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Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2022, at 119,151. Liberty County had the lowest, at 133. The median was 3,792 and the figure for Florida was 851,834. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest119,151Miami-Dade County
Lowest133Liberty County
Median3,79267 counties
Florida851,834History

Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 7,961 countBaker County: 506 countBay County: 6,449 countBradford County: 549 countBrevard County: 18,324 countBroward County: 81,332 countCalhoun County: 266 countCharlotte County: 5,699 countCitrus County: 3,523 countClay County: 5,283 countCollier County: 17,638 countColumbia County: 1,770 countDeSoto County: 719 countDixie County: 268 countDuval County: 34,511 countEscambia County: 9,682 countFlagler County: 3,225 countFranklin County: 395 countGadsden County: 940 countGilchrist County: 381 countGlades County: 197 countGulf County: 497 countHamilton County: 233 countHardee County: 574 countHendry County: 999 countHernando County: 4,374 countHighlands County: 2,542 countHillsborough County: 53,322 countHolmes County: 385 countIndian River County: 5,730 countJackson County: 1,019 countJefferson County: 373 countLafayette County: 148 countLake County: 10,270 countLee County: 27,227 countLeon County: 10,073 countLevy County: 1,092 countLiberty County: 133 countMadison County: 435 countManatee County: 13,806 countMarion County: 9,824 countMartin County: 7,245 countMiami-Dade County: 119,151 countMonroe County: 4,985 countNassau County: 2,757 countOkaloosa County: 7,480 countOkeechobee County: 1,086 countOrange County: 53,831 countOsceola County: 9,803 countPalm Beach County: 67,772 countPasco County: 13,961 countPinellas County: 39,789 countPolk County: 17,751 countPutnam County: 1,543 countSt. Johns County: 10,174 countSt. Lucie County: 8,225 countSanta Rosa County: 4,397 countSarasota County: 19,175 countSeminole County: 17,663 countSumter County: 2,439 countSuwannee County: 893 countTaylor County: 485 countUnion County: 225 countVolusia County: 16,525 countWakulla County: 606 countWalton County: 3,792 countWashington County: 516 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Miami-Dade County: 119,151 countMiami-Dade County119,151Broward County: 81,332 countBroward County81,332Palm Beach County: 67,772 countPalm Beach County67,772Orange County: 53,831 countOrange County53,831Hillsborough County: 53,322 countHillsborough County53,322Pinellas County: 39,789 countPinellas County39,789Duval County: 34,511 countDuval County34,511Lee County: 27,227 countLee County27,227Sarasota County: 19,175 countSarasota County19,175Brevard County: 18,324 countBrevard County18,324Polk County: 17,751 countPolk County17,751Seminole County: 17,663 countSeminole County17,663Collier County: 17,638 countCollier County17,638Volusia County: 16,525 countVolusia County16,525Pasco County: 13,961 countPasco County13,961Manatee County: 13,806 countManatee County13,806Lake County: 10,270 countLake County10,270St. Johns County: 10,174 countSt. Johns County10,174Leon County: 10,073 countLeon County10,073Marion County: 9,824 countMarion County9,824Osceola County: 9,803 countOsceola County9,803Escambia County: 9,682 countEscambia County9,682St. Lucie County: 8,225 countSt. Lucie County8,225Alachua County: 7,961 countAlachua County7,961Okaloosa County: 7,480 countOkaloosa County7,480Martin County: 7,245 countMartin County7,245Bay County: 6,449 countBay County6,449Indian River County: 5,730 countIndian River County5,730Charlotte County: 5,699 countCharlotte County5,699Clay County: 5,283 countClay County5,283Monroe County: 4,985 countMonroe County4,985Santa Rosa County: 4,397 countSanta Rosa County4,397Hernando County: 4,374 countHernando County4,374Walton County: 3,792 countWalton County3,792Citrus County: 3,523 countCitrus County3,523Flagler County: 3,225 countFlagler County3,225Nassau County: 2,757 countNassau County2,757Highlands County: 2,542 countHighlands County2,542Sumter County: 2,439 countSumter County2,439Columbia County: 1,770 countColumbia County1,770Miami-Dade County: 119,151 countMiami-Dade County119,151Broward County: 81,332 countBroward County81,332Palm Beach County: 67,772 countPalm Beach County67,772Orange County: 53,831 countOrange County53,831Hillsborough County: 53,322 countHillsborough County53,322Pinellas County: 39,789 countPinellas County39,789Duval County: 34,511 countDuval County34,511Lee County: 27,227 countLee County27,227Sarasota County: 19,175 countSarasota County19,175Brevard County: 18,324 countBrevard County18,324Polk County: 17,751 countPolk County17,751Seminole County: 17,663 countSeminole County17,663Collier County: 17,638 countCollier County17,638Volusia County: 16,525 countVolusia County16,525Pasco County: 13,961 countPasco County13,961Manatee County: 13,806 countManatee County13,806Lake County: 10,270 countLake County10,270St. Johns County: 10,174 countSt. Johns County10,174Leon County: 10,073 countLeon County10,073Marion County: 9,824 countMarion County9,824Osceola County: 9,803 countOsceola County9,803Escambia County: 9,682 countEscambia County9,682St. Lucie County: 8,225 countSt. Lucie County8,225Alachua County: 7,961 countAlachua County7,961Okaloosa County: 7,480 countOkaloosa County7,480Martin County: 7,245 countMartin County7,245Bay County: 6,449 countBay County6,449Indian River County: 5,730 countIndian River County5,730Charlotte County: 5,699 countCharlotte County5,699Clay County: 5,283 countClay County5,283Monroe County: 4,985 countMonroe County4,985Santa Rosa County: 4,397 countSanta Rosa County4,397Hernando County: 4,374 countHernando County4,374Walton County: 3,792 countWalton County3,792Citrus County: 3,523 countCitrus County3,523Flagler County: 3,225 countFlagler County3,225Nassau County: 2,757 countNassau County2,757Highlands County: 2,542 countHighlands County2,542Sumter County: 2,439 countSumter County2,439Columbia County: 1,770 countColumbia County1,770
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

