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Nebraska vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.3 times (26%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 7,722 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Nebraska's lowest point is 2,002 feet lower.
Nebraska vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Nebraska's population density is 1.5 times (48%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Albuquerque's population is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 45 years.
Nebraska vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 1.3 times (29%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.2 times (25%) higher than New Mexico's.
Nebraska vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- Nebraska's county count is 2.8 times (182%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Cherry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Bernalillo County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Harding County's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Pierce County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Johnson County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Cibola County's.
Nebraska vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 1.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.79 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.7 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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