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Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

Miami-Dade County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2025, at 122,558. Liberty County had the lowest, at 133. The median was 4,202 and the figure for Florida was 868,046. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest122,558Miami-Dade County
Lowest133Liberty County
Median4,20267 counties
Florida868,046History

Map of counties, 2025

Alachua County: 8,144 countBaker County: 528 countBay County: 6,833 countBradford County: 557 countBrevard County: 18,749 countBroward County: 80,378 countCalhoun County: 261 countCharlotte County: 5,989 countCitrus County: 3,688 countClay County: 5,399 countCollier County: 18,480 countColumbia County: 1,771 countDeSoto County: 764 countDixie County: 271 countDuval County: 34,364 countEscambia County: 9,602 countFlagler County: 3,404 countFranklin County: 414 countGadsden County: 876 countGilchrist County: 388 countGlades County: 206 countGulf County: 532 countHamilton County: 254 countHardee County: 597 countHendry County: 1,080 countHernando County: 4,649 countHighlands County: 2,574 countHillsborough County: 57,207 countHolmes County: 393 countIndian River County: 5,864 countJackson County: 1,016 countJefferson County: 382 countLafayette County: 148 countLake County: 10,942 countLee County: 29,081 countLeon County: 10,872 countLevy County: 1,122 countLiberty County: 133 countMadison County: 428 countManatee County: 14,720 countMarion County: 10,340 countMartin County: 7,622 countMiami-Dade County: 122,558 countMonroe County: 4,945 countNassau County: 3,000 countOkaloosa County: 7,481 countOkeechobee County: 1,094 countOrange County: 55,130 countOsceola County: 10,545 countPalm Beach County: 69,989 countPasco County: 15,236 countPinellas County: 40,998 countPolk County: 17,228 countPutnam County: 1,578 countSt. Johns County: 11,183 countSt. Lucie County: 9,007 countSanta Rosa County: 4,657 countSarasota County: 20,974 countSeminole County: 17,973 countSumter County: 2,865 countSuwannee County: 920 countTaylor County: 467 countUnion County: 214 countVolusia County: 16,631 countWakulla County: 638 countWalton County: 4,202 countWashington County: 550 count
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count, 2025. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Miami-Dade County: 122,558 countMiami-Dade County122,558Broward County: 80,378 countBroward County80,378Palm Beach County: 69,989 countPalm Beach County69,989Hillsborough County: 57,207 countHillsborough County57,207Orange County: 55,130 countOrange County55,130Pinellas County: 40,998 countPinellas County40,998Duval County: 34,364 countDuval County34,364Lee County: 29,081 countLee County29,081Sarasota County: 20,974 countSarasota County20,974Brevard County: 18,749 countBrevard County18,749Collier County: 18,480 countCollier County18,480Seminole County: 17,973 countSeminole County17,973Polk County: 17,228 countPolk County17,228Volusia County: 16,631 countVolusia County16,631Pasco County: 15,236 countPasco County15,236Manatee County: 14,720 countManatee County14,720St. Johns County: 11,183 countSt. Johns County11,183Lake County: 10,942 countLake County10,942Leon County: 10,872 countLeon County10,872Osceola County: 10,545 countOsceola County10,545Marion County: 10,340 countMarion County10,340Escambia County: 9,602 countEscambia County9,602St. Lucie County: 9,007 countSt. Lucie County9,007Alachua County: 8,144 countAlachua County8,144Martin County: 7,622 countMartin County7,622Okaloosa County: 7,481 countOkaloosa County7,481Bay County: 6,833 countBay County6,833Charlotte County: 5,989 countCharlotte County5,989Indian River County: 5,864 countIndian River County5,864Clay County: 5,399 countClay County5,399Monroe County: 4,945 countMonroe County4,945Santa Rosa County: 4,657 countSanta Rosa County4,657Hernando County: 4,649 countHernando County4,649Walton County: 4,202 countWalton County4,202Citrus County: 3,688 countCitrus County3,688Flagler County: 3,404 countFlagler County3,404Nassau County: 3,000 