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Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate

Union County had the highest job destruction rate of 33 counties in 2021, at 45.43%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 7.831%. The median was 16.384% and the figure for New Mexico was 17.172%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.43Union County
Lowest7.831Los Alamos County
Median16.38433 counties
New Mexico17.172History

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 15.799 %Catron County: 10.464 %Chaves County: 15.294 %Cibola County: 14.271 %Colfax County: 19.029 %Curry County: 12.164 %De Baca County: 17.371 %Doña Ana County: 14.256 %Eddy County: 28.378 %Grant County: 22.92 %Guadalupe County: 23.333 %Harding County: 38.889 %Hidalgo County: 18.169 %Lea County: 24.903 %Lincoln County: 22.586 %Los Alamos County: 7.831 %Luna County: 13.866 %McKinley County: 18.205 %Mora County: 8 %Otero County: 17.387 %Quay County: 18.501 %Rio Arriba County: 14.288 %Roosevelt County: 10.988 %Sandoval County: 18.296 %San Juan County: 16.342 %San Miguel County: 11.318 %Santa Fe County: 21.587 %Sierra County: 13.913 %Socorro County: 13.893 %Taos County: 28.006 %Torrance County: 16.384 %Union County: 45.43 %Valencia County: 12.556 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Union County: 45.43 %Union County45.43Harding County: 38.889 %Harding County38.889Eddy County: 28.378 %Eddy County28.378Taos County: 28.006 %Taos County28.006Lea County: 24.903 %Lea County24.903Guadalupe County: 23.333 %Guadalupe County23.333Grant County: 22.92 %Grant County22.92Lincoln County: 22.586 %Lincoln County22.586Santa Fe County: 21.587 %Santa Fe County21.587Colfax County: 19.029 %Colfax County19.029Quay County: 18.501 %Quay County18.501Sandoval County: 18.296 %Sandoval County18.296McKinley County: 18.205 %McKinley County18.205Hidalgo County: 18.169 %Hidalgo County18.169Otero County: 17.387 %Otero County17.387De Baca County: 17.371 %De Baca County17.371Torrance County: 16.384 %Torrance County16.384San Juan County: 16.342 %San Juan County16.342Bernalillo County: 15.799 %Bernalillo County15.799Chaves County: 15.294 %Chaves County15.294Rio Arriba County: 14.288 %Rio Arriba County14.288Cibola County: 14.271 %Cibola County14.271Doña Ana County: 14.256 %Doña Ana County14.256Sierra County: 13.913 %Sierra County13.913Socorro County: 13.893 %Socorro County13.893Luna County: 13.866 %Luna County13.866Valencia County: 12.556 %Valencia County12.556Curry County: 12.164 %Curry County12.164San Miguel County: 11.318 %San Miguel County11.318Roosevelt County: 10.988 %Roosevelt County10.988Catron County: 10.464 %Catron County10.464Mora County: 8 %Mora County8Los Alamos County: 7.831 %Los Alamos County7.831Union County: 45.43 %Union County45.43Harding County: 38.889 %Harding County38.889Eddy County: 28.378 %Eddy County28.378Taos County: 28.006 %Taos County28.006Lea County: 24.903 %Lea County24.903Guadalupe County: 23.333 %Guadalupe County23.333Grant County: 22.92 %Grant County22.92Lincoln County: 22.586 %Lincoln County22.586Santa Fe County: 21.587 %Santa Fe County21.587Colfax County: 19.029 %Colfax County19.029Quay County: 18.501 %Quay County18.501Sandoval County: 18.296 %Sandoval County18.296McKinley County: 18.205 %McKinley County18.205Hidalgo County: 18.169 %Hidalgo County18.169Otero County: 17.387 %Otero County17.387De Baca County: 17.371 %De Baca County17.371Torrance County: 16.384 %Torrance County16.384San Juan County: 16.342 %San Juan County16.342Bernalillo County: 15.799 %Bernalillo County15.799Chaves County: 15.294 %Chaves County15.294Rio Arriba County: 14.288 %Rio Arriba County14.288Cibola County: 14.271 %Cibola County14.271Doña Ana County: 14.256 %Doña Ana County14.256Sierra County: 13.913 %Sierra County13.913Socorro County: 13.893 %Socorro County13.893Luna County: 13.866 %Luna County13.866Valencia County: 12.556 %Valencia County12.556Curry County: 12.164 %Curry County12.164San Miguel County: 11.318 %San Miguel County11.318Roosevelt County: 10.988 %Roosevelt County10.988Catron County: 10.464 %Catron County10.464Mora County: 8 %Mora County8Los Alamos County: 7.831 %Los Alamos County7.831
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Union County45.43+36.12 pts
2Harding County38.889+12.22 pts
3Eddy County28.378+13.64 pts
4Taos County28.006+15.31 pts
5Lea County24.903+8.74 pts
6Guadalupe County23.333+13.2 pts
7Grant County22.92+13.53 pts
8Lincoln County22.586+9.46 pts
9Santa Fe County21.587+11.23 pts
10Colfax County19.029+5.8 pts
11Quay County18.501+6.02 pts
12Sandoval County18.296+10.41 pts
13McKinley County18.205+5.67 pts
14Hidalgo County18.169-0.64 pts
15Otero County17.387+4.78 pts
16De Baca County17.371+1.57 pts
17Torrance County16.384+6.39 pts
18San Juan County16.342+4.8 pts
19Bernalillo County15.799+5.45 pts
20Chaves County15.294+4.47 pts
21Rio Arriba County14.288-4.62 pts
22Cibola County14.271+4.97 pts
23Doña Ana County14.256+1.83 pts
24Sierra County13.913+2.85 pts
25Socorro County13.893+3.01 pts
26Luna County13.866+5.96 pts
27Valencia County12.556+0.68 pts
28Curry County12.164+2.12 pts
29San Miguel County11.318+0.62 pts
30Roosevelt County10.988+1.66 pts
31Catron County10.464+0.69 pts
32Mora County8-4.18 pts
33Los Alamos County7.831+5.6 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 45.43% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Los Alamos County, with 7.831% in 2021.

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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