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New Mexico vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 11,204 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Wisconsin's lowest point is 2,265 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 6.3 times (525%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Albuquerque and Milwaukee have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 4.1 times (306%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 64 years.
New Mexico vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 3.1 times (208%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wisconsin's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 2.2 times (118%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 4.5 times (348%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 6.7 times (575%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 1.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.62 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 1.96 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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