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Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2020, at 106,849. Liberty County had the lowest, at 125. The median was 3,236 and the figure for Florida was 746,409. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest106,849Miami-Dade County
Lowest125Liberty County
Median3,23667 counties
Florida746,409History

Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 7,547 countBaker County: 467 countBay County: 5,909 countBradford County: 532 countBrevard County: 16,813 countBroward County: 74,341 countCalhoun County: 255 countCharlotte County: 5,017 countCitrus County: 3,236 countClay County: 4,749 countCollier County: 15,686 countColumbia County: 1,660 countDeSoto County: 691 countDixie County: 253 countDuval County: 31,436 countEscambia County: 8,629 countFlagler County: 2,809 countFranklin County: 367 countGadsden County: 878 countGilchrist County: 357 countGlades County: 191 countGulf County: 461 countHamilton County: 227 countHardee County: 577 countHendry County: 941 countHernando County: 4,021 countHighlands County: 2,401 countHillsborough County: 47,321 countHolmes County: 378 countIndian River County: 5,297 countJackson County: 994 countJefferson County: 329 countLafayette County: 136 countLake County: 9,122 countLee County: 24,289 countLeon County: 9,184 countLevy County: 1,021 countLiberty County: 125 countMadison County: 400 countManatee County: 12,068 countMarion County: 8,942 countMartin County: 6,716 countMiami-Dade County: 106,849 countMonroe County: 4,687 countNassau County: 2,391 countOkaloosa County: 6,834 countOkeechobee County: 1,059 countOrange County: 47,069 countOsceola County: 8,066 countPalm Beach County: 60,917 countPasco County: 12,003 countPinellas County: 35,514 countPolk County: 14,794 countPutnam County: 1,455 countSt. Johns County: 8,388 countSt. Lucie County: 7,242 countSanta Rosa County: 3,870 countSarasota County: 17,139 countSeminole County: 16,155 countSumter County: 2,121 countSuwannee County: 851 countTaylor County: 447 countUnion County: 205 countVolusia County: 15,389 countWakulla County: 540 countWalton County: 3,135 countWashington County: 490 count
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count, 2020. 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, 2020

Miami-Dade County: 106,849 countMiami-Dade County106,849Broward County: 74,341 countBroward County74,341Palm Beach County: 60,917 countPalm Beach County60,917Hillsborough County: 47,321 countHillsborough County47,321Orange County: 47,069 countOrange County47,069Pinellas County: 35,514 countPinellas County35,514Duval County: 31,436 countDuval County31,436Lee County: 24,289 countLee County24,289Sarasota County: 17,139 countSarasota County17,139Brevard County: 16,813 countBrevard County16,813Seminole County: 16,155 countSeminole County16,155Collier County: 15,686 countCollier County15,686Volusia County: 15,389 countVolusia County15,389Polk County: 14,794 countPolk County14,794Manatee County: 12,068 countManatee County12,068Pasco County: 12,003 countPasco County12,003Leon County: 9,184 countLeon County9,184Lake County: 9,122 countLake County9,122Marion County: 8,942 countMarion County8,942Escambia County: 8,629 countEscambia County8,629St. Johns County: 8,388 countSt. Johns County8,388Osceola County: 8,066 countOsceola County8,066Alachua County: 7,547 countAlachua County7,547St. Lucie County: 7,242 countSt. Lucie County7,242Okaloosa County: 6,834 countOkaloosa County6,834Martin County: 6,716 countMartin County6,716Bay County: 5,909 countBay County5,909Indian River County: 5,297 countIndian River County5,297Charlotte County: 5,017 countCharlotte County5,017Clay County: 4,749 countClay County4,749Monroe County: 4,687 countMonroe County4,687Hernando County: 4,021 countHernando County4,021Santa Rosa County: 3,870 countSanta Rosa County3,870Citrus County: 3,236 countCitrus County3,236Walton County: 3,135 countWalton County3,135Flagler County: 2,809 countFlagler County2,809Highlands County: 2,401 countHighlands County2,401Nassau County: 2,391 countNassau County2,391Sumter County: 2,121 countSumter County2,121Columbia County: 1,660 countColumbia County1,660Miami-Dade County: 106,849 countMiami-Dade County106,849Broward County: 74,341 countBroward County74,341Palm Beach County: 60,917 countPalm Beach County60,917Hillsborough County: 47,321 countHillsborough County47,321Orange County: 47,069 countOrange County47,069Pinellas County: 35,514 countPinellas County35,514Duval County: 31,436 countDuval County31,436Lee County: 24,289 countLee County24,289Sarasota County: 17,139 countSarasota County17,139Brevard County: 16,813 countBrevard County16,813Seminole County: 16,155 countSeminole County16,155Collier County: 15,686 countCollier County15,686Volusia County: 15,389 countVolusia County15,389Polk County: 14,794 countPolk County14,794Manatee County: 12,068 countManatee County12,068Pasco County: 12,003 countPasco County12,003Leon County: 9,184 countLeon County9,184Lake County: 9,122 countLake County9,122Marion County: 8,942 countMarion County8,942Escambia County: 8,629 countEscambia County8,629St. Johns County: 8,388 countSt. Johns County8,388Osceola County: 8,066 countOsceola County8,066Alachua County: 7,547 countAlachua County7,547St. Lucie County: 7,242 countSt. Lucie County7,242Okaloosa County: 6,834 countOkaloosa County6,834Martin County: 6,716 countMartin County6,716Bay County: 5,909 countBay County5,909Indian River County: 5,297 countIndian River County5,297Charlotte County: 5,017 countCharlotte County5,017Clay County: 4,749 countClay County4,749Monroe County: 4,687 countMonroe County4,687Hernando County: 4,021 countHernando County4,021Santa Rosa County: 3,870 countSanta Rosa County3,870Citrus County: 3,236 countCitrus County3,236Walton County: 3,135 countWalton County3,135Flagler County: 2,809 countFlagler County2,809Highlands County: 2,401 countHighlands County2,401Nassau County: 2,391 countNassau County2,391Sumter County: 2,121 countSumter County2,121Columbia County: 1,660 countColumbia County1,660
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

