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New Mexico vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Wyoming's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Wyoming's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.2 times (22%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 638 feet higher than Wheeler Peak.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- New Mexico's lowest point is 266 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 3.6 times (263%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- New Mexico's population density is 2.9 times (189%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Albuquerque's population is 8.5 times (753%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Albuquerque, NM metro area's population is 9.1 times (810%) larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 22 years.
New Mexico vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 2.9 times (186%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.5 times (48%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- New Mexico's county count is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Catron County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 18.4 times larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Bernalillo County's population is 6.6 times (560%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 3.6 times (262%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.4 times (442%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Wyoming 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 Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- New Mexico's rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 2.29 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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