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Counties in Florida by business establishments (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2024, at 123,309. Liberty County had the lowest, at 140. The median was 4,125 and the figure for Florida was 881,921. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest123,309Miami-Dade County
Lowest140Liberty County
Median4,12567 counties
Florida881,921History

Map of counties, 2024

Alachua County: 8,212 countBaker County: 522 countBay County: 6,848 countBradford County: 566 countBrevard County: 18,850 countBroward County: 81,808 countCalhoun County: 261 countCharlotte County: 5,918 countCitrus County: 3,656 countClay County: 5,454 countCollier County: 18,444 countColumbia County: 1,818 countDeSoto County: 739 countDixie County: 284 countDuval County: 35,090 countEscambia County: 9,738 countFlagler County: 3,423 countFranklin County: 426 countGadsden County: 908 countGilchrist County: 394 countGlades County: 204 countGulf County: 536 countHamilton County: 248 countHardee County: 596 countHendry County: 1,055 countHernando County: 4,658 countHighlands County: 2,672 countHillsborough County: 58,449 countHolmes County: 401 countIndian River County: 5,868 countJackson County: 1,052 countJefferson County: 388 countLafayette County: 159 countLake County: 10,822 countLee County: 28,954 countLeon County: 11,134 countLevy County: 1,134 countLiberty County: 140 countMadison County: 448 countManatee County: 14,624 countMarion County: 10,226 countMartin County: 7,584 countMiami-Dade County: 123,309 countMonroe County: 5,008 countNassau County: 2,944 countOkaloosa County: 7,597 countOkeechobee County: 1,089 countOrange County: 56,038 countOsceola County: 10,530 countPalm Beach County: 71,342 countPasco County: 15,144 countPinellas County: 41,518 countPolk County: 17,281 countPutnam County: 1,593 countSt. Johns County: 11,005 countSt. Lucie County: 8,744 countSanta Rosa County: 4,629 countSarasota County: 21,213 countSeminole County: 18,029 countSumter County: 2,697 countSuwannee County: 934 countTaylor County: 502 countUnion County: 225 countVolusia County: 16,756 countWakulla County: 634 countWalton County: 4,125 countWashington County: 552 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Miami-Dade County: 123,309 countMiami-Dade County123,309Broward County: 81,808 countBroward County81,808Palm Beach County: 71,342 countPalm Beach County71,342Hillsborough County: 58,449 countHillsborough County58,449Orange County: 56,038 countOrange County56,038Pinellas County: 41,518 countPinellas County41,518Duval County: 35,090 countDuval County35,090Lee County: 28,954 countLee County28,954Sarasota County: 21,213 countSarasota County21,213Brevard County: 18,850 countBrevard County18,850Collier County: 18,444 countCollier County18,444Seminole County: 18,029 countSeminole County18,029Polk County: 17,281 countPolk County17,281Volusia County: 16,756 countVolusia County16,756Pasco County: 15,144 countPasco County15,144Manatee County: 14,624 countManatee County14,624Leon County: 11,134 countLeon County11,134St. Johns County: 11,005 countSt. Johns County11,005Lake County: 10,822 countLake County10,822Osceola County: 10,530 countOsceola County10,530Marion County: 10,226 countMarion County10,226Escambia County: 9,738 countEscambia County9,738St. Lucie County: 8,744 countSt. Lucie County8,744Alachua County: 8,212 countAlachua County8,212Okaloosa County: 7,597 countOkaloosa County7,597Martin County: 7,584 countMartin County7,584Bay County: 6,848 countBay County6,848Charlotte County: 5,918 countCharlotte County5,918Indian River County: 5,868 countIndian River County5,868Clay County: 5,454 countClay County5,454Monroe County: 5,008 countMonroe County5,008Hernando County: 4,658 countHernando County4,658Santa Rosa County: 4,629 countSanta Rosa County4,629Walton County: 4,125 countWalton County4,125Citrus County: 3,656 countCitrus County3,656Flagler County: 3,423 countFlagler County3,423Nassau County: 2,944 countNassau County2,944Sumter County: 2,697 countSumter County2,697Highlands County: 2,672 countHighlands County2,672Columbia County: 1,818 countColumbia County1,818Miami-Dade County: 123,309 countMiami-Dade County123,309Broward County: 81,808 countBroward County81,808Palm Beach County: 71,342 countPalm Beach County71,342Hillsborough County: 58,449 countHillsborough County58,449Orange