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Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2021, at 114,121. Liberty County had the lowest, at 128. The median was 3,431 and the figure for Florida was 798,225. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest114,121Miami-Dade County
Lowest128Liberty County
Median3,43167 counties
Florida798,225History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 7,855 countBaker County: 490 countBay County: 6,230 countBradford County: 542 countBrevard County: 17,597 countBroward County: 78,743 countCalhoun County: 252 countCharlotte County: 5,299 countCitrus County: 3,365 countClay County: 5,006 countCollier County: 16,697 countColumbia County: 1,708 countDeSoto County: 705 countDixie County: 256 countDuval County: 33,080 countEscambia County: 9,120 countFlagler County: 2,995 countFranklin County: 366 countGadsden County: 915 countGilchrist County: 368 countGlades County: 190 countGulf County: 466 countHamilton County: 234 countHardee County: 588 countHendry County: 982 countHernando County: 4,172 countHighlands County: 2,453 countHillsborough County: 50,832 countHolmes County: 389 countIndian River County: 5,499 countJackson County: 1,017 countJefferson County: 358 countLafayette County: 138 countLake County: 9,708 countLee County: 25,928 countLeon County: 9,631 countLevy County: 1,053 countLiberty County: 128 countMadison County: 410 countManatee County: 13,006 countMarion County: 9,366 countMartin County: 6,952 countMiami-Dade County: 114,121 countMonroe County: 4,859 countNassau County: 2,582 countOkaloosa County: 7,159 countOkeechobee County: 1,065 countOrange County: 50,650 countOsceola County: 8,834 countPalm Beach County: 64,861 countPasco County: 12,887 countPinellas County: 37,805 countPolk County: 16,503 countPutnam County: 1,499 countSt. Johns County: 9,312 countSt. Lucie County: 7,714 countSanta Rosa County: 4,117 countSarasota County: 18,207 countSeminole County: 16,897 countSumter County: 2,252 countSuwannee County: 870 countTaylor County: 463 countUnion County: 220 countVolusia County: 16,002 countWakulla County: 573 countWalton County: 3,431 countWashington County: 493 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Miami-Dade County: 114,121 countMiami-Dade County114,121Broward County: 78,743 countBroward County78,743Palm Beach County: 64,861 countPalm Beach County64,861Hillsborough County: 50,832 countHillsborough County50,832Orange County: 50,650 countOrange County50,650Pinellas County: 37,805 countPinellas County37,805Duval County: 33,080 countDuval County33,080Lee County: 25,928 countLee County25,928Sarasota County: 18,207 countSarasota County18,207Brevard County: 17,597 countBrevard County17,597Seminole County: 16,897 countSeminole County16,897Collier County: 16,697 countCollier County16,697Polk County: 16,503 countPolk County16,503Volusia County: 16,002 countVolusia County16,002Manatee County: 13,006 countManatee County13,006Pasco County: 12,887 countPasco County12,887Lake County: 9,708 countLake County9,708Leon County: 9,631 countLeon County9,631Marion County: 9,366 countMarion County9,366St. Johns County: 9,312 countSt. Johns County9,312Escambia County: 9,120 countEscambia County9,120Osceola County: 8,834 countOsceola County8,834Alachua County: 7,855 countAlachua County7,855St. Lucie County: 7,714 countSt. Lucie County7,714Okaloosa County: 7,159 countOkaloosa County7,159Martin County: 6,952 countMartin County6,952Bay County: 6,230 countBay County6,230Indian River County: 5,499 countIndian River County5,499Charlotte County: 5,299 countCharlotte County5,299Clay County: 5,006 countClay County5,006Monroe County: 4,859 countMonroe County4,859Hernando County: 4,172 countHernando County4,172Santa Rosa County: 4,117 countSanta Rosa County4,117Walton County: 3,431 countWalton County3,431Citrus County: 3,365 countCitrus County3,365Flagler County: 2,995 countFlagler County2,995Nassau County: 2,582 countNassau County2,582Highlands County: 2,453 countHighlands County2,453Sumter County: 2,252 countSumter County2,252Columbia County: 1,708 countColumbia County1,708Miami-Dade County: 114,121 countMiami-Dade County114,121Broward County: 78,743 countBroward County78,743Palm Beach County: 64,861 countPalm Beach County64,861Hillsborough County: 50,832 countHillsborough County50,832Orange County: 50,650 countOrange County50,650Pinellas County: 37,805 countPinellas County37,805Duval County: 33,080 countDuval County33,080Lee County: 25,928 countLee County25,928Sarasota County: 18,207 countSarasota County18,207Brevard County: 17,597 countBrevard County17,597Seminole County: 16,897 countSeminole County16,897Collier County: 16,697 countCollier County16,697Polk County: 16,503 countPolk County16,503Volusia County: 16,002 countVolusia County16,002Manatee County: 13,006 countManatee County13,006Pasco County: 12,887 countPasco County12,887Lake County: 9,708 countLake County9,708Leon County: 9,631 countLeon County9,631Marion County: 9,366 countMarion County9,366St. Johns County: 9,312 countSt. Johns County9,312Escambia County: 9,120 countEscambia County9,120Osceola County: 8,834 countOsceola County8,834Alachua County: 7,855 countAlachua County7,855St. Lucie County: 7,714 countSt. Lucie County7,714Okaloosa County: 7,159 countOkaloosa County7,159Martin County: 6,952 countMartin County6,952Bay County: 6,230 countBay County6,230Indian River County: 5,499 countIndian River County5,499Charlotte County: 5,299 countCharlotte County5,299Clay County: 5,006 countClay County5,006Monroe County: 4,859 countMonroe County4,859Hernando County: 4,172 countHernando County4,172Santa Rosa County: 4,117 countSanta Rosa County4,117Walton County: 3,431 countWalton County3,431Citrus County: 3,365 countCitrus County3,365Flagler County: 2,995 countFlagler County2,995Nassau County: 2,582 countNassau County2,582Highlands County: 2,453 countHighlands County2,453Sumter County: 2,252 countSumter County2,252Columbia County: 1,708 countColumbia County1,708
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

