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New Mexico vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.4 times (36%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.6 times (57%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 11,603 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Ohio's lowest point is 2,387 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 5.6 times (458%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 16.5 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Columbus' population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 109 years.
New Mexico vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 6.3 times (528%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ohio's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 2.7 times (167%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 9.9 times (886%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Lake County's land area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 19.8 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Los Alamos County and Delaware County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Cibola County and Noble County have about the same income.
New Mexico vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 3.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.59 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.39 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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