Employer firms in Lincoln County

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 603 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 33 counties in 2023.

2023, count603

Change on 2022+2.2%

Rank14th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked

Series high6902008

Series low3341978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.

All 46 values

Period	count
2023	603
2022	590
2021	572
2020	581
2019	580
2018	572
2017	574
2016	578
2015	583
2014	598
2013	600
2012	605
2011	617
2010	627
2009	655
2008	690
2007	686
2006	673
2005	659
2004	642
2003	625
2002	616
2001	610
2000	586
1999	601
1998	605
1997	576
1996	557
1995	523
1994	488
1993	471
1992	457
1991	440
1990	423
1989	418
1988	425
1987	422
1986	432
1985	456
1984	458
1983	439
1982	421
1981	413
1980	385
1979	368
1978	334

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place	2023
Lincoln County	603
New Mexico	31,579
United States	5,593,727

Lincoln County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 300
300 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Lincoln County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in New Mexico by employer firms 33 places

Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/lincoln-county-new-mexico. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/lincoln-county-new-mexico.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/lincoln-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_lincoln_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/lincoln-county-new-mexico. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

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What is the employer firms in Lincoln County?

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 603 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 33 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Lincoln County?

690 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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