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Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2019, at 101,977. Liberty County had the lowest, at 125. The median was 3,203 and the figure for Florida was 717,855. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest101,977Miami-Dade County
Lowest125Liberty County
Median3,20367 counties
Florida717,855History

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 7,477 countBaker County: 447 countBay County: 5,774 countBradford County: 540 countBrevard County: 16,482 countBroward County: 71,526 countCalhoun County: 246 countCharlotte County: 4,874 countCitrus County: 3,203 countClay County: 4,664 countCollier County: 15,063 countColumbia County: 1,620 countDeSoto County: 692 countDixie County: 244 countDuval County: 30,791 countEscambia County: 8,371 countFlagler County: 2,688 countFranklin County: 364 countGadsden County: 864 countGilchrist County: 347 countGlades County: 186 countGulf County: 428 countHamilton County: 226 countHardee County: 569 countHendry County: 926 countHernando County: 3,931 countHighlands County: 2,376 countHillsborough County: 45,286 countHolmes County: 372 countIndian River County: 5,216 countJackson County: 970 countJefferson County: 322 countLafayette County: 134 countLake County: 8,780 countLee County: 23,506 countLeon County: 9,001 countLevy County: 1,002 countLiberty County: 125 countMadison County: 380 countManatee County: 11,617 countMarion County: 8,801 countMartin County: 6,581 countMiami-Dade County: 101,977 countMonroe County: 4,590 countNassau County: 2,295 countOkaloosa County: 6,717 countOkeechobee County: 1,053 countOrange County: 44,988 countOsceola County: 7,623 countPalm Beach County: 58,567 countPasco County: 11,574 countPinellas County: 34,558 countPolk County: 14,247 countPutnam County: 1,441 countSt. Johns County: 7,923 countSt. Lucie County: 6,906 countSanta Rosa County: 3,725 countSarasota County: 16,580 countSeminole County: 15,626 countSumter County: 2,040 countSuwannee County: 824 countTaylor County: 437 countUnion County: 206 countVolusia County: 15,042 countWakulla County: 529 countWalton County: 2,929 countWashington County: 485 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Miami-Dade County: 101,977 countMiami-Dade County101,977Broward County: 71,526 countBroward County71,526Palm Beach County: 58,567 countPalm Beach County58,567Hillsborough County: 45,286 countHillsborough County45,286Orange County: 44,988 countOrange County44,988Pinellas County: 34,558 countPinellas County34,558Duval County: 30,791 countDuval County30,791Lee County: 23,506 countLee County23,506Sarasota County: 16,580 countSarasota County16,580Brevard County: 16,482 countBrevard County16,482Seminole County: 15,626 countSeminole County15,626Collier County: 15,063 countCollier County15,063Volusia County: 15,042 countVolusia County15,042Polk County: 14,247 countPolk County14,247Manatee County: 11,617 countManatee County11,617Pasco County: 11,574 countPasco County11,574Leon County: 9,001 countLeon County9,001Marion County: 8,801 countMarion County8,801Lake County: 8,780 countLake County8,780Escambia County: 8,371 countEscambia County8,371St. Johns County: 7,923 countSt. Johns County7,923Osceola County: 7,623 countOsceola County7,623Alachua County: 7,477 countAlachua County7,477St. Lucie County: 6,906 countSt. Lucie County6,906Okaloosa County: 6,717 countOkaloosa County6,717Martin County: 6,581 countMartin County6,581Bay County: 5,774 countBay County5,774Indian River County: 5,216 countIndian River County5,216Charlotte County: 4,874 countCharlotte County4,874Clay County: 4,664 countClay County4,664Monroe County: 4,590 countMonroe County4,590Hernando County: 3,931 countHernando County3,931Santa Rosa County: 3,725 countSanta Rosa County3,725Citrus County: 3,203 countCitrus County3,203Walton County: 2,929 countWalton County2,929Flagler County: 2,688 countFlagler County2,688Highlands County: 2,376 countHighlands County2,376Nassau County: 2,295 countNassau County2,295Sumter County: 2,040 countSumter County2,040Columbia County: 1,620 countColumbia County1,620Miami-Dade County: 101,977 countMiami-Dade County101,977Broward County: 71,526 countBroward County71,526Palm Beach County: 58,567 countPalm Beach County58,567Hillsborough County: 45,286 countHillsborough County45,286Orange County: 44,988 countOrange County44,988Pinellas County: 34,558 countPinellas County34,558Duval County: 30,791 countDuval County30,791Lee County: 23,506 countLee County23,506Sarasota County: 16,580 countSarasota County16,580Brevard County: 16,482 countBrevard County16,482Seminole County: 15,626 countSeminole County15,626Collier County: 15,063 countCollier County15,063Volusia County: 15,042 countVolusia County15,042Polk County: 14,247 countPolk County14,247Manatee County: 11,617 countManatee County11,617Pasco County: 11,574 countPasco County11,574Leon County: 9,001 countLeon County9,001Marion County: 8,801 countMarion County8,801Lake County: 8,780 countLake County8,780Escambia County: 8,371 countEscambia County8,371St. Johns County: 7,923 countSt. Johns County7,923Osceola County: 7,623 countOsceola County7,623Alachua County: 7,477 countAlachua County7,477St. Lucie County: 6,906 countSt. Lucie County6,906Okaloosa County: 6,717 countOkaloosa County6,717Martin County: 6,581 countMartin County6,581Bay County: 5,774 countBay County5,774Indian River County: 5,216 countIndian River County5,216Charlotte County: 4,874 countCharlotte County4,874Clay County: 4,664 countClay County4,664Monroe County: 4,590 countMonroe County4,590Hernando County: 3,931 countHernando County3,931Santa Rosa County: 3,725 countSanta Rosa County3,725Citrus County: 3,203 countCitrus County3,203Walton County: 2,929 countWalton County2,929Flagler County: 2,688 countFlagler County2,688Highlands County: 2,376 countHighlands County2,376Nassau County: 2,295 countNassau County2,295Sumter County: 2,040 countSumter County2,040Columbia County: 1,620 countColumbia County1,620
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

