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Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate

Harding County had the highest job destruction rate of 33 counties in 2020, at 26.667%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 2.228%. The median was 11.059% and the figure for New Mexico was 10.986%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.667Harding County
Lowest2.228Los Alamos County
Median11.05933 counties
New Mexico10.986History

Map of counties, 2020

Bernalillo County: 10.348 %Catron County: 9.771 %Chaves County: 10.824 %Cibola County: 9.299 %Colfax County: 13.224 %Curry County: 10.046 %De Baca County: 15.801 %Doña Ana County: 12.426 %Eddy County: 14.738 %Grant County: 9.392 %Guadalupe County: 10.129 %Harding County: 26.667 %Hidalgo County: 18.807 %Lea County: 16.167 %Lincoln County: 13.13 %Los Alamos County: 2.228 %Luna County: 7.901 %McKinley County: 12.535 %Mora County: 12.177 %Otero County: 12.606 %Quay County: 12.486 %Rio Arriba County: 18.911 %Roosevelt County: 9.331 %Sandoval County: 7.885 %San Juan County: 11.54 %San Miguel County: 10.701 %Santa Fe County: 10.359 %Sierra County: 11.059 %Socorro County: 10.888 %Taos County: 12.694 %Torrance County: 9.995 %Union County: 9.307 %Valencia County: 11.879 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Harding County: 26.667 %Harding County26.667Rio Arriba County: 18.911 %Rio Arriba County18.911Hidalgo County: 18.807 %Hidalgo County18.807Lea County: 16.167 %Lea County16.167De Baca County: 15.801 %De Baca County15.801Eddy County: 14.738 %Eddy County14.738Colfax County: 13.224 %Colfax County13.224Lincoln County: 13.13 %Lincoln County13.13Taos County: 12.694 %Taos County12.694Otero County: 12.606 %Otero County12.606McKinley County: 12.535 %McKinley County12.535Quay County: 12.486 %Quay County12.486Doña Ana County: 12.426 %Doña Ana County12.426Mora County: 12.177 %Mora County12.177Valencia County: 11.879 %Valencia County11.879San Juan County: 11.54 %San Juan County11.54Sierra County: 11.059 %Sierra County11.059Socorro County: 10.888 %Socorro County10.888Chaves County: 10.824 %Chaves County10.824San Miguel County: 10.701 %San Miguel County10.701Santa Fe County: 10.359 %Santa Fe County10.359Bernalillo County: 10.348 %Bernalillo County10.348Guadalupe County: 10.129 %Guadalupe County10.129Curry County: 10.046 %Curry County10.046Torrance County: 9.995 %Torrance County9.995Catron County: 9.771 %Catron County9.771Grant County: 9.392 %Grant County9.392Roosevelt County: 9.331 %Roosevelt County9.331Union County: 9.307 %Union County9.307Cibola County: 9.299 %Cibola County9.299Luna County: 7.901 %Luna County7.901Sandoval County: 7.885 %Sandoval County7.885Los Alamos County: 2.228 %Los Alamos County2.228Harding County: 26.667 %Harding County26.667Rio Arriba County: 18.911 %Rio Arriba County18.911Hidalgo County: 18.807 %Hidalgo County18.807Lea County: 16.167 %Lea County16.167De Baca County: 15.801 %De Baca County15.801Eddy County: 14.738 %Eddy County14.738Colfax County: 13.224 %Colfax County13.224Lincoln County: 13.13 %Lincoln County13.13Taos County: 12.694 %Taos County12.694Otero County: 12.606 %Otero County12.606McKinley County: 12.535 %McKinley County12.535Quay County: 12.486 %Quay County12.486Doña Ana County: 12.426 %Doña Ana County12.426Mora County: 12.177 %Mora County12.177Valencia County: 11.879 %Valencia County11.879San Juan County: 11.54 %San Juan County11.54Sierra County: 11.059 %Sierra County11.059Socorro County: 10.888 %Socorro County10.888Chaves County: 10.824 %Chaves County10.824San Miguel County: 10.701 %San Miguel County10.701Santa Fe County: 10.359 %Santa Fe County10.359Bernalillo County: 10.348 %Bernalillo County10.348Guadalupe County: 10.129 %Guadalupe County10.129Curry County: 10.046 %Curry County10.046Torrance County: 9.995 %Torrance County9.995Catron County: 9.771 %Catron County9.771Grant County: 9.392 %Grant County9.392Roosevelt County: 9.331 %Roosevelt County9.331Union County: 9.307 %Union County9.307Cibola County: 9.299 %Cibola County9.299Luna County: 7.901 %Luna County7.901Sandoval County: 7.885 %Sandoval County7.885Los Alamos County: 2.228 %Los Alamos County2.228
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Harding County26.667+17.58 pts
2Rio Arriba County18.911+10.74 pts
3Hidalgo County18.807+4.9 pts
4Lea County16.167+5.32 pts
5De Baca County15.801+1.76 pts
6Eddy County14.738+6.59 pts
7Colfax County13.224-1.11 pts
8Lincoln County13.13+2.52 pts
9Taos County12.694+2.48 pts
10Otero County12.606+5.11 pts
11McKinley County12.535+4.73 pts
12Quay County12.486+3.69 pts
13Doña Ana County12.426+2.18 pts
14Mora County12.177-0.07 pts
15Valencia County11.879+2.82 pts
16San Juan County11.54+2.44 pts
17Sierra County11.059-2.47 pts
18Socorro County10.888+0.64 pts
19Chaves County10.824+1.82 pts
20San Miguel County10.701+3.29 pts
21Santa Fe County10.359-18.23 pts
22Bernalillo County10.348+1.2 pts
23Guadalupe County10.129+3.03 pts
24Curry County10.046+1.4 pts
25Torrance County9.995+4.09 pts
26Catron County9.771-0.29 pts
27Grant County9.392+0.99 pts
28Roosevelt County9.331+2.11 pts
29Union County9.307-0.55 pts
30Cibola County9.299+4.42 pts
31Luna County7.901-1.7 pts
32Sandoval County7.885-0.37 pts
33Los Alamos County2.228-9.41 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, 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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by job destruction 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/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2020. 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, 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/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2020.

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, 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/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Harding County, with 26.667% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Los Alamos County, with 2.228% 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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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