RankCounties2020
count		Change on 2019
1Miami-Dade County106,849+4.8%
2Broward County74,341+3.9%
3Palm Beach County60,917+4%
4Hillsborough County47,321+4.5%
5Orange County47,069+4.6%
6Pinellas County35,514+2.8%
7Duval County31,436+2.1%
8Lee County24,289+3.3%
9Sarasota County17,139+3.4%
10Brevard County16,813+2%
11Seminole County16,155+3.4%
12Collier County15,686+4.1%
13Volusia County15,389+2.3%
14Polk County14,794+3.8%
15Manatee County12,068+3.9%
16Pasco County12,003+3.7%
17Leon County9,184+2%
18Lake County9,122+3.9%
19Marion County8,942+1.6%
20Escambia County8,629+3.1%
21St. Johns County8,388+5.9%
22Osceola County8,066+5.8%
23Alachua County7,547+0.9%
24St. Lucie County7,242+4.9%
25Okaloosa County6,834+1.7%
26Martin County6,716+2.1%
27Bay County5,909+2.3%
28Indian River County5,297+1.6%
29Charlotte County5,017+2.9%
30Clay County4,749+1.8%
31Monroe County4,687+2.1%
32Hernando County4,021+2.3%
33Santa Rosa County3,870+3.9%
34Citrus County3,236+1%
35Walton County3,135+7%
36Flagler County2,809+4.5%
37Highlands County2,401+1.1%
38Nassau County2,391+4.2%
39Sumter County2,121+4%
40Columbia County1,660+2.5%
41Putnam County1,455+1%
42Okeechobee County1,059+0.6%
43Levy County1,021+1.9%
44Jackson County994+2.5%
45Hendry County941+1.6%
46Gadsden County878+1.6%
47Suwannee County851+3.3%
48DeSoto County691-0.1%
49Hardee County577+1.4%
50Wakulla County540+2.1%
51Bradford County532-1.5%
52Washington County490+1%
53Baker County467+4.5%
54Gulf County461+7.7%
55Taylor County447+2.3%
56Madison County400+5.3%
57Holmes County378+1.6%
58Franklin County367+0.8%
59Gilchrist County357+2.9%
60Jefferson County329+2.2%
61Calhoun County255+3.7%
62Dixie County253+3.7%
63Hamilton County227+0.4%
64Union County205-0.5%
65Glades County191+2.7%
66Lafayette County136+1.5%
67Liberty County1250%

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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/2020/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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/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), 2020. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Miami-Dade County, with 106,849 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Liberty County, with 125 in 2020.

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