Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate
Mora County had the highest establishment entry rate of 31 counties in 2018, at 12.821%. Guadalupe County had the lowest, at 3.614%. The median was 7.895% and the figure for New Mexico was 8.317%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2018
- Under 6.7
- 6.7 to 7.1
- 7.1 to 7.9
- 7.9 to 8.8
- 8.8 to 9.6
- 9.6 and over
- No data
All counties, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2018 (%) | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mora County | 12.821 | +2.29 pts |
| 2 | Torrance County | 11.765 | +2.42 pts |
| 3 | Eddy County | 9.985 | +1.42 pts |
| 4 | Taos County | 9.947 | -0.12 pts |
| 5 | Hidalgo County | 9.783 | +4.41 pts |
| 6 | Sandoval County | 9.607 | -1.5 pts |
| 7 | Lea County | 9.405 | +1.66 pts |
| 8 | Valencia County | 9.189 | +1.91 pts |
| 9 | Otero County | 9.147 | +0.76 pts |
| 10 | Santa Fe County | 9.073 | +0.43 pts |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 8.797 | -0.1 pts |
| 12 | Doña Ana County | 8.693 | -0.05 pts |
| 13 | San Miguel County | 8.383 | +1.24 pts |
| 14 | Socorro County | 8.333 | +3.74 pts |
| 15 | Bernalillo County | 8.135 | -0.59 pts |
| 16 | Rio Arriba County | 7.895 | -2.05 pts |
| 17 | San Juan County | 7.671 | +0.87 pts |
| 18 | Luna County | 7.606 | -0.93 pts |
| 19 | Chaves County | 7.32 | +1.68 pts |
| 20 | Curry County | 7.12 | -0.04 pts |
| 21 | Colfax County | 7.102 | -1.99 pts |
| 22 | Catron County | 7.018 | -1.99 pts |
| 23 | Roosevelt County | 6.942 | -0.45 pts |
| 24 | Grant County | 6.871 | -0.54 pts |
| 25 | Union County | 6.742 | -1.17 pts |
| 26 | Los Alamos County | 6.667 | -3.12 pts |
| 27 | Sierra County | 5.656 | -2.97 pts |
| 28 | Cibola County | 5.037 | -1.64 pts |
| 29 | Quay County | 4.866 | -3.29 pts |
| 30 | McKinley County | 4.392 | -3.25 pts |
| 31 | Guadalupe County | 3.614 | -3.45 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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.Citation styles
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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.
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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?
Mora County, with 12.821% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?
Guadalupe County, with 3.614% in 2018.
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 2018 and are not ranked.
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