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Counties in New Mexico by establishment exit rate

Hidalgo County had the highest establishment exit rate of 31 counties in 2020, at 16.667%. Union County had the lowest, at 4.79%. The median was 9.171% and the figure for New Mexico was 8.987%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.667Hidalgo County
Lowest4.79Union County
Median9.17131 counties
New Mexico8.987History

Map of counties, 2020

Bernalillo County: 9.171 %Catron County: 8.475 %Chaves County: 7.112 %Cibola County: 7.452 %Colfax County: 9.855 %Curry County: 8.989 %De Baca County: 12.346 %Doña Ana County: 8.306 %Eddy County: 7.235 %Grant County: 11.1 %Guadalupe County: 5.952 %Hidalgo County: 16.667 %Lea County: 9.891 %Lincoln County: 9.784 %Los Alamos County: 6.519 %Luna County: 7.013 %McKinley County: 7.63 %Otero County: 11.691 %Quay County: 5.446 %Rio Arriba County: 10.816 %Roosevelt County: 11.314 %Sandoval County: 9.923 %San Juan County: 8.182 %San Miguel County: 8.568 %Santa Fe County: 9.322 %Sierra County: 9.524 %Socorro County: 9.767 %Taos County: 10.498 %Torrance County: 12.019 %Union County: 4.79 %Valencia County: 8.338 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Hidalgo County: 16.667 %Hidalgo County16.667De Baca County: 12.346 %De Baca County12.346Torrance County: 12.019 %Torrance County12.019Otero County: 11.691 %Otero County11.691Roosevelt County: 11.314 %Roosevelt County11.314Grant County: 11.1 %Grant County11.1Rio Arriba County: 10.816 %Rio Arriba County10.816Taos County: 10.498 %Taos County10.498Sandoval County: 9.923 %Sandoval County9.923Lea County: 9.891 %Lea County9.891Colfax County: 9.855 %Colfax County9.855Lincoln County: 9.784 %Lincoln County9.784Socorro County: 9.767 %Socorro County9.767Sierra County: 9.524 %Sierra County9.524Santa Fe County: 9.322 %Santa Fe County9.322Bernalillo County: 9.171 %Bernalillo County9.171Curry County: 8.989 %Curry County8.989San Miguel County: 8.568 %San Miguel County8.568Catron County: 8.475 %Catron County8.475Valencia County: 8.338 %Valencia County8.338Doña Ana County: 8.306 %Doña Ana County8.306San Juan County: 8.182 %San Juan County8.182McKinley County: 7.63 %McKinley County7.63Cibola County: 7.452 %Cibola County7.452Eddy County: 7.235 %Eddy County7.235Chaves County: 7.112 %Chaves County7.112Luna County: 7.013 %Luna County7.013Los Alamos County: 6.519 %Los Alamos County6.519Guadalupe County: 5.952 %Guadalupe County5.952Quay County: 5.446 %Quay County5.446Union County: 4.79 %Union County4.79Hidalgo County: 16.667 %Hidalgo County16.667De Baca County: 12.346 %De Baca County12.346Torrance County: 12.019 %Torrance County12.019Otero County: 11.691 %Otero County11.691Roosevelt County: 11.314 %Roosevelt County11.314Grant County: 11.1 %Grant County11.1Rio Arriba County: 10.816 %Rio Arriba County10.816Taos County: 10.498 %Taos County10.498Sandoval County: 9.923 %Sandoval County9.923Lea County: 9.891 %Lea County9.891Colfax County: 9.855 %Colfax County9.855Lincoln County: 9.784 %Lincoln County9.784Socorro County: 9.767 %Socorro County9.767Sierra County: 9.524 %Sierra County9.524Santa Fe County: 9.322 %Santa Fe County9.322Bernalillo County: 9.171 %Bernalillo County9.171Curry County: 8.989 %Curry County8.989San Miguel County: 8.568 %San Miguel County8.568Catron County: 8.475 %Catron County8.475Valencia County: 8.338 %Valencia County8.338Doña Ana County: 8.306 %Doña Ana County8.306San Juan County: 8.182 %San Juan County8.182McKinley County: 7.63 %McKinley County7.63Cibola County: 7.452 %Cibola County7.452Eddy County: 7.235 %Eddy County7.235Chaves County: 7.112 %Chaves County7.112Luna County: 7.013 %Luna County7.013Los Alamos County: 6.519 %Los Alamos County6.519Guadalupe County: 5.952 %Guadalupe County5.952Quay County: 5.446 %Quay County5.446Union County: 4.79 %Union County4.79
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Hidalgo County16.667+6.72 pts
2De Baca County12.346+2.93 pts
3Torrance County12.019+4.56 pts
4Otero County11.691+3.46 pts
5Roosevelt County11.314+5.67 pts
6Grant County11.1+1.86 pts
7Rio Arriba County10.816+2.55 pts
8Taos County10.498+1.67 pts
9Sandoval County9.923+1.58 pts
10Lea County9.891+2.88 pts
11Colfax County9.855+2.62 pts
12Lincoln County9.784-0.86 pts
13Socorro County9.767+1.91 pts
14Sierra County9.524+3.76 pts
15Santa Fe County9.322+0.69 pts
16Bernalillo County9.171+1.15 pts
17Curry County8.989+0.53 pts
18San Miguel County8.568+1.06 pts
19Catron County8.475+1.52 pts
20Valencia County8.338-1.35 pts
21Doña Ana County8.306-0.35 pts
22San Juan County8.182+0.43 pts
23McKinley County7.63+1.32 pts
24Cibola County7.452+1.17 pts
25Eddy County7.235-0.57 pts
26Chaves County7.112+0.07 pts
27Luna County7.013-1.29 pts
28Los Alamos County6.519-2.6 pts
29Guadalupe County5.952+1.19 pts
30Quay County5.446-0.5 pts
31Union County4.79-4.41 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hidalgo County, with 16.667% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Union County, with 4.79% in 2020.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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