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New Mexico vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.8 times (77%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 7,421 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 4.1 times (314%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 12.7 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Albuquerque's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 6.9 times (595%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 124 years.
New Mexico vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 5.2 times (418%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.3 times (33%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 4.0 times (303%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 7.1 times (615%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 54.6 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 1.91 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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