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New Mexico vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Oregon's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Oregon's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.1 times (15%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 1,918 feet higher than Mount Hood.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Oregon's population density is 2.5 times (153%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 2.7 times (174%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 53 years.
New Mexico vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 2.2 times (124%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Oregon's county count is 1.1 times (9%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Catron County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 4.0 times (295%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Wheeler County's population is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Malheur County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 7.68 percentage points higher.
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