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Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2023, at 122,997. Liberty County had the lowest, at 134. The median was 3,968 and the figure for Florida was 879,046. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest122,997Miami-Dade County
Lowest134Liberty County
Median3,96867 counties
Florida879,046History

Map of counties, 2023

Alachua County: 8,277 countBaker County: 504 countBay County: 6,725 countBradford County: 561 countBrevard County: 18,896 countBroward County: 83,000 countCalhoun County: 268 countCharlotte County: 5,918 countCitrus County: 3,642 countClay County: 5,413 countCollier County: 18,338 countColumbia County: 1,810 countDeSoto County: 748 countDixie County: 279 countDuval County: 35,418 countEscambia County: 9,732 countFlagler County: 3,375 countFranklin County: 413 countGadsden County: 960 countGilchrist County: 396 countGlades County: 200 countGulf County: 530 countHamilton County: 242 countHardee County: 591 countHendry County: 1,055 countHernando County: 4,548 countHighlands County: 2,590 countHillsborough County: 57,162 countHolmes County: 392 countIndian River County: 5,857 countJackson County: 1,027 countJefferson County: 379 countLafayette County: 151 countLake County: 10,762 countLee County: 28,559 countLeon County: 10,749 countLevy County: 1,128 countLiberty County: 134 countMadison County: 444 countManatee County: 14,431 countMarion County: 10,149 countMartin County: 7,565 countMiami-Dade County: 122,997 countMonroe County: 5,058 countNassau County: 2,859 countOkaloosa County: 7,685 countOkeechobee County: 1,103 countOrange County: 56,165 countOsceola County: 10,446 countPalm Beach County: 71,210 countPasco County: 14,668 countPinellas County: 41,396 countPolk County: 17,658 countPutnam County: 1,582 countSt. Johns County: 10,732 countSt. Lucie County: 8,630 countSanta Rosa County: 4,540 countSarasota County: 20,753 countSeminole County: 18,107 countSumter County: 2,604 countSuwannee County: 932 countTaylor County: 514 countUnion County: 233 countVolusia County: 16,866 countWakulla County: 620 countWalton County: 3,968 countWashington County: 549 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Miami-Dade County: 122,997 countMiami-Dade County122,997Broward County: 83,000 countBroward County83,000Palm Beach County: 71,210 countPalm Beach County71,210Hillsborough County: 57,162 countHillsborough County57,162Orange County: 56,165 countOrange County56,165Pinellas County: 41,396 countPinellas County41,396Duval County: 35,418 countDuval County35,418Lee County: 28,559 countLee County28,559Sarasota County: 20,753 countSarasota County20,753Brevard County: 18,896 countBrevard County18,896Collier County: 18,338 countCollier County18,338Seminole County: 18,107 countSeminole County18,107Polk County: 17,658 countPolk County17,658Volusia County: 16,866 countVolusia County16,866Pasco County: 14,668 countPasco County14,668Manatee County: 14,431 countManatee County14,431Lake County: 10,762 countLake County10,762Leon County: 10,749 countLeon County10,749St. Johns County: 10,732 countSt. Johns County10,732Osceola County: 10,446 countOsceola County10,446Marion County: 10,149 countMarion County10,149Escambia County: 9,732 countEscambia County9,732St. Lucie County: 8,630 countSt. Lucie County8,630Alachua County: 8,277 countAlachua County8,277Okaloosa County: 7,685 countOkaloosa County7,685Martin County: 7,565 countMartin County7,565Bay County: 6,725 countBay County6,725Charlotte County: 5,918 countCharlotte County5,918Indian River County: 5,857 countIndian River County5,857Clay County: 5,413 countClay County5,413Monroe County: 5,058 countMonroe County5,058Hernando County: 4,548 countHernando County4,548Santa Rosa County: 4,540 countSanta Rosa County4,540Walton County: 3,968 countWalton County3,968Citrus County: 3,642 countCitrus County3,642Flagler County: 3,375 countFlagler County3,375Nassau County: 2,859 countNassau County2,859Sumter County: 2,604 countSumter County2,604Highlands County: 2,590 countHighlands County2,590Columbia County: 1,810 countColumbia County1,810Miami-Dade County: 122,997 countMiami-Dade County122,997Broward County: 83,000 countBroward County83,000Palm Beach County: 71,210 countPalm Beach County71,210Hillsborough County: 57,162 countHillsborough County57,162Orange County: 56,165 countOrange County56,165Pinellas County: 41,396 countPinellas County41,396Duval County: 35,418 countDuval County35,418Lee County: 28,559 countLee County28,559Sarasota County: 20,753 countSarasota County20,753Brevard County: 18,896 countBrevard County18,896Collier County: 18,338 countCollier County18,338Seminole County: 18,107 countSeminole County18,107Polk County: 17,658 countPolk County17,658Volusia County: 16,866 countVolusia County16,866Pasco County: 14,668 countPasco County14,668Manatee County: 14,431 countManatee County14,431Lake County: 10,762 countLake County10,762Leon County: 10,749 countLeon County10,749St. Johns County: 10,732 countSt. Johns County10,732Osceola County: 10,446 countOsceola County10,446Marion County: 10,149 countMarion County10,149Escambia County: 9,732 countEscambia County9,732St. Lucie County: 8,630 countSt. Lucie County8,630Alachua County: 8,277 countAlachua County8,277Okaloosa County: 7,685 countOkaloosa County7,685Martin County: 7,565 countMartin County7,565Bay County: 6,725 countBay County6,725Charlotte County: 5,918 countCharlotte County5,918Indian River County: 5,857 countIndian River County5,857Clay County: 5,413 countClay County5,413Monroe County: 5,058 countMonroe County5,058Hernando County: 4,548 countHernando County4,548Santa Rosa County: 4,540 countSanta Rosa County4,540Walton County: 3,968 countWalton County3,968Citrus County: 3,642 countCitrus County3,642Flagler County: 3,375 countFlagler County3,375Nassau County: 2,859 countNassau County2,859Sumter County: 2,604 countSumter County2,604Highlands County: 2,590 countHighlands County2,590Columbia County: 1,810 countColumbia County1,810
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

