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Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate

Harding County had the highest establishment entry rate of 30 counties in 2015, at 28.571%. Guadalupe County had the lowest, at 6.63%. The median was 9.053% and the figure for New Mexico was 9.121%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.571Harding County
Lowest6.63Guadalupe County
Median9.05330 counties
New Mexico9.121History

Map of counties, 2015

Bernalillo County: 8.659 %Chaves County: 7.626 %Cibola County: 8.547 %Colfax County: 9.854 %Curry County: 6.959 %Doña Ana County: 9.07 %Eddy County: 11.301 %Grant County: 9.035 %Guadalupe County: 6.63 %Harding County: 28.571 %Hidalgo County: 8.791 %Lea County: 10.144 %Lincoln County: 7.425 %Los Alamos County: 9.077 %Luna County: 6.685 %McKinley County: 8.744 %Mora County: 12.5 %Otero County: 7.987 %Quay County: 7.529 %Rio Arriba County: 8.986 %Roosevelt County: 8.333 %Sandoval County: 12.765 %San Juan County: 7.052 %San Miguel County: 10.365 %Santa Fe County: 9.709 %Sierra County: 11.616 %Socorro County: 11.737 %Taos County: 9.478 %Torrance County: 11.086 %Valencia County: 11.543 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Harding County: 28.571 %Harding County28.571Sandoval County: 12.765 %Sandoval County12.765Mora County: 12.5 %Mora County12.5Socorro County: 11.737 %Socorro County11.737Sierra County: 11.616 %Sierra County11.616Valencia County: 11.543 %Valencia County11.543Eddy County: 11.301 %Eddy County11.301Torrance County: 11.086 %Torrance County11.086San Miguel County: 10.365 %San Miguel County10.365Lea County: 10.144 %Lea County10.144Colfax County: 9.854 %Colfax County9.854Santa Fe County: 9.709 %Santa Fe County9.709Taos County: 9.478 %Taos County9.478Los Alamos County: 9.077 %Los Alamos County9.077Doña Ana County: 9.07 %Doña Ana County9.07Grant County: 9.035 %Grant County9.035Rio Arriba County: 8.986 %Rio Arriba County8.986Hidalgo County: 8.791 %Hidalgo County8.791McKinley County: 8.744 %McKinley County8.744Bernalillo County: 8.659 %Bernalillo County8.659Cibola County: 8.547 %Cibola County8.547Roosevelt County: 8.333 %Roosevelt County8.333Otero County: 7.987 %Otero County7.987Chaves County: 7.626 %Chaves County7.626Quay County: 7.529 %Quay County7.529Lincoln County: 7.425 %Lincoln County7.425San Juan County: 7.052 %San Juan County7.052Curry County: 6.959 %Curry County6.959Luna County: 6.685 %Luna County6.685Guadalupe County: 6.63 %Guadalupe County6.63Harding County: 28.571 %Harding County28.571Sandoval County: 12.765 %Sandoval County12.765Mora County: 12.5 %Mora County12.5Socorro County: 11.737 %Socorro County11.737Sierra County: 11.616 %Sierra County11.616Valencia County: 11.543 %Valencia County11.543Eddy County: 11.301 %Eddy County11.301Torrance County: 11.086 %Torrance County11.086San Miguel County: 10.365 %San Miguel County10.365Lea County: 10.144 %Lea County10.144Colfax County: 9.854 %Colfax County9.854Santa Fe County: 9.709 %Santa Fe County9.709Taos County: 9.478 %Taos County9.478Los Alamos County: 9.077 %Los Alamos County9.077Doña Ana County: 9.07 %Doña Ana County9.07Grant County: 9.035 %Grant County9.035Rio Arriba County: 8.986 %Rio Arriba County8.986Hidalgo County: 8.791 %Hidalgo County8.791McKinley County: 8.744 %McKinley County8.744Bernalillo County: 8.659 %Bernalillo County8.659Cibola County: 8.547 %Cibola County8.547Roosevelt County: 8.333 %Roosevelt County8.333Otero County: 7.987 %Otero County7.987Chaves County: 7.626 %Chaves County7.626Quay County: 7.529 %Quay County7.529Lincoln County: 7.425 %Lincoln County7.425San Juan County: 7.052 %San Juan County7.052Curry County: 6.959 %Curry County6.959Luna County: 6.685 %Luna County6.685Guadalupe County: 6.63 %Guadalupe County6.63
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Harding County28.571+28.57 pts
2Sandoval County12.765-0.12 pts
3Mora County12.5-0.49 pts
4Socorro County11.737+6.55 pts
5Sierra County11.616+0.9 pts
6Valencia County11.543+0.42 pts
7Eddy County11.301+0.24 pts
8Torrance County11.086+1.04 pts
9San Miguel County10.365+3.38 pts
10Lea County10.144+1.13 pts
11Colfax County9.854+2.55 pts
12Santa Fe County9.709+0.96 pts
13Taos County9.478-1 pts
14Los Alamos County9.077+5.41 pts
15Doña Ana County9.07+0.64 pts
16Grant County9.035+1.13 pts
17Rio Arriba County8.986-0.69 pts
18Hidalgo County8.791-1.73 pts
19McKinley County8.744+2.65 pts
20Bernalillo County8.659+0.1 pts
21Cibola County8.547+2.65 pts
22Roosevelt County8.333+0.04 pts
23Otero County7.987+0.53 pts
24Chaves County7.626+0.08 pts
25Quay County7.529+1.93 pts
26Lincoln County7.425-1.8 pts
27San Juan County7.052-0.51 pts
28Curry County6.959-2.06 pts
29Luna County6.685-3.92 pts
30Guadalupe County6.63+2.23 pts

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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Harding County, with 28.571% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Guadalupe County, with 6.63% in 2015.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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