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New Mexico vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 4.0 times (304%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 3.8 times (280%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.7 times (67%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.8 times (78%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 9,653 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 2.6 times (157%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 10.4 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Albuquerque's population is 3.6 times (255%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs South Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 124 years.
New Mexico vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 2.4 times (143%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Mexico and South Carolina have about the same average income.
New Mexico vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- South Carolina's county count is 1.4 times (39%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 6.1 times (511%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Bernalillo County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 11.9 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Marlboro County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- New Mexico's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.19 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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