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Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit rate

Harding County had the highest establishment exit rate of 33 counties in 2016, at 26.087%. Luna County had the lowest, at 5.278%. The median was 8.342% and the figure for New Mexico was 8.599%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.087Harding County
Lowest5.278Luna County
Median8.34233 counties
New Mexico8.599History

Map of counties, 2016

Bernalillo County: 8.227 %Catron County: 5.66 %Chaves County: 9.098 %Cibola County: 8.309 %Colfax County: 12.466 %Curry County: 8.283 %De Baca County: 9.302 %Doña Ana County: 7.752 %Eddy County: 7.991 %Grant County: 8.222 %Guadalupe County: 7.865 %Harding County: 26.087 %Hidalgo County: 9.574 %Lea County: 11.547 %Lincoln County: 9.009 %Los Alamos County: 7.488 %Luna County: 5.278 %McKinley County: 6.548 %Mora County: 15.584 %Otero County: 6.501 %Quay County: 7.601 %Rio Arriba County: 10.105 %Roosevelt County: 9.419 %Sandoval County: 10.809 %San Juan County: 10.089 %San Miguel County: 8.197 %Santa Fe County: 8.342 %Sierra County: 10.127 %Socorro County: 6.912 %Taos County: 10.016 %Torrance County: 12.613 %Union County: 11.05 %Valencia County: 7.305 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Harding County: 26.087 %Harding County26.087Mora County: 15.584 %Mora County15.584Torrance County: 12.613 %Torrance County12.613Colfax County: 12.466 %Colfax County12.466Lea County: 11.547 %Lea County11.547Union County: 11.05 %Union County11.05Sandoval County: 10.809 %Sandoval County10.809Sierra County: 10.127 %Sierra County10.127Rio Arriba County: 10.105 %Rio Arriba County10.105San Juan County: 10.089 %San Juan County10.089Taos County: 10.016 %Taos County10.016Hidalgo County: 9.574 %Hidalgo County9.574Roosevelt County: 9.419 %Roosevelt County9.419De Baca County: 9.302 %De Baca County9.302Chaves County: 9.098 %Chaves County9.098Lincoln County: 9.009 %Lincoln County9.009Santa Fe County: 8.342 %Santa Fe County8.342Cibola County: 8.309 %Cibola County8.309Curry County: 8.283 %Curry County8.283Bernalillo County: 8.227 %Bernalillo County8.227Grant County: 8.222 %Grant County8.222San Miguel County: 8.197 %San Miguel County8.197Eddy County: 7.991 %Eddy County7.991Guadalupe County: 7.865 %Guadalupe County7.865Doña Ana County: 7.752 %Doña Ana County7.752Quay County: 7.601 %Quay County7.601Los Alamos County: 7.488 %Los Alamos County7.488Valencia County: 7.305 %Valencia County7.305Socorro County: 6.912 %Socorro County6.912McKinley County: 6.548 %McKinley County6.548Otero County: 6.501 %Otero County6.501Catron County: 5.66 %Catron County5.66Luna County: 5.278 %Luna County5.278Harding County: 26.087 %Harding County26.087Mora County: 15.584 %Mora County15.584Torrance County: 12.613 %Torrance County12.613Colfax County: 12.466 %Colfax County12.466Lea County: 11.547 %Lea County11.547Union County: 11.05 %Union County11.05Sandoval County: 10.809 %Sandoval County10.809Sierra County: 10.127 %Sierra County10.127Rio Arriba County: 10.105 %Rio Arriba County10.105San Juan County: 10.089 %San Juan County10.089Taos County: 10.016 %Taos County10.016Hidalgo County: 9.574 %Hidalgo County9.574Roosevelt County: 9.419 %Roosevelt County9.419De Baca County: 9.302 %De Baca County9.302Chaves County: 9.098 %Chaves County9.098Lincoln County: 9.009 %Lincoln County9.009Santa Fe County: 8.342 %Santa Fe County8.342Cibola County: 8.309 %Cibola County8.309Curry County: 8.283 %Curry County8.283Bernalillo County: 8.227 %Bernalillo County8.227Grant County: 8.222 %Grant County8.222San Miguel County: 8.197 %San Miguel County8.197Eddy County: 7.991 %Eddy County7.991Guadalupe County: 7.865 %Guadalupe County7.865Doña Ana County: 7.752 %Doña Ana County7.752Quay County: 7.601 %Quay County7.601Los Alamos County: 7.488 %Los Alamos County7.488Valencia County: 7.305 %Valencia County7.305Socorro County: 6.912 %Socorro County6.912McKinley County: 6.548 %McKinley County6.548Otero County: 6.501 %Otero County6.501Catron County: 5.66 %Catron County5.66Luna County: 5.278 %Luna County5.278
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Harding County26.087+26.09 pts
2Mora County15.584+3.08 pts
3Torrance County12.613+1.97 pts
4Colfax County12.466+1.81 pts
5Lea County11.547+3.31 pts
6Union County11.05+7.81 pts
7Sandoval County10.809+0.99 pts
8Sierra County10.127-0.48 pts
9Rio Arriba County10.105+2.58 pts
10San Juan County10.089+1.41 pts
11Taos County10.016-2.23 pts
12Hidalgo County9.574+5.18 pts
13Roosevelt County9.419-0.15 pts
14De Baca County9.302+2.56 pts
15Chaves County9.098+1.85 pts
16Lincoln County9.009-0.51 pts
17Santa Fe County8.342-0.91 pts
18Cibola County8.309+0.9 pts
19Curry County8.283+0.82 pts
20Bernalillo County8.227-0.61 pts
21Grant County8.222-2.05 pts
22San Miguel County8.197+1.84 pts
23Eddy County7.991+1.01 pts
24Guadalupe County7.865+2.34 pts
25Doña Ana County7.752-0.38 pts
26Quay County7.601-0.4 pts
27Los Alamos County7.488-2.53 pts
28Valencia County7.305-2.54 pts
29Socorro County6.912-2.95 pts
30McKinley County6.548-1.08 pts
31Otero County6.501-2.71 pts
32Catron County5.66n/a
33Luna County5.278-3.64 pts

Other periods

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. 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Harding County, with 26.087% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Luna County, with 5.278% in 2016.

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.

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