RankCounties2021
count		Change on 2020
1Miami-Dade County114,121+6.8%
2Broward County78,743+5.9%
3Palm Beach County64,861+6.5%
4Hillsborough County50,832+7.4%
5Orange County50,650+7.6%
6Pinellas County37,805+6.5%
7Duval County33,080+5.2%
8Lee County25,928+6.7%
9Sarasota County18,207+6.2%
10Brevard County17,597+4.7%
11Seminole County16,897+4.6%
12Collier County16,697+6.4%
13Polk County16,503+11.6%
14Volusia County16,002+4%
15Manatee County13,006+7.8%
16Pasco County12,887+7.4%
17Lake County9,708+6.4%
18Leon County9,631+4.9%
19Marion County9,366+4.7%
20St. Johns County9,312+11%
21Escambia County9,120+5.7%
22Osceola County8,834+9.5%
23Alachua County7,855+4.1%
24St. Lucie County7,714+6.5%
25Okaloosa County7,159+4.8%
26Martin County6,952+3.5%
27Bay County6,230+5.4%
28Indian River County5,499+3.8%
29Charlotte County5,299+5.6%
30Clay County5,006+5.4%
31Monroe County4,859+3.7%
32Hernando County4,172+3.8%
33Santa Rosa County4,117+6.4%
34Walton County3,431+9.4%
35Citrus County3,365+4%
36Flagler County2,995+6.6%
37Nassau County2,582+8%
38Highlands County2,453+2.2%
39Sumter County2,252+6.2%
40Columbia County1,708+2.9%
41Putnam County1,499+3%
42Okeechobee County1,065+0.6%
43Levy County1,053+3.1%
44Jackson County1,017+2.3%
45Hendry County982+4.4%
46Gadsden County915+4.2%
47Suwannee County870+2.2%
48DeSoto County705+2%
49Hardee County588+1.9%
50Wakulla County573+6.1%
51Bradford County542+1.9%
52Washington County493+0.6%
53Baker County490+4.9%
54Gulf County466+1.1%
55Taylor County463+3.6%
56Madison County410+2.5%
57Holmes County389+2.9%
58Gilchrist County368+3.1%
59Franklin County366-0.3%
60Jefferson County358+8.8%
61Dixie County256+1.2%
62Calhoun County252-1.2%
63Hamilton County234+3.1%
64Union County220+7.3%
65Glades County190-0.5%
66Lafayette County138+1.5%
67Liberty County128+2.4%

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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.

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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/2021/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), 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2021.

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Miami-Dade County, with 114,121 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Liberty County, with 128 in 2021.

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