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Nevada vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Nevada's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Nevada's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.2 times (23%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 35 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Nevada's lowest point is 2,361 feet lower.
Nevada vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Nevada's population density is 1.7 times (69%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Las Vegas' population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 48 years.
Nevada vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 1.8 times (83%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than New Mexico's.
Nevada vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- New Mexico's county count is 1.9 times (94%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Catron County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Clark County's population is 3.6 times (257%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Esmeralda County's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Douglas County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Pershing County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Cibola County's.
Nevada vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 5.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 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
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 0.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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