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New Mexico

West State Power #35/51Per-capita #35
State Power
28.8
of 100 · #35
SPI
28.8
SCC
31.0
SDI
33.4

Pillar profile

Talent30.2
Capital22.2
Research39.8
Infrastructure29.3
Agentic33.4

Nearest peers (per-capita)

Report · generated from New Mexico's indicators

New Mexico — standing in full

New Mexico is the #38 state by economic size ($120bn GSP) and ranks #35/51 on absolute State Power and #35/51 on per-capita intensity. No pillar stands out as a clear strength; the binding concern is infrastructure.

Economic & scale context

GDP
$120bn
#38 of 51
GDP / capita
$57k
Population
2.1M
AI investment
$1.5bn
#30 of 51
Notable AI orgs
12

Index & pillar read

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where New Mexico sits
SPI State Power28.8Developing · #35/51Low here — limited absolute weight — a smaller node leaning on capacity built in larger states.
▲ high: a heavyweight that anchors national AI capacity and pulls in capital and talent  ·  ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node leaning on capacity built in larger states
SCC State Coefficient31.0Developing · #35/51Low here — thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to population.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity AI economy  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to population
SDI State Agentic33.4Developing · #35/51Low here — agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent30.2Developing · #35/51Low here — a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally.
▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI  ·  ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally
Capital Capital22.2Moderate · #33/51Mid-pack. High would mean abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure; low would mean thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research39.8Moderate · #27/51Mid-pack. High would mean a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people; low would mean a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts.
▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people  ·  ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts
Infrastructure Infrastructure29.3Developing · #40/51Low here — infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place  ·  ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally
Agentic Agentic33.4Developing · #35/51Low here — little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • No pillar stands out as a clear strength yet.

Risk factors

  • Binding weakness — Infrastructure 29.3 (#40/51, Developing): infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
State values are curated v1 estimates on a consistent scale — not yet measured sub-national data.