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Employer firms in New Mexico

Employer firms in New Mexico was 31,579 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count31,579
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank38th of 51US states ranked
Series high33,9412007
Series low22,4041978

Employer firms in New Mexico, 1978 to 2023

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20K22.5K25K27.5K30K32.5K35K19781985199219992006201320231978: 22,404 count1979: 23,064 count1980: 23,254 count1981: 23,485 count1982: 23,585 count1983: 24,557 count1984: 25,750 count1985: 26,033 count1986: 26,333 count1987: 26,346 count1988: 26,510 count1989: 26,831 count1990: 27,446 count1991: 27,687 count1992: 27,906 count1993: 28,849 count1994: 29,765 count1995: 30,571 count1996: 30,952 count1997: 31,067 count1998: 31,454 count1999: 31,335 count2000: 31,144 count2001: 31,119 count2002: 31,273 count2003: 31,707 count2004: 32,264 count2005: 32,736 count2006: 33,533 count2007: 33,941 count2008: 33,705 count2009: 32,844 count2010: 31,970 count2011: 31,634 count2012: 31,616 count2013: 31,461 count2014: 31,290 count2015: 31,150 count2016: 31,023 count2017: 30,944 count2018: 30,878 count2019: 31,046 count2020: 30,791 count2021: 30,460 count2022: 31,159 count2023: 31,579 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202331,579
202231,159
202130,460
202030,791
201931,046
201830,878
201730,944
201631,023
201531,150
201431,290
201331,461
201231,616
201131,634
201031,970
200932,844
200833,705
200733,941
200633,533
200532,736
200432,264
200331,707
200231,273
200131,119
200031,144
199931,335
199831,454
199731,067
199630,952
199530,571
199429,765
199328,849
199227,906
199127,687
199027,446
198926,831
198826,510
198726,346
198626,333
198526,033
198425,750
198324,557
198223,585
198123,485
198023,254
197923,064
197822,404

Compared with United States

Place2023
New Mexico31,579
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in New Mexico?

Employer firms in New Mexico was 31,579 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in New Mexico?

33,941 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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