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Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate

Harding County had the highest establishment entry rate of 33 counties in 2017, at 25%. Socorro County had the lowest, at 4.598%. The median was 8.384% and the figure for New Mexico was 8.459%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25Harding County
Lowest4.598Socorro County
Median8.38433 counties
New Mexico8.459History

Map of counties, 2017

Bernalillo County: 8.721 %Catron County: 9.009 %Chaves County: 5.639 %Cibola County: 6.676 %Colfax County: 9.091 %Curry County: 7.165 %De Baca County: 7.143 %Doña Ana County: 8.739 %Eddy County: 8.567 %Grant County: 7.414 %Guadalupe County: 7.059 %Harding County: 25 %Hidalgo County: 5.376 %Lea County: 7.744 %Lincoln County: 8.896 %Los Alamos County: 9.786 %Luna County: 8.54 %McKinley County: 7.645 %Mora County: 10.526 %Otero County: 8.384 %Quay County: 8.153 %Rio Arriba County: 9.948 %Roosevelt County: 7.395 %Sandoval County: 11.104 %San Juan County: 6.805 %San Miguel County: 7.143 %Santa Fe County: 8.641 %Sierra County: 8.629 %Socorro County: 4.598 %Taos County: 10.064 %Torrance County: 9.346 %Union County: 7.91 %Valencia County: 7.284 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Harding County: 25 %Harding County25Sandoval County: 11.104 %Sandoval County11.104Mora County: 10.526 %Mora County10.526Taos County: 10.064 %Taos County10.064Rio Arriba County: 9.948 %Rio Arriba County9.948Los Alamos County: 9.786 %Los Alamos County9.786Torrance County: 9.346 %Torrance County9.346Colfax County: 9.091 %Colfax County9.091Catron County: 9.009 %Catron County9.009Lincoln County: 8.896 %Lincoln County8.896Doña Ana County: 8.739 %Doña Ana County8.739Bernalillo County: 8.721 %Bernalillo County8.721Santa Fe County: 8.641 %Santa Fe County8.641Sierra County: 8.629 %Sierra County8.629Eddy County: 8.567 %Eddy County8.567Luna County: 8.54 %Luna County8.54Otero County: 8.384 %Otero County8.384Quay County: 8.153 %Quay County8.153Union County: 7.91 %Union County7.91Lea County: 7.744 %Lea County7.744McKinley County: 7.645 %McKinley County7.645Grant County: 7.414 %Grant County7.414Roosevelt County: 7.395 %Roosevelt County7.395Valencia County: 7.284 %Valencia County7.284Curry County: 7.165 %Curry County7.165De Baca County: 7.143 %De Baca County7.143San Miguel County: 7.143 %San Miguel County7.143Guadalupe County: 7.059 %Guadalupe County7.059San Juan County: 6.805 %San Juan County6.805Cibola County: 6.676 %Cibola County6.676Chaves County: 5.639 %Chaves County5.639Hidalgo County: 5.376 %Hidalgo County5.376Socorro County: 4.598 %Socorro County4.598Harding County: 25 %Harding County25Sandoval County: 11.104 %Sandoval County11.104Mora County: 10.526 %Mora County10.526Taos County: 10.064 %Taos County10.064Rio Arriba County: 9.948 %Rio Arriba County9.948Los Alamos County: 9.786 %Los Alamos County9.786Torrance County: 9.346 %Torrance County9.346Colfax County: 9.091 %Colfax County9.091Catron County: 9.009 %Catron County9.009Lincoln County: 8.896 %Lincoln County8.896Doña Ana County: 8.739 %Doña Ana County8.739Bernalillo County: 8.721 %Bernalillo County8.721Santa Fe County: 8.641 %Santa Fe County8.641Sierra County: 8.629 %Sierra County8.629Eddy County: 8.567 %Eddy County8.567Luna County: 8.54 %Luna County8.54Otero County: 8.384 %Otero County8.384Quay County: 8.153 %Quay County8.153Union County: 7.91 %Union County7.91Lea County: 7.744 %Lea County7.744McKinley County: 7.645 %McKinley County7.645Grant County: 7.414 %Grant County7.414Roosevelt County: 7.395 %Roosevelt County7.395Valencia County: 7.284 %Valencia County7.284Curry County: 7.165 %Curry County7.165De Baca County: 7.143 %De Baca County7.143San Miguel County: 7.143 %San Miguel County7.143Guadalupe County: 7.059 %Guadalupe County7.059San Juan County: 6.805 %San Juan County6.805Cibola County: 6.676 %Cibola County6.676Chaves County: 5.639 %Chaves County5.639Hidalgo County: 5.376 %Hidalgo County5.376Socorro County: 4.598 %Socorro County4.598
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Harding County25n/a
2Sandoval County11.104+0.17 pts
3Mora County10.526+2.73 pts
4Taos County10.064-0.49 pts
5Rio Arriba County9.948+2.37 pts
6Los Alamos County9.786+0.74 pts
7Torrance County9.346-0.56 pts
8Colfax County9.091-0.67 pts
9Catron County9.009-0.42 pts
10Lincoln County8.896+0.71 pts
11Doña Ana County8.739-0.21 pts
12Bernalillo County8.721-0.26 pts
13Santa Fe County8.641-1.05 pts
14Sierra County8.629+0.02 pts
15Eddy County8.567-0.39 pts
16Luna County8.54+0.48 pts
17Otero County8.384-0.65 pts
18Quay County8.153+1.98 pts
19Union County7.91+0.17 pts
20Lea County7.744-1.02 pts
21McKinley County7.645+0.43 pts
22Grant County7.414-0.27 pts
23Roosevelt County7.395+0.17 pts
24Valencia County7.284-0.98 pts
25Curry County7.165-1.32 pts
26De Baca County7.143n/a
26San Miguel County7.143+1.76 pts
28Guadalupe County7.059+3.69 pts
29San Juan County6.805+0.09 pts
30Cibola County6.676+0.66 pts
31Chaves County5.639-2.09 pts
32Hidalgo County5.376-6.33 pts
33Socorro County4.598-4.16 pts

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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. 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Harding County, with 25% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Socorro County, with 4.598% in 2017.

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.

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