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Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate

Harding County had the highest job destruction rate of 33 counties in 2017, at 31.579%. Catron County had the lowest, at 5.652%. The median was 11.874% and the figure for New Mexico was 12.516%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.579Harding County
Lowest5.652Catron County
Median11.87433 counties
New Mexico12.516History

Map of counties, 2017

Bernalillo County: 12.301 %Catron County: 5.652 %Chaves County: 11.777 %Cibola County: 10.075 %Colfax County: 12.748 %Curry County: 11.781 %De Baca County: 13.992 %Doña Ana County: 11.545 %Eddy County: 13.758 %Grant County: 9.084 %Guadalupe County: 16.514 %Harding County: 31.579 %Hidalgo County: 18.653 %Lea County: 14.207 %Lincoln County: 12.881 %Los Alamos County: 10.503 %Luna County: 10.611 %McKinley County: 10.667 %Mora County: 16.118 %Otero County: 14.548 %Quay County: 10.625 %Rio Arriba County: 13.195 %Roosevelt County: 11.874 %Sandoval County: 14.734 %San Juan County: 16.095 %San Miguel County: 7.015 %Santa Fe County: 9.934 %Sierra County: 9.878 %Socorro County: 8.435 %Taos County: 14.43 %Torrance County: 10.093 %Union County: 12.726 %Valencia County: 11.183 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Harding County: 31.579 %Harding County31.579Hidalgo County: 18.653 %Hidalgo County18.653Guadalupe County: 16.514 %Guadalupe County16.514Mora County: 16.118 %Mora County16.118San Juan County: 16.095 %San Juan County16.095Sandoval County: 14.734 %Sandoval County14.734Otero County: 14.548 %Otero County14.548Taos County: 14.43 %Taos County14.43Lea County: 14.207 %Lea County14.207De Baca County: 13.992 %De Baca County13.992Eddy County: 13.758 %Eddy County13.758Rio Arriba County: 13.195 %Rio Arriba County13.195Lincoln County: 12.881 %Lincoln County12.881Colfax County: 12.748 %Colfax County12.748Union County: 12.726 %Union County12.726Bernalillo County: 12.301 %Bernalillo County12.301Roosevelt County: 11.874 %Roosevelt County11.874Curry County: 11.781 %Curry County11.781Chaves County: 11.777 %Chaves County11.777Doña Ana County: 11.545 %Doña Ana County11.545Valencia County: 11.183 %Valencia County11.183McKinley County: 10.667 %McKinley County10.667Quay County: 10.625 %Quay County10.625Luna County: 10.611 %Luna County10.611Los Alamos County: 10.503 %Los Alamos County10.503Torrance County: 10.093 %Torrance County10.093Cibola County: 10.075 %Cibola County10.075Santa Fe County: 9.934 %Santa Fe County9.934Sierra County: 9.878 %Sierra County9.878Grant County: 9.084 %Grant County9.084Socorro County: 8.435 %Socorro County8.435San Miguel County: 7.015 %San Miguel County7.015Catron County: 5.652 %Catron County5.652Harding County: 31.579 %Harding County31.579Hidalgo County: 18.653 %Hidalgo County18.653Guadalupe County: 16.514 %Guadalupe County16.514Mora County: 16.118 %Mora County16.118San Juan County: 16.095 %San Juan County16.095Sandoval County: 14.734 %Sandoval County14.734Otero County: 14.548 %Otero County14.548Taos County: 14.43 %Taos County14.43Lea County: 14.207 %Lea County14.207De Baca County: 13.992 %De Baca County13.992Eddy County: 13.758 %Eddy County13.758Rio Arriba County: 13.195 %Rio Arriba County13.195Lincoln County: 12.881 %Lincoln County12.881Colfax County: 12.748 %Colfax County12.748Union County: 12.726 %Union County12.726Bernalillo County: 12.301 %Bernalillo County12.301Roosevelt County: 11.874 %Roosevelt County11.874Curry County: 11.781 %Curry County11.781Chaves County: 11.777 %Chaves County11.777Doña Ana County: 11.545 %Doña Ana County11.545Valencia County: 11.183 %Valencia County11.183McKinley County: 10.667 %McKinley County10.667Quay County: 10.625 %Quay County10.625Luna County: 10.611 %Luna County10.611Los Alamos County: 10.503 %Los Alamos County10.503Torrance County: 10.093 %Torrance County10.093Cibola County: 10.075 %Cibola County10.075Santa Fe County: 9.934 %Santa Fe County9.934Sierra County: 9.878 %Sierra County9.878Grant County: 9.084 %Grant County9.084Socorro County: 8.435 %Socorro County8.435San Miguel County: 7.015 %San Miguel County7.015Catron County: 5.652 %Catron County5.652
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Harding County31.579+8.2 pts
2Hidalgo County18.653+3.9 pts
3Guadalupe County16.514+8.51 pts
4Mora County16.118+0.06 pts
5San Juan County16.095-0.68 pts
6Sandoval County14.734+4.44 pts
7Otero County14.548+5.82 pts
8Taos County14.43+0.71 pts
9Lea County14.207-9.87 pts
10De Baca County13.992+0.53 pts
11Eddy County13.758-7.25 pts
12Rio Arriba County13.195+2.99 pts
13Lincoln County12.881+2.52 pts
14Colfax County12.748+0.51 pts
15Union County12.726+6.64 pts
16Bernalillo County12.301+3.78 pts
17Roosevelt County11.874+3.43 pts
18Curry County11.781+1.3 pts
19Chaves County11.777-2.08 pts
20Doña Ana County11.545+0.87 pts
21Valencia County11.183+2.11 pts
22McKinley County10.667+3.09 pts
23Quay County10.625-0.92 pts
24Luna County10.611+2.03 pts
25Los Alamos County10.503-5.18 pts
26Torrance County10.093-17.03 pts
27Cibola County10.075-1.48 pts
28Santa Fe County9.934+0.9 pts
29Sierra County9.878-0.04 pts
30Grant County9.084-1.95 pts
31Socorro County8.435-1.63 pts
32San Miguel County7.015-1.43 pts
33Catron County5.652-0.33 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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APA 7

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, 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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by job destruction 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/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2017. 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, 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/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2017.

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

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Harding County, with 31.579% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Catron County, with 5.652% 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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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