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New Mexico vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 2.1 times (107%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- New Mexico and Tennessee have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 6,526 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Tennessee's lowest point is 2,664 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 3.4 times (239%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Tennessee's population density is 10.0 times (896%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Nashville's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 116 years.
New Mexico vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 3.8 times (282%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Tennessee's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Tennessee's county count is 2.9 times (188%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 9.2 times (820%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Trousdale County's land area is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Shelby County's population is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Pickett County's population is 8.0 times (704%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Williamson County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Cibola County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Lake County's.
New Mexico vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
- New Mexico's top rate is 5.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs Tennessee: 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 Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 1.93 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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