RankCounties2019
count		Change on 2018
1Miami-Dade County101,977+3%
2Broward County71,526+2.9%
3Palm Beach County58,567+2.9%
4Hillsborough County45,286+4.8%
5Orange County44,988+4.4%
6Pinellas County34,558+3.3%
7Duval County30,791+3.9%
8Lee County23,506+4.6%
9Sarasota County16,580+2.9%
10Brevard County16,482+3%
11Seminole County15,626+3.4%
12Collier County15,063+5.4%
13Volusia County15,042+3.9%
14Polk County14,247+5.6%
15Manatee County11,617+5.3%
16Pasco County11,574+4%
17Leon County9,001+3%
18Marion County8,801+3.8%
19Lake County8,780+4.9%
20Escambia County8,371+2.8%
21St. Johns County7,923+6.1%
22Osceola County7,623+6.1%
23Alachua County7,477+3.6%
24St. Lucie County6,906+5.4%
25Okaloosa County6,717+2.5%
26Martin County6,581+3.5%
27Bay County5,774+2.3%
28Indian River County5,216+2%
29Charlotte County4,874+4.4%
30Clay County4,664+4%
31Monroe County4,590+1.6%
32Hernando County3,931+5.3%
33Santa Rosa County3,725+6.5%
34Citrus County3,203+1.8%
35Walton County2,929+7.9%
36Flagler County2,688+5.7%
37Highlands County2,376+1.8%
38Nassau County2,295+4.8%
39Sumter County2,040+7.5%
40Columbia County1,620+2.9%
41Putnam County1,441+1.4%
42Okeechobee County1,053+5.6%
43Levy County1,002+4.9%
44Jackson County970+3%
45Hendry County926+5.2%
46Gadsden County864+1.4%
47Suwannee County824+1.1%
48DeSoto County692+7%
49Hardee County569+1.1%
50Bradford County540-0.2%
51Wakulla County529-1.5%
52Washington County485+5.9%
53Baker County447+4.7%
54Taylor County437-0.5%
55Gulf County428+4.4%
56Madison County380+4.7%
57Holmes County372+6.9%
58Franklin County364-1.4%
59Gilchrist County347+3.6%
60Jefferson County322+2.9%
61Calhoun County246+2.9%
62Dixie County244+3.4%
63Hamilton County226+4.1%
64Union County206+1%
65Glades County186+6.3%
66Lafayette County134+4.7%
67Liberty County125+4.2%

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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/2019/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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/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), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Miami-Dade County, with 101,977 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Liberty County, with 125 in 2019.

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