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Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit rate

Lincoln County had the highest establishment exit rate of 33 counties in 2019, at 10.64%. Harding County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8% and the figure for New Mexico was 8.086%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.64Lincoln County
Lowest0Harding County
Median833 counties
New Mexico8.086History

Map of counties, 2019

Bernalillo County: 8.018 %Catron County: 6.957 %Chaves County: 7.038 %Cibola County: 6.287 %Colfax County: 7.236 %Curry County: 8.457 %De Baca County: 9.412 %Doña Ana County: 8.653 %Eddy County: 7.802 %Grant County: 9.237 %Guadalupe County: 4.762 %Harding County: 0 %Hidalgo County: 9.945 %Lea County: 7.011 %Lincoln County: 10.64 %Los Alamos County: 9.119 %Luna County: 8.298 %McKinley County: 6.307 %Mora County: 8 %Otero County: 8.236 %Quay County: 5.941 %Rio Arriba County: 8.266 %Roosevelt County: 5.648 %Sandoval County: 8.341 %San Juan County: 7.751 %San Miguel County: 7.506 %Santa Fe County: 8.627 %Sierra County: 5.759 %Socorro County: 7.852 %Taos County: 8.83 %Torrance County: 7.459 %Union County: 9.195 %Valencia County: 9.687 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Lincoln County: 10.64 %Lincoln County10.64Hidalgo County: 9.945 %Hidalgo County9.945Valencia County: 9.687 %Valencia County9.687De Baca County: 9.412 %De Baca County9.412Grant County: 9.237 %Grant County9.237Union County: 9.195 %Union County9.195Los Alamos County: 9.119 %Los Alamos County9.119Taos County: 8.83 %Taos County8.83Doña Ana County: 8.653 %Doña Ana County8.653Santa Fe County: 8.627 %Santa Fe County8.627Curry County: 8.457 %Curry County8.457Sandoval County: 8.341 %Sandoval County8.341Luna County: 8.298 %Luna County8.298Rio Arriba County: 8.266 %Rio Arriba County8.266Otero County: 8.236 %Otero County8.236Bernalillo County: 8.018 %Bernalillo County8.018Mora County: 8 %Mora County8Socorro County: 7.852 %Socorro County7.852Eddy County: 7.802 %Eddy County7.802San Juan County: 7.751 %San Juan County7.751San Miguel County: 7.506 %San Miguel County7.506Torrance County: 7.459 %Torrance County7.459Colfax County: 7.236 %Colfax County7.236Chaves County: 7.038 %Chaves County7.038Lea County: 7.011 %Lea County7.011Catron County: 6.957 %Catron County6.957McKinley County: 6.307 %McKinley County6.307Cibola County: 6.287 %Cibola County6.287Quay County: 5.941 %Quay County5.941Sierra County: 5.759 %Sierra County5.759Roosevelt County: 5.648 %Roosevelt County5.648Guadalupe County: 4.762 %Guadalupe County4.762Harding County: 0 %Harding County0Lincoln County: 10.64 %Lincoln County10.64Hidalgo County: 9.945 %Hidalgo County9.945Valencia County: 9.687 %Valencia County9.687De Baca County: 9.412 %De Baca County9.412Grant County: 9.237 %Grant County9.237Union County: 9.195 %Union County9.195Los Alamos County: 9.119 %Los Alamos County9.119Taos County: 8.83 %Taos County8.83Doña Ana County: 8.653 %Doña Ana County8.653Santa Fe County: 8.627 %Santa Fe County8.627Curry County: 8.457 %Curry County8.457Sandoval County: 8.341 %Sandoval County8.341Luna County: 8.298 %Luna County8.298Rio Arriba County: 8.266 %Rio Arriba County8.266Otero County: 8.236 %Otero County8.236Bernalillo County: 8.018 %Bernalillo County8.018Mora County: 8 %Mora County8Socorro County: 7.852 %Socorro County7.852Eddy County: 7.802 %Eddy County7.802San Juan County: 7.751 %San Juan County7.751San Miguel County: 7.506 %San Miguel County7.506Torrance County: 7.459 %Torrance County7.459Colfax County: 7.236 %Colfax County7.236Chaves County: 7.038 %Chaves County7.038Lea County: 7.011 %Lea County7.011Catron County: 6.957 %Catron County6.957McKinley County: 6.307 %McKinley County6.307Cibola County: 6.287 %Cibola County6.287Quay County: 5.941 %Quay County5.941Sierra County: 5.759 %Sierra County5.759Roosevelt County: 5.648 %Roosevelt County5.648Guadalupe County: 4.762 %Guadalupe County4.762Harding County: 0 %Harding County0
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Lincoln County10.64+0.68 pts
2Hidalgo County9.945+2.34 pts
3Valencia County9.687+0.98 pts
4De Baca County9.412+9.41 pts
5Grant County9.237-1.16 pts
6Union County9.195+4.7 pts
7Los Alamos County9.119+1.85 pts
8Taos County8.83-1.33 pts
9Doña Ana County8.653-0.36 pts
10Santa Fe County8.627+0.43 pts
11Curry County8.457-0.34 pts
12Sandoval County8.341-1.27 pts
13Luna County8.298-2.13 pts
14Rio Arriba County8.266+0.78 pts
15Otero County8.236-0.58 pts
16Bernalillo County8.018-0.99 pts
17Mora County8-4.82 pts
18Socorro County7.852-0.48 pts
19Eddy County7.802+0.02 pts
20San Juan County7.751-1.3 pts
21San Miguel County7.506-1.6 pts
22Torrance County7.459-1.01 pts
23Colfax County7.236-4.98 pts
24Chaves County7.038-1.62 pts
25Lea County7.011-1.24 pts
26Catron County6.957-0.06 pts
27McKinley County6.307-1.01 pts
28Cibola County6.287-2.6 pts
29Quay County5.941-1.36 pts
30Sierra County5.759-3.49 pts
31Roosevelt County5.648-3.61 pts
32Guadalupe County4.762+1.15 pts
33Harding County0n/a

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lincoln County, with 10.64% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Harding County, with 0% in 2019.

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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