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Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate

Torrance County had the highest job destruction rate of 33 counties in 2016, at 27.12%. Catron County had the lowest, at 5.977%. The median was 10.477% and the figure for New Mexico was 11.406%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.12Torrance County
Lowest5.977Catron County
Median10.47733 counties
New Mexico11.406History

Map of counties, 2016

Bernalillo County: 8.518 %Catron County: 5.977 %Chaves County: 13.856 %Cibola County: 11.557 %Colfax County: 12.237 %Curry County: 10.477 %De Baca County: 13.465 %Doña Ana County: 10.676 %Eddy County: 21.004 %Grant County: 11.038 %Guadalupe County: 8.008 %Harding County: 23.377 %Hidalgo County: 14.754 %Lea County: 24.074 %Lincoln County: 10.358 %Los Alamos County: 15.685 %Luna County: 8.586 %McKinley County: 7.573 %Mora County: 16.061 %Otero County: 8.725 %Quay County: 11.542 %Rio Arriba County: 10.206 %Roosevelt County: 8.443 %Sandoval County: 10.293 %San Juan County: 16.776 %San Miguel County: 8.446 %Santa Fe County: 9.034 %Sierra County: 9.917 %Socorro County: 10.065 %Taos County: 13.721 %Torrance County: 27.12 %Union County: 6.087 %Valencia County: 9.069 %
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%, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Torrance County: 27.12 %Torrance County27.12Lea County: 24.074 %Lea County24.074Harding County: 23.377 %Harding County23.377Eddy County: 21.004 %Eddy County21.004San Juan County: 16.776 %San Juan County16.776Mora County: 16.061 %Mora County16.061Los Alamos County: 15.685 %Los Alamos County15.685Hidalgo County: 14.754 %Hidalgo County14.754Chaves County: 13.856 %Chaves County13.856Taos County: 13.721 %Taos County13.721De Baca County: 13.465 %De Baca County13.465Colfax County: 12.237 %Colfax County12.237Cibola County: 11.557 %Cibola County11.557Quay County: 11.542 %Quay County11.542Grant County: 11.038 %Grant County11.038Doña Ana County: 10.676 %Doña Ana County10.676Curry County: 10.477 %Curry County10.477Lincoln County: 10.358 %Lincoln County10.358Sandoval County: 10.293 %Sandoval County10.293Rio Arriba County: 10.206 %Rio Arriba County10.206Socorro County: 10.065 %Socorro County10.065Sierra County: 9.917 %Sierra County9.917Valencia County: 9.069 %Valencia County9.069Santa Fe County: 9.034 %Santa Fe County9.034Otero County: 8.725 %Otero County8.725Luna County: 8.586 %Luna County8.586Bernalillo County: 8.518 %Bernalillo County8.518San Miguel County: 8.446 %San Miguel County8.446Roosevelt County: 8.443 %Roosevelt County8.443Guadalupe County: 8.008 %Guadalupe County8.008McKinley County: 7.573 %McKinley County7.573Union County: 6.087 %Union County6.087Catron County: 5.977 %Catron County5.977Torrance County: 27.12 %Torrance County27.12Lea County: 24.074 %Lea County24.074Harding County: 23.377 %Harding County23.377Eddy County: 21.004 %Eddy County21.004San Juan County: 16.776 %San Juan County16.776Mora County: 16.061 %Mora County16.061Los Alamos County: 15.685 %Los Alamos County15.685Hidalgo County: 14.754 %Hidalgo County14.754Chaves County: 13.856 %Chaves County13.856Taos County: 13.721 %Taos County13.721De Baca County: 13.465 %De Baca County13.465Colfax County: 12.237 %Colfax County12.237Cibola County: 11.557 %Cibola County11.557Quay County: 11.542 %Quay County11.542Grant County: 11.038 %Grant County11.038Doña Ana County: 10.676 %Doña Ana County10.676Curry County: 10.477 %Curry County10.477Lincoln County: 10.358 %Lincoln County10.358Sandoval County: 10.293 %Sandoval County10.293Rio Arriba County: 10.206 %Rio Arriba County10.206Socorro County: 10.065 %Socorro County10.065Sierra County: 9.917 %Sierra County9.917Valencia County: 9.069 %Valencia County9.069Santa Fe County: 9.034 %Santa Fe County9.034Otero County: 8.725 %Otero County8.725Luna County: 8.586 %Luna County8.586Bernalillo County: 8.518 %Bernalillo County8.518San Miguel County: 8.446 %San Miguel County8.446Roosevelt County: 8.443 %Roosevelt County8.443Guadalupe County: 8.008 %Guadalupe County8.008McKinley County: 7.573 %McKinley County7.573Union County: 6.087 %Union County6.087Catron County: 5.977 %Catron County5.977
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Torrance County27.12+11.69 pts
2Lea County24.074+11.57 pts
3Harding County23.377+16.92 pts
4Eddy County21.004+11.87 pts
5San Juan County16.776+6.47 pts
6Mora County16.061+9.95 pts
7Los Alamos County15.685+0.08 pts
8Hidalgo County14.754+3.21 pts
9Chaves County13.856+2.07 pts
10Taos County13.721+2.83 pts
11De Baca County13.465+3.06 pts
12Colfax County12.237+2.72 pts
13Cibola County11.557+5.25 pts
14Quay County11.542+0.27 pts
15Grant County11.038-3.54 pts
16Doña Ana County10.676-3.79 pts
17Curry County10.477-0.7 pts
18Lincoln County10.358-0.65 pts
19Sandoval County10.293-0.07 pts
20Rio Arriba County10.206+2.16 pts
21Socorro County10.065+0.73 pts
22Sierra County9.917+0.85 pts
23Valencia County9.069-4.5 pts
24Santa Fe County9.034+0.88 pts
25Otero County8.725-0.81 pts
26Luna County8.586-3.05 pts
27Bernalillo County8.518-1.82 pts
28San Miguel County8.446-0.19 pts
29Roosevelt County8.443-2.66 pts
30Guadalupe County8.008-3.55 pts
31McKinley County7.573-0.75 pts
32Union County6.087-0.01 pts
33Catron County5.977+1.29 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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: job destruction 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New Mexico by job destruction 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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by job destruction 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/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in New Mexico by job destruction 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/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by job destruction 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/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Torrance County, with 27.12% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Catron County, with 5.977% 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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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