Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2014, at 93,617. Liberty County had the lowest, at 117. The median was 3,074 and the figure for Florida was 637,262. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest93,617Miami-Dade County
Median3,07467 counties
Florida637,262History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 6,738 countBaker County: 428 countBay County: 5,482 countBradford County: 539 countBrevard County: 14,811 countBroward County: 66,010 countCalhoun County: 241 countCharlotte County: 4,357 countCitrus County: 3,074 countClay County: 4,224 countCollier County: 12,584 countColumbia County: 1,491 countDeSoto County: 632 countDixie County: 241 countDuval County: 27,597 countEscambia County: 8,121 countFlagler County: 2,177 countFranklin County: 377 countGadsden County: 806 countGilchrist County: 300 countGlades County: 162 countGulf County: 383 countHamilton County: 224 countHardee County: 576 countHendry County: 845 countHernando County: 3,469 countHighlands County: 2,272 countHillsborough County: 39,462 countHolmes County: 359 countIndian River County: 4,847 countJackson County: 926 countJefferson County: 308 countLafayette County: 142 countLake County: 7,646 countLee County: 19,898 countLeon County: 8,316 countLevy County: 906 countLiberty County: 117 countMadison County: 369 countManatee County: 9,917 countMarion County: 8,070 countMartin County: 6,016 countMiami-Dade County: 93,617 countMonroe County: 4,364 countNassau County: 1,957 countOkaloosa County: 6,173 countOkeechobee County: 978 countOrange County: 38,375 countOsceola County: 5,987 countPalm Beach County: 52,165 countPasco County: 10,248 countPinellas County: 31,475 countPolk County: 12,614 countPutnam County: 1,435 countSt. Johns County: 6,392 countSt. Lucie County: 5,923 countSanta Rosa County: 3,249 countSarasota County: 15,014 countSeminole County: 14,162 countSumter County: 1,621 countSuwannee County: 827 countTaylor County: 441 countUnion County: 191 countVolusia County: 13,608 countWakulla County: 479 countWalton County: 2,281 countWashington County: 444 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Miami-Dade County: 93,617 countMiami-Dade County93,617Broward County: 66,010 countBroward County66,010Palm Beach County: 52,165 countPalm Beach County52,165Hillsborough County: 39,462 countHillsborough County39,462Orange County: 38,375 countOrange County38,375Pinellas County: 31,475 countPinellas County31,475Duval County: 27,597 countDuval County27,597Lee County: 19,898 countLee County19,898Sarasota County: 15,014 countSarasota County15,014Brevard County: 14,811 countBrevard County14,811Seminole County: 14,162 countSeminole County14,162Volusia County: 13,608 countVolusia County13,608Polk County: 12,614 countPolk County12,614Collier County: 12,584 countCollier County12,584Pasco County: 10,248 countPasco County10,248Manatee County: 9,917 countManatee County9,917Leon County: 8,316 countLeon County8,316Escambia County: 8,121 countEscambia County8,121Marion County: 8,070 countMarion County8,070Lake County: 7,646 countLake County7,646Alachua County: 6,738 countAlachua County6,738St. Johns County: 6,392 countSt. Johns County6,392Okaloosa County: 6,173 countOkaloosa County6,173Martin County: 6,016 countMartin County6,016Osceola County: 5,987 countOsceola County5,987St. Lucie County: 5,923 countSt. Lucie County5,923Bay County: 5,482 countBay County5,482Indian River County: 4,847 countIndian River County4,847Monroe County: 4,364 countMonroe County4,364Charlotte County: 4,357 countCharlotte County4,357Clay County: 4,224 countClay County4,224Hernando County: 3,469 countHernando County3,469Santa Rosa County: 3,249 countSanta Rosa County3,249Citrus County: 3,074 countCitrus County3,074Walton County: 2,281 countWalton County2,281Highlands County: 2,272 countHighlands County2,272Flagler County: 2,177 countFlagler County2,177Nassau County: 1,957 countNassau County1,957Sumter County: 1,621 countSumter