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Employer firm births in New Mexico

Employer firm births in New Mexico was 2,617 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.3% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count2,617
Change on 2022+7.3%
Rank39th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,7991978
Series low1,9992010
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Employer firm births in New Mexico, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,799 count1979: 3,325 count1980: 3,074 count1981: 3,018 count1982: 2,965 count1983: 3,302 count1984: 3,720 count1985: 3,353 count1986: 3,342 count1987: 3,076 count1988: 3,045 count1989: 3,044 count1990: 3,075 count1991: 2,931 count1992: 2,820 count1993: 2,997 count1994: 3,268 count1995: 3,370 count1996: 3,250 count1997: 3,129 count1998: 3,003 count1999: 2,676 count2000: 2,697 count2001: 2,657 count2002: 2,709 count2003: 2,642 count2004: 2,938 count2005: 2,956 count2006: 3,227 count2007: 3,092 count2008: 2,832 count2009: 2,271 count2010: 1,999 count2011: 2,140 count2012: 2,233 count2013: 2,118 count2014: 2,010 count2015: 2,077 count2016: 2,050 count2017: 2,028 count2018: 2,109 count2019: 2,169 count2020: 2,122 count2021: 2,108 count2022: 2,438 count2023: 2,617 count1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781994201020231978: 3,799 count1979: 3,325 count1980: 3,074 count1981: 3,018 count1982: 2,965 count1983: 3,302 count1984: 3,720 count1985: 3,353 count1986: 3,342 count1987: 3,076 count1988: 3,045 count1989: 3,044 count1990: 3,075 count1991: 2,931 count1992: 2,820 count1993: 2,997 count1994: 3,268 count1995: 3,370 count1996: 3,250 count1997: 3,129 count1998: 3,003 count1999: 2,676 count2000: 2,697 count2001: 2,657 count2002: 2,709 count2003: 2,642 count2004: 2,938 count2005: 2,956 count2006: 3,227 count2007: 3,092 count2008: 2,832 count2009: 2,271 count2010: 1,999 count2011: 2,140 count2012: 2,233 count2013: 2,118 count2014: 2,010 count2015: 2,077 count2016: 2,050 count2017: 2,028 count2018: 2,109 count2019: 2,169 count2020: 2,122 count2021: 2,108 count2022: 2,438 count2023: 2,617 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20232,617
20222,438
20212,108
20202,122
20192,169
20182,109
20172,028
20162,050
20152,077
20142,010
20132,118
20122,233
20112,140
20101,999
20092,271
20082,832
20073,092
20063,227
20052,956
20042,938
20032,642
20022,709
20012,657
20002,697
19992,676
19983,003
19973,129
19963,250
19953,370
19943,268
19932,997
19922,820
19912,931
19903,075
19893,044
19883,045
19873,076
19863,342
19853,353
19843,720
19833,302
19822,965
19813,018
19803,074
19793,325
19783,799

Compared with United States

Place2023
New Mexico2,617
United States508,777

New Mexico compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. New Mexico is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, New Mexico, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, New Mexico, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/new-mexico. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, New Mexico, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/new-mexico.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, New Mexico, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/new-mexico (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in New Mexico?

Employer firm births in New Mexico was 2,617 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.3% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in New Mexico?

3,799 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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