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Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate

Catron County had the highest establishment entry rate of 31 counties in 2012, at 17.308%. Harding County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.898% and the figure for New Mexico was 9.309%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.308Catron County
Lowest0Harding County
Median8.89831 counties
New Mexico9.309History

Map of counties, 2012

Bernalillo County: 9.039 %Catron County: 17.308 %Chaves County: 7.663 %Cibola County: 7.367 %Colfax County: 5.583 %Curry County: 8.898 %Doña Ana County: 9.602 %Eddy County: 9.398 %Grant County: 7.358 %Guadalupe County: 5.319 %Harding County: 0 %Hidalgo County: 4.52 %Lea County: 12.095 %Lincoln County: 9.063 %Los Alamos County: 10.104 %Luna County: 7.378 %McKinley County: 6.559 %Otero County: 8.293 %Quay County: 5.778 %Rio Arriba County: 10.603 %Roosevelt County: 6.24 %Sandoval County: 12.375 %San Juan County: 9.478 %San Miguel County: 6.768 %Santa Fe County: 10.228 %Sierra County: 7.96 %Socorro County: 5.936 %Taos County: 10.974 %Torrance County: 12.903 %Union County: 9.045 %Valencia County: 9.726 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2012

Catron County: 17.308 %Catron County17.308Torrance County: 12.903 %Torrance County12.903Sandoval County: 12.375 %Sandoval County12.375Lea County: 12.095 %Lea County12.095Taos County: 10.974 %Taos County10.974Rio Arriba County: 10.603 %Rio Arriba County10.603Santa Fe County: 10.228 %Santa Fe County10.228Los Alamos County: 10.104 %Los Alamos County10.104Valencia County: 9.726 %Valencia County9.726Doña Ana County: 9.602 %Doña Ana County9.602San Juan County: 9.478 %San Juan County9.478Eddy County: 9.398 %Eddy County9.398Lincoln County: 9.063 %Lincoln County9.063Union County: 9.045 %Union County9.045Bernalillo County: 9.039 %Bernalillo County9.039Curry County: 8.898 %Curry County8.898Otero County: 8.293 %Otero County8.293Sierra County: 7.96 %Sierra County7.96Chaves County: 7.663 %Chaves County7.663Luna County: 7.378 %Luna County7.378Cibola County: 7.367 %Cibola County7.367Grant County: 7.358 %Grant County7.358San Miguel County: 6.768 %San Miguel County6.768McKinley County: 6.559 %McKinley County6.559Roosevelt County: 6.24 %Roosevelt County6.24Socorro County: 5.936 %Socorro County5.936Quay County: 5.778 %Quay County5.778Colfax County: 5.583 %Colfax County5.583Guadalupe County: 5.319 %Guadalupe County5.319Hidalgo County: 4.52 %Hidalgo County4.52Harding County: 0 %Harding County0Catron County: 17.308 %Catron County17.308Torrance County: 12.903 %Torrance County12.903Sandoval County: 12.375 %Sandoval County12.375Lea County: 12.095 %Lea County12.095Taos County: 10.974 %Taos County10.974Rio Arriba County: 10.603 %Rio Arriba County10.603Santa Fe County: 10.228 %Santa Fe County10.228Los Alamos County: 10.104 %Los Alamos County10.104Valencia County: 9.726 %Valencia County9.726Doña Ana County: 9.602 %Doña Ana County9.602San Juan County: 9.478 %San Juan County9.478Eddy County: 9.398 %Eddy County9.398Lincoln County: 9.063 %Lincoln County9.063Union County: 9.045 %Union County9.045Bernalillo County: 9.039 %Bernalillo County9.039Curry County: 8.898 %Curry County8.898Otero County: 8.293 %Otero County8.293Sierra County: 7.96 %Sierra County7.96Chaves County: 7.663 %Chaves County7.663Luna County: 7.378 %Luna County7.378Cibola County: 7.367 %Cibola County7.367Grant County: 7.358 %Grant County7.358San Miguel County: 6.768 %San Miguel County6.768McKinley County: 6.559 %McKinley County6.559Roosevelt County: 6.24 %Roosevelt County6.24Socorro County: 5.936 %Socorro County5.936Quay County: 5.778 %Quay County5.778Colfax County: 5.583 %Colfax County5.583Guadalupe County: 5.319 %Guadalupe County5.319Hidalgo County: 4.52 %Hidalgo County4.52Harding County: 0 %Harding County0
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Catron County17.308+1.31 pts
2Torrance County12.903+4.25 pts
3Sandoval County12.375+0.17 pts
4Lea County12.095+1.97 pts
5Taos County10.974-0.33 pts
6Rio Arriba County10.603+2.33 pts
7Santa Fe County10.228-0.05 pts
8Los Alamos County10.104-0.08 pts
9Valencia County9.726+0.9 pts
10Doña Ana County9.602-0.04 pts
11San Juan County9.478+0.04 pts
12Eddy County9.398+0.55 pts
13Lincoln County9.063-1.08 pts
14Union County9.045-0.57 pts
15Bernalillo County9.039-0.21 pts
16Curry County8.898+0.59 pts
17Otero County8.293-0.07 pts
18Sierra County7.96+2.3 pts
19Chaves County7.663+0.92 pts
20Luna County7.378-1.69 pts
21Cibola County7.367+0.88 pts
22Grant County7.358-1.77 pts
23San Miguel County6.768-0.5 pts
24McKinley County6.559+0.15 pts
25Roosevelt County6.24-1.62 pts
26Socorro County5.936-5.28 pts
27Quay County5.778-1.19 pts
28Colfax County5.583-3.09 pts
29Guadalupe County5.319-2.01 pts
30Hidalgo County4.52-7.91 pts
31Harding County0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2012.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Catron County, with 17.308% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Harding County, with 0% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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