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Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate

Guadalupe County had the highest job destruction rate of 33 counties in 2022, at 24.474%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 2.802%. The median was 10.53% and the figure for New Mexico was 10.881%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.474Guadalupe County
Lowest2.802Los Alamos County
Median10.5333 counties
New Mexico10.881History

Map of counties, 2022

Bernalillo County: 11.19 %Catron County: 16.179 %Chaves County: 9.799 %Cibola County: 12.171 %Colfax County: 10.53 %Curry County: 12.33 %De Baca County: 9.503 %Doña Ana County: 11.184 %Eddy County: 12.587 %Grant County: 8.989 %Guadalupe County: 24.474 %Harding County: 9.091 %Hidalgo County: 8.72 %Lea County: 11.001 %Lincoln County: 9.927 %Los Alamos County: 2.802 %Luna County: 12.464 %McKinley County: 9.18 %Mora County: 17.949 %Otero County: 7.931 %Quay County: 8.749 %Rio Arriba County: 14.018 %Roosevelt County: 8.388 %Sandoval County: 10.383 %San Juan County: 12.391 %San Miguel County: 7.536 %Santa Fe County: 12.208 %Sierra County: 12.133 %Socorro County: 8.684 %Taos County: 10.851 %Torrance County: 10.72 %Union County: 9.733 %Valencia County: 8.214 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Guadalupe County: 24.474 %Guadalupe County24.474Mora County: 17.949 %Mora County17.949Catron County: 16.179 %Catron County16.179Rio Arriba County: 14.018 %Rio Arriba County14.018Eddy County: 12.587 %Eddy County12.587Luna County: 12.464 %Luna County12.464San Juan County: 12.391 %San Juan County12.391Curry County: 12.33 %Curry County12.33Santa Fe County: 12.208 %Santa Fe County12.208Cibola County: 12.171 %Cibola County12.171Sierra County: 12.133 %Sierra County12.133Bernalillo County: 11.19 %Bernalillo County11.19Doña Ana County: 11.184 %Doña Ana County11.184Lea County: 11.001 %Lea County11.001Taos County: 10.851 %Taos County10.851Torrance County: 10.72 %Torrance County10.72Colfax County: 10.53 %Colfax County10.53Sandoval County: 10.383 %Sandoval County10.383Lincoln County: 9.927 %Lincoln County9.927Chaves County: 9.799 %Chaves County9.799Union County: 9.733 %Union County9.733De Baca County: 9.503 %De Baca County9.503McKinley County: 9.18 %McKinley County9.18Harding County: 9.091 %Harding County9.091Grant County: 8.989 %Grant County8.989Quay County: 8.749 %Quay County8.749Hidalgo County: 8.72 %Hidalgo County8.72Socorro County: 8.684 %Socorro County8.684Roosevelt County: 8.388 %Roosevelt County8.388Valencia County: 8.214 %Valencia County8.214Otero County: 7.931 %Otero County7.931San Miguel County: 7.536 %San Miguel County7.536Los Alamos County: 2.802 %Los Alamos County2.802Guadalupe County: 24.474 %Guadalupe County24.474Mora County: 17.949 %Mora County17.949Catron County: 16.179 %Catron County16.179Rio Arriba County: 14.018 %Rio Arriba County14.018Eddy County: 12.587 %Eddy County12.587Luna County: 12.464 %Luna County12.464San Juan County: 12.391 %San Juan County12.391Curry County: 12.33 %Curry County12.33Santa Fe County: 12.208 %Santa Fe County12.208Cibola County: 12.171 %Cibola County12.171Sierra County: 12.133 %Sierra County12.133Bernalillo County: 11.19 %Bernalillo County11.19Doña Ana County: 11.184 %Doña Ana County11.184Lea County: 11.001 %Lea County11.001Taos County: 10.851 %Taos County10.851Torrance County: 10.72 %Torrance County10.72Colfax County: 10.53 %Colfax County10.53Sandoval County: 10.383 %Sandoval County10.383Lincoln County: 9.927 %Lincoln County9.927Chaves County: 9.799 %Chaves County9.799Union County: 9.733 %Union County9.733De Baca County: 9.503 %De Baca County9.503McKinley County: 9.18 %McKinley County9.18Harding County: 9.091 %Harding County9.091Grant County: 8.989 %Grant County8.989Quay County: 8.749 %Quay County8.749Hidalgo County: 8.72 %Hidalgo County8.72Socorro County: 8.684 %Socorro County8.684Roosevelt County: 8.388 %Roosevelt County8.388Valencia County: 8.214 %Valencia County8.214Otero County: 7.931 %Otero County7.931San Miguel County: 7.536 %San Miguel County7.536Los Alamos County: 2.802 %Los Alamos County2.802
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Guadalupe County24.474+1.14 pts
2Mora County17.949+9.95 pts
3Catron County16.179+5.71 pts
4Rio Arriba County14.018-0.27 pts
5Eddy County12.587-15.79 pts
6Luna County12.464-1.4 pts
7San Juan County12.391-3.95 pts
8Curry County12.33+0.17 pts
9Santa Fe County12.208-9.38 pts
10Cibola County12.171-2.1 pts
11Sierra County12.133-1.78 pts
12Bernalillo County11.19-4.61 pts
13Doña Ana County11.184-3.07 pts
14Lea County11.001-13.9 pts
15Taos County10.851-17.16 pts
16Torrance County10.72-5.66 pts
17Colfax County10.53-8.5 pts
18Sandoval County10.383-7.91 pts
19Lincoln County9.927-12.66 pts
20Chaves County9.799-5.5 pts
21Union County9.733-35.7 pts
22De Baca County9.503-7.87 pts
23McKinley County9.18-9.02 pts
24Harding County9.091-29.8 pts
25Grant County8.989-13.93 pts
26Quay County8.749-9.75 pts
27Hidalgo County8.72-9.45 pts
28Socorro County8.684-5.21 pts
29Roosevelt County8.388-2.6 pts
30Valencia County8.214-4.34 pts
31Otero County7.931-9.46 pts
32San Miguel County7.536-3.78 pts
33Los Alamos County2.802-5.03 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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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Guadalupe County, with 24.474% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Los Alamos County, with 2.802% in 2022.

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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