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New Mexico vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 5.0 times (405%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 5.0 times (402%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.6 times (61%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.8 times (80%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 8,287 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 2,602 feet lower.
New Mexico vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 4.2 times (318%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Albuquerque's population is 12.1 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 49 years.
New Mexico vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 1.4 times (38%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Mexico's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than West Virginia's.
New Mexico vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 1.7 times (67%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 6.7 times (566%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Bernalillo County's population is 3.9 times (286%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Wirt County's population is 7.8 times (675%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Cibola County and Webster County have about the same income.
New Mexico vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 1.08 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- New Mexico's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 1.08 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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