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New Mexico vs Texas Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 2.2 times (115%) larger than New Mexico's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 2.2 times (121%) larger than New Mexico's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 2.0 times (105%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.6 times (56%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 4,420 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Texas's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Texas Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 14.7 times larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Texas' population density is 6.8 times (581%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 4.3 times (327%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 9.0 times (801%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 67 years.
New Mexico vs Texas Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 18.8 times larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Texas' average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 7.7 times (670%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Brewster County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Rockwall County's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 7.5 times (646%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Harding County's population is 13.2 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 2.2 times (124%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Cibola County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Starr County's.
New Mexico vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Texas 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 Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Texas's combined rate is 0.52 percentage points higher.
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