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New Mexico vs New York Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 2.6 times (157%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 2.2 times (123%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.3 times (27%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 7,815 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs New York Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 9.3 times (833%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 24.0 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 15.1 times larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 21.5 times larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 124 years.
New Mexico vs New York Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 15.8 times larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.5 times (47%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 1.9 times (88%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 2.6 times (158%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 4.8 times (381%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 8.0 times (700%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 0.86 percentage points higher.
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