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Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate

Mora County had the highest establishment entry rate of 33 counties in 2021, at 17.949%. Harding County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.219% and the figure for New Mexico was 9.363%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.949Mora County
Lowest0Harding County
Median8.21933 counties
New Mexico9.363History

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 9.622 %Catron County: 11.667 %Chaves County: 6.723 %Cibola County: 8.219 %Colfax County: 9.412 %Curry County: 7.883 %De Baca County: 12.987 %Doña Ana County: 9.978 %Eddy County: 7.483 %Grant County: 6.554 %Guadalupe County: 6.061 %Harding County: 0 %Hidalgo County: 7.692 %Lea County: 7.665 %Lincoln County: 10.824 %Los Alamos County: 6.785 %Luna County: 6.206 %McKinley County: 6.254 %Mora County: 17.949 %Otero County: 8.338 %Quay County: 6.516 %Rio Arriba County: 8.714 %Roosevelt County: 10.631 %Sandoval County: 13.11 %San Juan County: 7.318 %San Miguel County: 7.97 %Santa Fe County: 10.437 %Sierra County: 10.638 %Socorro County: 4.317 %Taos County: 11.416 %Torrance County: 11.22 %Union County: 6.211 %Valencia County: 9.692 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Mora County: 17.949 %Mora County17.949Sandoval County: 13.11 %Sandoval County13.11De Baca County: 12.987 %De Baca County12.987Catron County: 11.667 %Catron County11.667Taos County: 11.416 %Taos County11.416Torrance County: 11.22 %Torrance County11.22Lincoln County: 10.824 %Lincoln County10.824Sierra County: 10.638 %Sierra County10.638Roosevelt County: 10.631 %Roosevelt County10.631Santa Fe County: 10.437 %Santa Fe County10.437Doña Ana County: 9.978 %Doña Ana County9.978Valencia County: 9.692 %Valencia County9.692Bernalillo County: 9.622 %Bernalillo County9.622Colfax County: 9.412 %Colfax County9.412Rio Arriba County: 8.714 %Rio Arriba County8.714Otero County: 8.338 %Otero County8.338Cibola County: 8.219 %Cibola County8.219San Miguel County: 7.97 %San Miguel County7.97Curry County: 7.883 %Curry County7.883Hidalgo County: 7.692 %Hidalgo County7.692Lea County: 7.665 %Lea County7.665Eddy County: 7.483 %Eddy County7.483San Juan County: 7.318 %San Juan County7.318Los Alamos County: 6.785 %Los Alamos County6.785Chaves County: 6.723 %Chaves County6.723Grant County: 6.554 %Grant County6.554Quay County: 6.516 %Quay County6.516McKinley County: 6.254 %McKinley County6.254Union County: 6.211 %Union County6.211Luna County: 6.206 %Luna County6.206Guadalupe County: 6.061 %Guadalupe County6.061Socorro County: 4.317 %Socorro County4.317Harding County: 0 %Harding County0Mora County: 17.949 %Mora County17.949Sandoval County: 13.11 %Sandoval County13.11De Baca County: 12.987 %De Baca County12.987Catron County: 11.667 %Catron County11.667Taos County: 11.416 %Taos County11.416Torrance County: 11.22 %Torrance County11.22Lincoln County: 10.824 %Lincoln County10.824Sierra County: 10.638 %Sierra County10.638Roosevelt County: 10.631 %Roosevelt County10.631Santa Fe County: 10.437 %Santa Fe County10.437Doña Ana County: 9.978 %Doña Ana County9.978Valencia County: 9.692 %Valencia County9.692Bernalillo County: 9.622 %Bernalillo County9.622Colfax County: 9.412 %Colfax County9.412Rio Arriba County: 8.714 %Rio Arriba County8.714Otero County: 8.338 %Otero County8.338Cibola County: 8.219 %Cibola County8.219San Miguel County: 7.97 %San Miguel County7.97Curry County: 7.883 %Curry County7.883Hidalgo County: 7.692 %Hidalgo County7.692Lea County: 7.665 %Lea County7.665Eddy County: 7.483 %Eddy County7.483San Juan County: 7.318 %San Juan County7.318Los Alamos County: 6.785 %Los Alamos County6.785Chaves County: 6.723 %Chaves County6.723Grant County: 6.554 %Grant County6.554Quay County: 6.516 %Quay County6.516McKinley County: 6.254 %McKinley County6.254Union County: 6.211 %Union County6.211Luna County: 6.206 %Luna County6.206Guadalupe County: 6.061 %Guadalupe County6.061Socorro County: 4.317 %Socorro County4.317Harding 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Mora County17.949n/a
2Sandoval County13.11+3.49 pts
3De Baca County12.987+3.11 pts
4Catron County11.667-0.2 pts
5Taos County11.416+1.98 pts
6Torrance County11.22+4.01 pts
7Lincoln County10.824+1.04 pts
8Sierra County10.638+3.23 pts
9Roosevelt County10.631+2.31 pts
10Santa Fe County10.437+1.04 pts
11Doña Ana County9.978+0.25 pts
12Valencia County9.692-1.31 pts
13Bernalillo County9.622+0.82 pts
14Colfax County9.412+1.88 pts
15Rio Arriba County8.714+1.57 pts
16Otero County8.338+0.73 pts
17Cibola County8.219+2.26 pts
18San Miguel County7.97+0.14 pts
19Curry County7.883+0.93 pts
20Hidalgo County7.692+2.93 pts
21Lea County7.665-0.3 pts
22Eddy County7.483-2.33 pts
23San Juan County7.318+0.64 pts
24Los Alamos County6.785-3.58 pts
25Chaves County6.723-0.47 pts
26Grant County6.554-0.91 pts
27Quay County6.516+0.08 pts
28McKinley County6.254-0.68 pts
29Union County6.211+2.62 pts
30Luna County6.206-5.01 pts
31Guadalupe County6.061+0.11 pts
32Socorro County4.317-3.59 pts
33Harding County00 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Mora County, with 17.949% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Harding County, with 0% in 2021.

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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