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Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit rate

Torrance County had the highest establishment exit rate of 30 counties in 2017, at 14.019%. Rio Arriba County had the lowest, at 5.596%. The median was 9.18% and the figure for New Mexico was 8.833%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.019Torrance County
Lowest5.596Rio Arriba County
Median9.1830 counties
New Mexico8.833History

Map of counties, 2017

Bernalillo County: 8.419 %Chaves County: 8.034 %Cibola County: 6.967 %Colfax County: 9.642 %Curry County: 10.031 %De Baca County: 7.143 %Doña Ana County: 7.972 %Eddy County: 9.306 %Grant County: 9.222 %Guadalupe County: 11.765 %Hidalgo County: 9.677 %Lea County: 10.473 %Lincoln County: 9.226 %Los Alamos County: 7.339 %Luna County: 9.642 %McKinley County: 7.978 %Otero County: 11.142 %Quay County: 8.633 %Rio Arriba County: 5.596 %Roosevelt County: 9.968 %Sandoval County: 9.724 %San Juan County: 9.715 %San Miguel County: 7.619 %Santa Fe County: 9.137 %Sierra County: 7.614 %Socorro County: 5.977 %Taos County: 9.422 %Torrance County: 14.019 %Union County: 9.04 %Valencia County: 7.642 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Torrance County: 14.019 %Torrance County14.019Guadalupe County: 11.765 %Guadalupe County11.765Otero County: 11.142 %Otero County11.142Lea County: 10.473 %Lea County10.473Curry County: 10.031 %Curry County10.031Roosevelt County: 9.968 %Roosevelt County9.968Sandoval County: 9.724 %Sandoval County9.724San Juan County: 9.715 %San Juan County9.715Hidalgo County: 9.677 %Hidalgo County9.677Colfax County: 9.642 %Colfax County9.642Luna County: 9.642 %Luna County9.642Taos County: 9.422 %Taos County9.422Eddy County: 9.306 %Eddy County9.306Lincoln County: 9.226 %Lincoln County9.226Grant County: 9.222 %Grant County9.222Santa Fe County: 9.137 %Santa Fe County9.137Union County: 9.04 %Union County9.04Quay County: 8.633 %Quay County8.633Bernalillo County: 8.419 %Bernalillo County8.419Chaves County: 8.034 %Chaves County8.034McKinley County: 7.978 %McKinley County7.978Doña Ana County: 7.972 %Doña Ana County7.972Valencia County: 7.642 %Valencia County7.642San Miguel County: 7.619 %San Miguel County7.619Sierra County: 7.614 %Sierra County7.614Los Alamos County: 7.339 %Los Alamos County7.339De Baca County: 7.143 %De Baca County7.143Cibola County: 6.967 %Cibola County6.967Socorro County: 5.977 %Socorro County5.977Rio Arriba County: 5.596 %Rio Arriba County5.596Torrance County: 14.019 %Torrance County14.019Guadalupe County: 11.765 %Guadalupe County11.765Otero County: 11.142 %Otero County11.142Lea County: 10.473 %Lea County10.473Curry County: 10.031 %Curry County10.031Roosevelt County: 9.968 %Roosevelt County9.968Sandoval County: 9.724 %Sandoval County9.724San Juan County: 9.715 %San Juan County9.715Hidalgo County: 9.677 %Hidalgo County9.677Colfax County: 9.642 %Colfax County9.642Luna County: 9.642 %Luna County9.642Taos County: 9.422 %Taos County9.422Eddy County: 9.306 %Eddy County9.306Lincoln County: 9.226 %Lincoln County9.226Grant County: 9.222 %Grant County9.222Santa Fe County: 9.137 %Santa Fe County9.137Union County: 9.04 %Union County9.04Quay County: 8.633 %Quay County8.633Bernalillo County: 8.419 %Bernalillo County8.419Chaves County: 8.034 %Chaves County8.034McKinley County: 7.978 %McKinley County7.978Doña Ana County: 7.972 %Doña Ana County7.972Valencia County: 7.642 %Valencia County7.642San Miguel County: 7.619 %San Miguel County7.619Sierra County: 7.614 %Sierra County7.614Los Alamos County: 7.339 %Los Alamos County7.339De Baca County: 7.143 %De Baca County7.143Cibola County: 6.967 %Cibola County6.967Socorro County: 5.977 %Socorro County5.977Rio Arriba County: 5.596 %Rio Arriba County5.596
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Torrance County14.019+1.41 pts
2Guadalupe County11.765+3.9 pts
3Otero County11.142+4.64 pts
4Lea County10.473-1.07 pts
5Curry County10.031+1.75 pts
6Roosevelt County9.968+0.55 pts
7Sandoval County9.724-1.08 pts
8San Juan County9.715-0.37 pts
9Hidalgo County9.677+0.1 pts
10Colfax County9.642-2.82 pts
10Luna County9.642+4.36 pts
12Taos County9.422-0.59 pts
13Eddy County9.306+1.31 pts
14Lincoln County9.226+0.22 pts
15Grant County9.222+1 pts
16Santa Fe County9.137+0.79 pts
17Union County9.04-2.01 pts
18Quay County8.633+1.03 pts
19Bernalillo County8.419+0.19 pts
20Chaves County8.034-1.06 pts
21McKinley County7.978+1.43 pts
22Doña Ana County7.972+0.22 pts
23Valencia County7.642+0.34 pts
24San Miguel County7.619-0.58 pts
25Sierra County7.614-2.51 pts
26Los Alamos County7.339-0.15 pts
27De Baca County7.143-2.16 pts
28Cibola County6.967-1.34 pts
29Socorro County5.977-0.93 pts
30Rio Arriba County5.596-4.51 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2017. 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, 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-exit-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2017.

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, 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-exit-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Torrance County, with 14.019% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Rio Arriba County, with 5.596% 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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