County: 56,038 countOrange County56,038Pinellas County: 41,518 countPinellas County41,518Duval County: 35,090 countDuval County35,090Lee County: 28,954 countLee County28,954Sarasota County: 21,213 countSarasota County21,213Brevard County: 18,850 countBrevard County18,850Collier County: 18,444 countCollier County18,444Seminole County: 18,029 countSeminole County18,029Polk County: 17,281 countPolk County17,281Volusia County: 16,756 countVolusia County16,756Pasco County: 15,144 countPasco County15,144Manatee County: 14,624 countManatee County14,624Leon County: 11,134 countLeon County11,134St. Johns County: 11,005 countSt. Johns County11,005Lake County: 10,822 countLake County10,822Osceola County: 10,530 countOsceola County10,530Marion County: 10,226 countMarion County10,226Escambia County: 9,738 countEscambia County9,738St. Lucie County: 8,744 countSt. Lucie County8,744Alachua County: 8,212 countAlachua County8,212Okaloosa County: 7,597 countOkaloosa County7,597Martin County: 7,584 countMartin County7,584Bay County: 6,848 countBay County6,848Charlotte County: 5,918 countCharlotte County5,918Indian River County: 5,868 countIndian River County5,868Clay County: 5,454 countClay County5,454Monroe County: 5,008 countMonroe County5,008Hernando County: 4,658 countHernando County4,658Santa Rosa County: 4,629 countSanta Rosa County4,629Walton County: 4,125 countWalton County4,125Citrus County: 3,656 countCitrus County3,656Flagler County: 3,423 countFlagler County3,423Nassau County: 2,944 countNassau County2,944Sumter County: 2,697 countSumter County2,697Highlands County: 2,672 countHighlands County2,672Columbia County: 1,818 countColumbia County1,818
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Miami-Dade County123,309+0.3%
2Broward County81,808-1.4%
3Palm Beach County71,342+0.2%
4Hillsborough County58,449+2.3%
5Orange County56,038-0.2%
6Pinellas County41,518+0.3%
7Duval County35,090-0.9%
8Lee County28,954+1.4%
9Sarasota County21,213+2.2%
10Brevard County18,850-0.2%
11Collier County18,444+0.6%
12Seminole County18,029-0.4%
13Polk County17,281-2.1%
14Volusia County16,756-0.7%
15Pasco County15,144+3.2%
16Manatee County14,624+1.3%
17Leon County11,134+3.6%
18St. Johns County11,005+2.5%
19Lake County10,822+0.6%
20Osceola County10,530+0.8%
21Marion County10,226+0.8%
22Escambia County9,738+0.1%
23St. Lucie County8,744+1.3%
24Alachua County8,212-0.8%
25Okaloosa County7,597-1.1%
26Martin County7,584+0.3%
27Bay County6,848+1.8%
28Charlotte County5,9180%
29Indian River County5,868+0.2%
30Clay County5,454+0.8%
31Monroe County5,008-1%
32Hernando County4,658+2.4%
33Santa Rosa County4,629+2%
34Walton County4,125+4%
35Citrus County3,656+0.4%
36Flagler County3,423+1.4%
37Nassau County2,944+3%
38Sumter County2,697+3.6%
39Highlands County2,672+3.2%
40Columbia County1,818+0.4%
41Putnam County1,593+0.7%
42Levy County1,134+0.5%
43Okeechobee County1,089-1.3%
44Hendry County1,0550%
45Jackson County1,052+2.4%
46Suwannee County934+0.2%
47Gadsden County908-5.4%
48DeSoto County739-1.2%
49Wakulla County634+2.3%
50Hardee County596+0.8%
51Bradford County566+0.9%
52Washington County552+0.5%
53Gulf County536+1.1%
54Baker County522+3.6%
55Taylor County502-2.3%
56Madison County448+0.9%
57Franklin County426+3.1%
58Holmes County401+2.3%
59Gilchrist County394-0.5%
60Jefferson County388+2.4%
61Dixie County284+1.8%
62Calhoun County261-2.6%
63Hamilton County248+2.5%
64Union County225-3.4%
65Glades County204+2%
66Lafayette County159+5.3%
67Liberty County140+4.5%

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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/2024/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), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/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), 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2024. 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), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2024.

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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), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/florida-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Miami-Dade County, with 123,309 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Liberty County, with 140 in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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