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Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate

Torrance County had the highest job destruction rate of 33 counties in 2018, at 27.449%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.692%. The median was 10.843% and the figure for New Mexico was 11.162%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.449Torrance County
Lowest5.692Union County
Median10.84333 counties
New Mexico11.162History

Map of counties, 2018

Bernalillo County: 10.156 %Catron County: 7.157 %Chaves County: 10.6 %Cibola County: 8.468 %Colfax County: 14.235 %Curry County: 13.593 %De Baca County: 11.273 %Doña Ana County: 13.157 %Eddy County: 12.527 %Grant County: 12.311 %Guadalupe County: 7.154 %Harding County: 7.792 %Hidalgo County: 6.439 %Lea County: 11.101 %Lincoln County: 13.317 %Los Alamos County: 13.504 %Luna County: 8.657 %McKinley County: 10.765 %Mora County: 9.122 %Otero County: 11.889 %Quay County: 10.843 %Rio Arriba County: 13.317 %Roosevelt County: 13.598 %Sandoval County: 10.127 %San Juan County: 9.511 %San Miguel County: 11.307 %Santa Fe County: 11.658 %Sierra County: 9.071 %Socorro County: 7.448 %Taos County: 13.691 %Torrance County: 27.449 %Union County: 5.692 %Valencia County: 9.182 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Torrance County: 27.449 %Torrance County27.449Colfax County: 14.235 %Colfax County14.235Taos County: 13.691 %Taos County13.691Roosevelt County: 13.598 %Roosevelt County13.598Curry County: 13.593 %Curry County13.593Los Alamos County: 13.504 %Los Alamos County13.504Lincoln County: 13.317 %Lincoln County13.317Rio Arriba County: 13.317 %Rio Arriba County13.317Doña Ana County: 13.157 %Doña Ana County13.157Eddy County: 12.527 %Eddy County12.527Grant County: 12.311 %Grant County12.311Otero County: 11.889 %Otero County11.889Santa Fe County: 11.658 %Santa Fe County11.658San Miguel County: 11.307 %San Miguel County11.307De Baca County: 11.273 %De Baca County11.273Lea County: 11.101 %Lea County11.101Quay County: 10.843 %Quay County10.843McKinley County: 10.765 %McKinley County10.765Chaves County: 10.6 %Chaves County10.6Bernalillo County: 10.156 %Bernalillo County10.156Sandoval County: 10.127 %Sandoval County10.127San Juan County: 9.511 %San Juan County9.511Valencia County: 9.182 %Valencia County9.182Mora County: 9.122 %Mora County9.122Sierra County: 9.071 %Sierra County9.071Luna County: 8.657 %Luna County8.657Cibola County: 8.468 %Cibola County8.468Harding County: 7.792 %Harding County7.792Socorro County: 7.448 %Socorro County7.448Catron County: 7.157 %Catron County7.157Guadalupe County: 7.154 %Guadalupe County7.154Hidalgo County: 6.439 %Hidalgo County6.439Union County: 5.692 %Union County5.692Torrance County: 27.449 %Torrance County27.449Colfax County: 14.235 %Colfax County14.235Taos County: 13.691 %Taos County13.691Roosevelt County: 13.598 %Roosevelt County13.598Curry County: 13.593 %Curry County13.593Los Alamos County: 13.504 %Los Alamos County13.504Lincoln County: 13.317 %Lincoln County13.317Rio Arriba County: 13.317 %Rio Arriba County13.317Doña Ana County: 13.157 %Doña Ana County13.157Eddy County: 12.527 %Eddy County12.527Grant County: 12.311 %Grant County12.311Otero County: 11.889 %Otero County11.889Santa Fe County: 11.658 %Santa Fe County11.658San Miguel County: 11.307 %San Miguel County11.307De Baca County: 11.273 %De Baca County11.273Lea County: 11.101 %Lea County11.101Quay County: 10.843 %Quay County10.843McKinley County: 10.765 %McKinley County10.765Chaves County: 10.6 %Chaves County10.6Bernalillo County: 10.156 %Bernalillo County10.156Sandoval County: 10.127 %Sandoval County10.127San Juan County: 9.511 %San Juan County9.511Valencia County: 9.182 %Valencia County9.182Mora County: 9.122 %Mora County9.122Sierra County: 9.071 %Sierra County9.071Luna County: 8.657 %Luna County8.657Cibola County: 8.468 %Cibola County8.468Harding County: 7.792 %Harding County7.792Socorro County: 7.448 %Socorro County7.448Catron County: 7.157 %Catron County7.157Guadalupe County: 7.154 %Guadalupe County7.154Hidalgo County: 6.439 %Hidalgo County6.439Union County: 5.692 %Union County5.692
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Torrance County27.449+17.36 pts
2Colfax County14.235+1.49 pts
3Taos County13.691-0.74 pts
4Roosevelt County13.598+1.72 pts
5Curry County13.593+1.81 pts
6Los Alamos County13.504+3 pts
7Lincoln County13.317+0.44 pts
7Rio Arriba County13.317+0.12 pts
9Doña Ana County13.157+1.61 pts
10Eddy County12.527-1.23 pts
11Grant County12.311+3.23 pts
12Otero County11.889-2.66 pts
13Santa Fe County11.658+1.72 pts
14San Miguel County11.307+4.29 pts
15De Baca County11.273-2.72 pts
16Lea County11.101-3.11 pts
17Quay County10.843+0.22 pts
18McKinley County10.765+0.1 pts
19Chaves County10.6-1.18 pts
20Bernalillo County10.156-2.14 pts
21Sandoval County10.127-4.61 pts
22San Juan County9.511-6.58 pts
23Valencia County9.182-2 pts
24Mora County9.122-7 pts
25Sierra County9.071-0.81 pts
26Luna County8.657-1.95 pts
27Cibola County8.468-1.61 pts
28Harding County7.792-23.79 pts
29Socorro County7.448-0.99 pts
30Catron County7.157+1.5 pts
31Guadalupe County7.154-9.36 pts
32Hidalgo County6.439-12.21 pts
33Union County5.692-7.03 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Torrance County, with 27.449% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 5.692% in 2018.

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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