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Miami-Dade County122,997+3.2%
2Broward County83,000+2.1%
3Palm Beach County71,210+5.1%
4Hillsborough County57,162+7.2%
5Orange County56,165+4.3%
6Pinellas County41,396+4%
7Duval County35,418+2.6%
8Lee County28,559+4.9%
9Sarasota County20,753+8.2%
10Brevard County18,896+3.1%
11Collier County18,338+4%
12Seminole County18,107+2.5%
13Polk County17,658-0.5%
14Volusia County16,866+2.1%
15Pasco County14,668+5.1%
16Manatee County14,431+4.5%
17Lake County10,762+4.8%
18Leon County10,749+6.7%
19St. Johns County10,732+5.5%
20Osceola County10,446+6.6%
21Marion County10,149+3.3%
22Escambia County9,732+0.5%
23St. Lucie County8,630+4.9%
24Alachua County8,277+4%
25Okaloosa County7,685+2.7%
26Martin County7,565+4.4%
27Bay County6,725+4.3%
28Charlotte County5,918+3.8%
29Indian River County5,857+2.2%
30Clay County5,413+2.5%
31Monroe County5,058+1.5%
32Hernando County4,548+4%
33Santa Rosa County4,540+3.3%
34Walton County3,968+4.6%
35Citrus County3,642+3.4%
36Flagler County3,375+4.7%
37Nassau County2,859+3.7%
38Sumter County2,604+6.8%
39Highlands County2,590+1.9%
40Columbia County1,810+2.3%
41Putnam County1,582+2.5%
42Levy County1,128+3.3%
43Okeechobee County1,103+1.6%
44Hendry County1,055+5.6%
45Jackson County1,027+0.8%
46Gadsden County960+2.1%
47Suwannee County932+4.4%
48DeSoto County748+4%
49Wakulla County620+2.3%
50Hardee County591+3%
51Bradford County561+2.2%
52Washington County549+6.4%
53Gulf County530+6.6%
54Taylor County514+6%
55Baker County504-0.4%
56Madison County444+2.1%
57Franklin County413+4.6%
58Gilchrist County396+3.9%
59Holmes County392+1.8%
60Jefferson County379+1.6%
61Dixie County279+4.1%
62Calhoun County268+0.8%
63Hamilton County242+3.9%
64Union County233+3.6%
65Glades County200+1.5%
66Lafayette County151+2%
67Liberty County134+0.8%

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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/2023/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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/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), 2023. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Miami-Dade County, with 122,997 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Liberty County, with 134 in 2023.

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