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New Hampshire vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 13.5 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 13.0 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 2.2 times (119%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 5.2 times (424%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 6,873 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Hampshire vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- New Hampshire's population density is 8.9 times (794%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Albuquerque's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 5.4 times (443%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 124 years.
New Hampshire vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 1.2 times (23%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.4 times (43%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Hampshire vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- New Mexico's county count is 3.3 times (230%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 3.9 times (286%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 3.4 times (237%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Bernalillo County's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Coos County's population is 49.0 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Rockingham County and Los Alamos County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Coos County's income is 1.7 times (67%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Hampshire vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire 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
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.83 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 7.68 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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