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Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction in Lea County

Name: Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction in Lea County, New Mexico — establishments, employment, payroll
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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New Mexico · NAICS sector 21 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

Establishments

222

Employees

5,033

Annual payroll

$523M

Lea County has the #1 largest mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction workforce among New Mexico counties, about 30.0% of the state's 16,794 mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction employees.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Establishments with paid employees only. Some county figures are withheld by the Census Bureau to protect confidentiality.