowest point is 2,271 feet lower.
Michigan vs New Mexico Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024). Michigan's population is 4.8 times (376%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6. Michigan's population density is 10.2 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326. Detroit's population is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 4.8 times (375%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state. In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 75 years.
Michigan vs New Mexico Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion. Michigan's economic output is 4.8 times (378%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046. Michigan and New Mexico have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Michigan: $63,690 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income). Michigan's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than New Mexico's.
Michigan vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties: Michigan has 83 counties, while New Mexico has 33. Michigan's county count is 2.5 times (152%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area: Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles. Catron County's land area is 3.8 times (283%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area: Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi). Benzie County's land area is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county: Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people). Wayne County's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county: Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people). Keweenaw County's population is 3.4 times (240%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county: Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378). Los Alamos County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county: Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397). Lake County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Cibola County's.
Michigan vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax: Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%. New Mexico's top rate is 1.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year. Michigan's rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Michigan: 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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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.