Employer firms in Luna County

Employer firms in Luna County was 316 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 33 counties in 2023.

2023, count316

Change on 2022-4%

Rank20th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked

Series high3722007

Series low2611986

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 Luna 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	316
2022	329
2021	317
2020	331
2019	317
2018	320
2017	327
2016	331
2015	325
2014	334
2013	328
2012	348
2011	358
2010	363
2009	366
2008	371
2007	372
2006	362
2005	364
2004	357
2003	352
2002	342
2001	349
2000	354
1999	338
1998	339
1997	321
1996	326
1995	321
1994	312
1993	305
1992	297
1991	304
1990	303
1989	282
1988	292
1987	272
1986	261
1985	265
1984	276
1983	269
1982	266
1981	287
1980	309
1979	305
1978	308

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place	2023
Luna County	316
New Mexico	31,579
United States	5,593,727

Luna 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. Luna 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, Luna 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, Luna 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/luna-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, Luna 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/luna-county-new-mexico.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Luna 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/luna-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_luna_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Luna 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/luna-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 Luna County?

Employer firms in Luna County was 316 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 20th 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 Luna County?

372 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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