Counties in New Mexico by business establishments (QCEW)
Bernalillo County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 33 counties in 2017, at 18,301. Harding County had the lowest, at 37. The median was 733 and the figure for New Mexico was 58,104. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Map of counties, 2017
- Under 200
- 200 to 400
- 400 to 700
- 700 to 1,200
- 1,200 to 1,900
- 1,900 and over
All counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernalillo County | 18,301 | +0.2% |
| 2 | Santa Fe County | 5,568 | -0.3% |
| 3 | Doña Ana County | 4,673 | +1.5% |
| 4 | San Juan County | 2,909 | -1.8% |
| 5 | Sandoval County | 2,245 | -0.2% |
| 6 | Lea County | 1,928 | -2% |
| 7 | Chaves County | 1,809 | -0.9% |
| 8 | Eddy County | 1,706 | +0.5% |
| 9 | Taos County | 1,277 | -0.5% |
| 10 | McKinley County | 1,270 | -0.2% |
| 11 | Valencia County | 1,232 | +1.9% |
| 12 | Curry County | 1,197 | +0.3% |
| 13 | Otero County | 1,146 | -1.4% |
| 14 | Lincoln County | 806 | -0.1% |
| 15 | Rio Arriba County | 795 | +3.1% |
| 16 | San Miguel County | 769 | +3.2% |
| 17 | Grant County | 733 | -2.5% |
| 18 | Colfax County | 538 | -0.7% |
| 19 | Luna County | 525 | -1.1% |
| 20 | Cibola County | 479 | +3.9% |
| 21 | Los Alamos County | 438 | +0.9% |
| 22 | Roosevelt County | 427 | -1.2% |
| 23 | Socorro County | 350 | -2% |
| 24 | Sierra County | 337 | +0.6% |
| 25 | Torrance County | 326 | +0.3% |
| 26 | Quay County | 324 | +2.2% |
| 27 | Union County | 184 | +1.1% |
| 28 | Guadalupe County | 165 | +0.6% |
| 29 | Hidalgo County | 164 | -1.8% |
| 30 | Mora County | 128 | -3% |
| 31 | Catron County | 98 | +1% |
| 32 | De Baca County | 80 | -3.6% |
| 33 | Harding County | 37 | +2.8% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.
Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in New Mexico by business establishments (QCEW), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv
MLA 9
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in New Mexico by business establishments (QCEW), 2017. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/new-mexico-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in New Mexico by business establishments (QCEW), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/new-mexico-counties?period=2017.
Harvard
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in New Mexico by business establishments (QCEW), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/new-mexico-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?
Bernalillo County, with 18,301 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?
Harding County, with 37 in 2017.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.