countNassau County3,000Sumter County: 2,865 countSumter County2,865Highlands County: 2,574 countHighlands County2,574Columbia County: 1,771 countColumbia County1,771Miami-Dade County: 122,558 countMiami-Dade County122,558Broward County: 80,378 countBroward County80,378Palm Beach County: 69,989 countPalm Beach County69,989Hillsborough County: 57,207 countHillsborough County57,207Orange County: 55,130 countOrange County55,130Pinellas County: 40,998 countPinellas County40,998Duval County: 34,364 countDuval County34,364Lee County: 29,081 countLee County29,081Sarasota County: 20,974 countSarasota County20,974Brevard County: 18,749 countBrevard County18,749Collier County: 18,480 countCollier County18,480Seminole County: 17,973 countSeminole County17,973Polk County: 17,228 countPolk County17,228Volusia County: 16,631 countVolusia County16,631Pasco County: 15,236 countPasco County15,236Manatee County: 14,720 countManatee County14,720St. Johns County: 11,183 countSt. Johns County11,183Lake County: 10,942 countLake County10,942Leon County: 10,872 countLeon County10,872Osceola County: 10,545 countOsceola County10,545Marion County: 10,340 countMarion County10,340Escambia County: 9,602 countEscambia County9,602St. Lucie County: 9,007 countSt. Lucie County9,007Alachua County: 8,144 countAlachua County8,144Martin County: 7,622 countMartin County7,622Okaloosa County: 7,481 countOkaloosa County7,481Bay County: 6,833 countBay County6,833Charlotte County: 5,989 countCharlotte County5,989Indian River County: 5,864 countIndian River County5,864Clay County: 5,399 countClay County5,399Monroe County: 4,945 countMonroe County4,945Santa Rosa County: 4,657 countSanta Rosa County4,657Hernando County: 4,649 countHernando County4,649Walton County: 4,202 countWalton County4,202Citrus County: 3,688 countCitrus County3,688Flagler County: 3,404 countFlagler County3,404Nassau County: 3,000 countNassau County3,000Sumter County: 2,865 countSumter County2,865Highlands County: 2,574 countHighlands County2,574Columbia County: 1,771 countColumbia County1,771
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Miami-Dade County122,558-0.6%
2Broward County80,378-1.7%
3Palm Beach County69,989-1.9%
4Hillsborough County57,207-2.1%
5Orange County55,130-1.6%
6Pinellas County40,998-1.3%
7Duval County34,364-2.1%
8Lee County29,081+0.4%
9Sarasota County20,974-1.1%
10Brevard County18,749-0.5%
11Collier County18,480+0.2%
12Seminole County17,973-0.3%
13Polk County17,228-0.3%
14Volusia County16,631-0.7%
15Pasco County15,236+0.6%
16Manatee County14,720+0.7%
17St. Johns County11,183+1.6%
18Lake County10,942+1.1%
19Leon County10,872-2.4%
20Osceola County10,545+0.1%
21Marion County10,340+1.1%
22Escambia County9,602-1.4%
23St. Lucie County9,007+3%
24Alachua County8,144-0.8%
25Martin County7,622+0.5%
26Okaloosa County7,481-1.5%
27Bay County6,833-0.2%
28Charlotte County5,989+1.2%
29Indian River County5,864-0.1%
30Clay County5,399-1%
31Monroe County4,945-1.3%
32Santa Rosa County4,657+0.6%
33Hernando County4,649-0.2%
34Walton County4,202+1.9%
35Citrus County3,688+0.9%
36Flagler County3,404-0.6%
37Nassau County3,000+1.9%
38Sumter County2,865+6.2%
39Highlands County2,574-3.7%
40Columbia County1,771-2.6%
41Putnam County1,578-0.9%
42Levy County1,122-1.1%
43Okeechobee County1,094+0.5%
44Hendry County1,080+2.4%
45Jackson County1,016-3.4%
46Suwannee County920-1.5%
47Gadsden County876-3.5%
48DeSoto County764+3.4%
49Wakulla County638+0.6%
50Hardee County597+0.2%
51Bradford County557-1.6%
52Washington County550-0.4%
53Gulf County532-0.7%
54Baker County528+1.1%
55Taylor County467-7%
56Madison County428-4.5%
57Franklin County414-2.8%
58Holmes County393-2%
59Gilchrist County388-1.5%
60Jefferson County382-1.5%
61Dixie County271-4.6%
62Calhoun County2610%
63Hamilton County254+2.4%
64Union County214-4.9%
65Glades County206+1%
66Lafayette County148-6.9%
67Liberty County133-5%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Miami-Dade County, with 122,558 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Liberty County, with 133 in 2025.

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