County1,621Columbia County: 1,491 countColumbia County1,491Miami-Dade County: 93,617 countMiami-Dade County93,617Broward County: 66,010 countBroward County66,010Palm Beach County: 52,165 countPalm Beach County52,165Hillsborough County: 39,462 countHillsborough County39,462Orange County: 38,375 countOrange County38,375Pinellas County: 31,475 countPinellas County31,475Duval County: 27,597 countDuval County27,597Lee County: 19,898 countLee County19,898Sarasota County: 15,014 countSarasota County15,014Brevard County: 14,811 countBrevard County14,811Seminole County: 14,162 countSeminole County14,162Volusia County: 13,608 countVolusia County13,608Polk County: 12,614 countPolk County12,614Collier County: 12,584 countCollier County12,584Pasco County: 10,248 countPasco County10,248Manatee County: 9,917 countManatee County9,917Leon County: 8,316 countLeon County8,316Escambia County: 8,121 countEscambia County8,121Marion County: 8,070 countMarion County8,070Lake County: 7,646 countLake County7,646Alachua County: 6,738 countAlachua County6,738St. Johns County: 6,392 countSt. Johns County6,392Okaloosa County: 6,173 countOkaloosa County6,173Martin County: 6,016 countMartin County6,016Osceola County: 5,987 countOsceola County5,987St. Lucie County: 5,923 countSt. Lucie County5,923Bay County: 5,482 countBay County5,482Indian River County: 4,847 countIndian River County4,847Monroe County: 4,364 countMonroe County4,364Charlotte County: 4,357 countCharlotte County4,357Clay County: 4,224 countClay County4,224Hernando County: 3,469 countHernando County3,469Santa Rosa County: 3,249 countSanta Rosa County3,249Citrus County: 3,074 countCitrus County3,074Walton County: 2,281 countWalton County2,281Highlands County: 2,272 countHighlands County2,272Flagler County: 2,177 countFlagler County2,177Nassau County: 1,957 countNassau County1,957Sumter County: 1,621 countSumter County1,621Columbia County: 1,491 countColumbia County1,491
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Miami-Dade County93,617+0.8%
2Broward County66,010+1.3%
3Palm Beach County52,165+2.3%
4Hillsborough County39,462+0.9%
5Orange County38,375+2.2%
6Pinellas County31,475+0.7%
7Duval County27,597-0.2%
8Lee County19,898+2.2%
9Sarasota County15,014+2.2%
10Brevard County14,811+1.1%
11Seminole County14,162+1%
12Volusia County13,608+1.3%
13Polk County12,614+1.1%
14Collier County12,584+2.4%
15Pasco County10,248+1.7%
16Manatee County9,917+2.7%
17Leon County8,316+0.2%
18Escambia County8,121+1%
19Marion County8,070+1%
20Lake County7,646+2.6%
21Alachua County6,738+1.6%
22St. Johns County6,392+2.6%
23Okaloosa County6,173+1.3%
24Martin County6,016+1.8%
25Osceola County5,987+3.2%
26St. Lucie County5,923+2.1%
27Bay County5,482+2.4%
28Indian River County4,847+2.5%
29Monroe County4,364+0.7%
30Charlotte County4,357+0.5%
31Clay County4,224+0.3%
32Hernando County3,469+0.9%
33Santa Rosa County3,249+0.7%
34Citrus County3,0740%
35Walton County2,281+3.6%
36Highlands County2,272-0.9%
37Flagler County2,177+2.4%
38Nassau County1,957-0.1%
39Sumter County1,621+6.6%
40Columbia County1,491+0.5%
41Putnam County1,435-0.5%
42Okeechobee County978-1.7%
43Jackson County926-1.7%
44Levy County906-1.8%
45Hendry County845+2.8%
46Suwannee County827+1.6%
47Gadsden County806-0.7%
48DeSoto County632-0.6%
49Hardee County576-2.5%
50Bradford County539+0.6%
51Wakulla County479-1.2%
52Washington County444+0.5%
53Taylor County441-1.8%
54Baker County428+1.2%
55Gulf County383+1.1%
56Franklin County377+4.1%
57Madison County369+0.8%
58Holmes County359-1.9%
59Jefferson County308-1.3%
60Gilchrist County300+0.7%
61Calhoun County241-1.2%
61Dixie County241-1.2%
63Hamilton County224+1.4%
64Union County191-1%
65Glades County162+5.2%
66Lafayette County1420%
67Liberty County117-1.7%

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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/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2014.

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