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New Mexico vs Utah Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Utah's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Utah's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.9 times (86%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 362 feet higher than Wheeler Peak.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Utah's lowest point is 662 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Utah Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Utah's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Utah's population density is 2.4 times (141%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Albuquerque's population is 2.6 times (157%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Utah is the older of the two by 16 years.
New Mexico vs Utah Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 2.0 times (104%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Utah has 29.
- New Mexico's county count is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Catron County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.8 times (81%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Daggett County's population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.9 times (185%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 1.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- New Mexico's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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