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Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Los Alamos County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 33 counties in 2023, at 67.4%. Catron County had the lowest, at 34.7%. The median was 52.2% and the figure for New Mexico was 57.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.4Los Alamos County
Lowest34.7Catron County
Median52.233 counties
New Mexico57.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Bernalillo County: 62.8 %Catron County: 34.7 %Chaves County: 56.1 %Cibola County: 42.7 %Colfax County: 48.9 %Curry County: 63.2 %De Baca County: 61.7 %Doña Ana County: 57.8 %Eddy County: 61.7 %Grant County: 44.7 %Guadalupe County: 49.3 %Harding County: 50.5 %Hidalgo County: 52.2 %Lea County: 61.8 %Lincoln County: 54 %Los Alamos County: 67.4 %Luna County: 46.6 %McKinley County: 48 %Mora County: 46.7 %Otero County: 55.8 %Quay County: 52.2 %Rio Arriba County: 51.9 %Roosevelt County: 62.9 %Sandoval County: 59.1 %San Juan County: 53.1 %San Miguel County: 50.5 %Santa Fe County: 57.4 %Sierra County: 36.5 %Socorro County: 44.3 %Taos County: 52.6 %Torrance County: 49.1 %Union County: 47.8 %Valencia County: 52.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Los Alamos County: 67.4 %Los Alamos County67.4Curry County: 63.2 %Curry County63.2Roosevelt County: 62.9 %Roosevelt County62.9Bernalillo County: 62.8 %Bernalillo County62.8Lea County: 61.8 %Lea County61.8Eddy County: 61.7 %Eddy County61.7De Baca County: 61.7 %De Baca County61.7Sandoval County: 59.1 %Sandoval County59.1Doña Ana County: 57.8 %Doña Ana County57.8Santa Fe County: 57.4 %Santa Fe County57.4Chaves County: 56.1 %Chaves County56.1Otero County: 55.8 %Otero County55.8Lincoln County: 54 %Lincoln County54San Juan County: 53.1 %San Juan County53.1Valencia County: 52.8 %Valencia County52.8Taos County: 52.6 %Taos County52.6Hidalgo County: 52.2 %Hidalgo County52.2Quay County: 52.2 %Quay County52.2Rio Arriba County: 51.9 %Rio Arriba County51.9San Miguel County: 50.5 %San Miguel County50.5Harding County: 50.5 %Harding County50.5Guadalupe County: 49.3 %Guadalupe County49.3Torrance County: 49.1 %Torrance County49.1Colfax County: 48.9 %Colfax County48.9McKinley County: 48 %McKinley County48Union County: 47.8 %Union County47.8Mora County: 46.7 %Mora County46.7Luna County: 46.6 %Luna County46.6Grant County: 44.7 %Grant County44.7Socorro County: 44.3 %Socorro County44.3Cibola County: 42.7 %Cibola County42.7Sierra County: 36.5 %Sierra County36.5Catron County: 34.7 %Catron County34.7Los Alamos County: 67.4 %Los Alamos County67.4Curry County: 63.2 %Curry County63.2Roosevelt County: 62.9 %Roosevelt County62.9Bernalillo County: 62.8 %Bernalillo County62.8Lea County: 61.8 %Lea County61.8Eddy County: 61.7 %Eddy County61.7De Baca County: 61.7 %De Baca County61.7Sandoval County: 59.1 %Sandoval County59.1Doña Ana County: 57.8 %Doña Ana County57.8Santa Fe County: 57.4 %Santa Fe County57.4Chaves County: 56.1 %Chaves County56.1Otero County: 55.8 %Otero County55.8Lincoln County: 54 %Lincoln County54San Juan County: 53.1 %San Juan County53.1Valencia County: 52.8 %Valencia County52.8Taos County: 52.6 %Taos County52.6Hidalgo County: 52.2 %Hidalgo County52.2Quay County: 52.2 %Quay County52.2Rio Arriba County: 51.9 %Rio Arriba County51.9San Miguel County: 50.5 %San Miguel County50.5Harding County: 50.5 %Harding County50.5Guadalupe County: 49.3 %Guadalupe County49.3Torrance County: 49.1 %Torrance County49.1Colfax County: 48.9 %Colfax County48.9McKinley County: 48 %McKinley County48Union County: 47.8 %Union County47.8Mora County: 46.7 %Mora County46.7Luna County: 46.6 %Luna County46.6Grant County: 44.7 %Grant County44.7Socorro County: 44.3 %Socorro County44.3Cibola County: 42.7 %Cibola County42.7Sierra County: 36.5 %Sierra County36.5Catron County: 34.7 %Catron County34.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Los Alamos County67.4-0.1 pts
2Curry County63.2-0.3 pts
3Roosevelt County62.9+0.3 pts
4Bernalillo County62.8+0.1 pts
5Lea County61.8-0.5 pts
6Eddy County61.7+0.6 pts
7De Baca County61.7+0.8 pts
8Sandoval County59.1-0.3 pts
9Doña Ana County57.8+0.4 pts
10Santa Fe County57.4-0.3 pts
11Chaves County56.10 pts
12Otero County55.8+1.7 pts
13Lincoln County54+2.5 pts
14San Juan County53.1+0.1 pts
15Valencia County52.8+1 pts
16Taos County52.6+1.7 pts
17Hidalgo County52.2+0.1 pts
18Quay County52.2-0.7 pts
19Rio Arriba County51.9+0.6 pts
20San Miguel County50.5+0.2 pts
21Harding County50.5-5 pts
22Guadalupe County49.3-0.2 pts
23Torrance County49.1-0.7 pts
24Colfax County48.9-1.6 pts
25McKinley County48-0.5 pts
26Union County47.8+3.9 pts
27Mora County46.7+7.9 pts
28Luna County46.6+0.4 pts
29Grant County44.7-0.7 pts
30Socorro County44.3+3.5 pts
31Cibola County42.7-2.4 pts
32Sierra County36.5-1.6 pts
33Catron County34.7+4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Los Alamos County, with 67.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Catron County, with 34.7% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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