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Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit rate

Union County had the highest establishment exit rate of 32 counties in 2012, at 14.07%. Lea County had the lowest, at 5.884%. The median was 9.238% and the figure for New Mexico was 9.307%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.07Union County
Lowest5.884Lea County
Median9.23832 counties
New Mexico9.307History

Map of counties, 2012

Bernalillo County: 9.252 %Catron County: 13.462 %Chaves County: 7.964 %Cibola County: 7.094 %Colfax County: 11.893 %Curry County: 8.493 %De Baca County: 8.511 %Doña Ana County: 10.32 %Eddy County: 7.585 %Grant County: 8.696 %Guadalupe County: 7.447 %Hidalgo County: 7.91 %Lea County: 5.884 %Lincoln County: 11.25 %Los Alamos County: 10.996 %Luna County: 9.223 %McKinley County: 6.67 %Mora County: 9.756 %Otero County: 10.101 %Quay County: 7.556 %Rio Arriba County: 9.771 %Roosevelt County: 9.048 %Sandoval County: 10.502 %San Juan County: 8.141 %San Miguel County: 8.401 %Santa Fe County: 10.204 %Sierra County: 12.935 %Socorro County: 11.416 %Taos County: 13.026 %Torrance County: 9.032 %Union County: 14.07 %Valencia County: 9.605 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2012

Union County: 14.07 %Union County14.07Catron County: 13.462 %Catron County13.462Taos County: 13.026 %Taos County13.026Sierra County: 12.935 %Sierra County12.935Colfax County: 11.893 %Colfax County11.893Socorro County: 11.416 %Socorro County11.416Lincoln County: 11.25 %Lincoln County11.25Los Alamos County: 10.996 %Los Alamos County10.996Sandoval County: 10.502 %Sandoval County10.502Doña Ana County: 10.32 %Doña Ana County10.32Santa Fe County: 10.204 %Santa Fe County10.204Otero County: 10.101 %Otero County10.101Rio Arriba County: 9.771 %Rio Arriba County9.771Mora County: 9.756 %Mora County9.756Valencia County: 9.605 %Valencia County9.605Bernalillo County: 9.252 %Bernalillo County9.252Luna County: 9.223 %Luna County9.223Roosevelt County: 9.048 %Roosevelt County9.048Torrance County: 9.032 %Torrance County9.032Grant County: 8.696 %Grant County8.696De Baca County: 8.511 %De Baca County8.511Curry County: 8.493 %Curry County8.493San Miguel County: 8.401 %San Miguel County8.401San Juan County: 8.141 %San Juan County8.141Chaves County: 7.964 %Chaves County7.964Hidalgo County: 7.91 %Hidalgo County7.91Eddy County: 7.585 %Eddy County7.585Quay County: 7.556 %Quay County7.556Guadalupe County: 7.447 %Guadalupe County7.447Cibola County: 7.094 %Cibola County7.094McKinley County: 6.67 %McKinley County6.67Lea County: 5.884 %Lea County5.884Union County: 14.07 %Union County14.07Catron County: 13.462 %Catron County13.462Taos County: 13.026 %Taos County13.026Sierra County: 12.935 %Sierra County12.935Colfax County: 11.893 %Colfax County11.893Socorro County: 11.416 %Socorro County11.416Lincoln County: 11.25 %Lincoln County11.25Los Alamos County: 10.996 %Los Alamos County10.996Sandoval County: 10.502 %Sandoval County10.502Doña Ana County: 10.32 %Doña Ana County10.32Santa Fe County: 10.204 %Santa Fe County10.204Otero County: 10.101 %Otero County10.101Rio Arriba County: 9.771 %Rio Arriba County9.771Mora County: 9.756 %Mora County9.756Valencia County: 9.605 %Valencia County9.605Bernalillo County: 9.252 %Bernalillo County9.252Luna County: 9.223 %Luna County9.223Roosevelt County: 9.048 %Roosevelt County9.048Torrance County: 9.032 %Torrance County9.032Grant County: 8.696 %Grant County8.696De Baca County: 8.511 %De Baca County8.511Curry County: 8.493 %Curry County8.493San Miguel County: 8.401 %San Miguel County8.401San Juan County: 8.141 %San Juan County8.141Chaves County: 7.964 %Chaves County7.964Hidalgo County: 7.91 %Hidalgo County7.91Eddy County: 7.585 %Eddy County7.585Quay County: 7.556 %Quay County7.556Guadalupe County: 7.447 %Guadalupe County7.447Cibola County: 7.094 %Cibola County7.094McKinley County: 6.67 %McKinley County6.67Lea County: 5.884 %Lea County5.884
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Union County14.07+0.61 pts
2Catron County13.462+1.46 pts
3Taos County13.026+2.33 pts
4Sierra County12.935+1.61 pts
5Colfax County11.893+3.92 pts
6Socorro County11.416+2 pts
7Lincoln County11.25+0.03 pts
8Los Alamos County10.996+3.21 pts
9Sandoval County10.502-2.04 pts
10Doña Ana County10.32+0.92 pts
11Santa Fe County10.204-0.88 pts
12Otero County10.101+0.49 pts
13Rio Arriba County9.771-4.76 pts
14Mora County9.756+0.23 pts
15Valencia County9.605-0.55 pts
16Bernalillo County9.252-0.17 pts
17Luna County9.223-0.88 pts
18Roosevelt County9.048-2.43 pts
19Torrance County9.032-2.22 pts
20Grant County8.696-0.6 pts
21De Baca County8.511+0.35 pts
22Curry County8.493+0.19 pts
23San Miguel County8.401-2.72 pts
24San Juan County8.141-1.11 pts
25Chaves County7.964-1.29 pts
26Hidalgo County7.91-1.13 pts
27Eddy County7.585-0.43 pts
28Quay County7.556-1.59 pts
29Guadalupe County7.447-0.93 pts
30Cibola County7.094-1.55 pts
31McKinley County6.67-0.74 pts
32Lea County5.884-2.75 pts

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About this ranking

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

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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. 1 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2012.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Union County, with 14.07% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lea County, with 5.884% 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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