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Miami-Dade County119,151+4.4%
2Broward County81,332+3.3%
3Palm Beach County67,772+4.5%
4Orange County53,831+6.3%
5Hillsborough County53,322+4.9%
6Pinellas County39,789+5.2%
7Duval County34,511+4.3%
8Lee County27,227+5%
9Sarasota County19,175+5.3%
10Brevard County18,324+4.1%
11Polk County17,751+7.6%
12Seminole County17,663+4.5%
13Collier County17,638+5.6%
14Volusia County16,525+3.3%
15Pasco County13,961+8.3%
16Manatee County13,806+6.2%
17Lake County10,270+5.8%
18St. Johns County10,174+9.3%
19Leon County10,073+4.6%
20Marion County9,824+4.9%
21Osceola County9,803+11%
22Escambia County9,682+6.2%
23St. Lucie County8,225+6.6%
24Alachua County7,961+1.3%
25Okaloosa County7,480+4.5%
26Martin County7,245+4.2%
27Bay County6,449+3.5%
28Indian River County5,730+4.2%
29Charlotte County5,699+7.5%
30Clay County5,283+5.5%
31Monroe County4,985+2.6%
32Santa Rosa County4,397+6.8%
33Hernando County4,374+4.8%
34Walton County3,792+10.5%
35Citrus County3,523+4.7%
36Flagler County3,225+7.7%
37Nassau County2,757+6.8%
38Highlands County2,542+3.6%
39Sumter County2,439+8.3%
40Columbia County1,770+3.6%
41Putnam County1,543+2.9%
42Levy County1,092+3.7%
43Okeechobee County1,086+2%
44Jackson County1,019+0.2%
45Hendry County999+1.7%
46Gadsden County940+2.7%
47Suwannee County893+2.6%
48DeSoto County719+2%
49Wakulla County606+5.8%
50Hardee County574-2.4%
51Bradford County549+1.3%
52Washington County516+4.7%
53Baker County506+3.3%
54Gulf County497+6.7%
55Taylor County485+4.8%
56Madison County435+6.1%
57Franklin County395+7.9%
58Holmes County385-1%
59Gilchrist County381+3.5%
60Jefferson County373+4.2%
61Dixie County268+4.7%
62Calhoun County266+5.6%
63Hamilton County233-0.4%
64Union County225+2.3%
65Glades County197+3.7%
66Lafayette County148+7.2%
67Liberty County133+3.9%

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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/2022/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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/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), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2022.

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Miami-Dade County, with 119,151 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Liberty County, with 133 in 2022.

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