Counties in Florida by employer firm births

Miami-Dade County had the highest employer firm births of 65 counties in 2013, at 6,533. Glades County had the lowest, at 5. The median was 200 and the figure for Florida was 36,823. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,533Miami-Dade County
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Map of counties, 2013

Alachua County: 344 countBaker County: 22 countBay County: 239 countBradford County: 33 countBrevard County: 852 countBroward County: 4,439 countCalhoun County: 12 countCharlotte County: 276 countCitrus County: 200 countClay County: 253 countCollier County: 810 countColumbia County: 67 countDeSoto County: 29 countDixie County: 10 countDuval County: 1,517 countEscambia County: 315 countFlagler County: 169 countFranklin County: 21 countGadsden County: 34 countGilchrist County: 11 countGlades County: 5 countGulf County: 20 countHamilton County: 9 countHardee County: 18 countHendry County: 36 countHernando County: 233 countHighlands County: 85 countHillsborough County: 2,332 countHolmes County: 9 countIndian River County: 241 countJackson County: 31 countJefferson County: 14 countLake County: 463 countLee County: 1,300 countLeon County: 397 countLevy County: 43 countMadison County: 19 countManatee County: 580 countMarion County: 429 countMartin County: 357 countMiami-Dade County: 6,533 countMonroe County: 220 countNassau County: 110 countOkaloosa County: 331 countOkeechobee County: 49 countOrange County: 2,524 countOsceola County: 465 countPalm Beach County: 3,353 countPasco County: 668 countPinellas County: 1,766 countPolk County: 620 countPutnam County: 60 countSt. Johns County: 427 countSt. Lucie County: 437 countSanta Rosa County: 168 countSarasota County: 880 countSeminole County: 862 countSumter County: 107 countSuwannee County: 39 countTaylor County: 17 countUnion County: 8 countVolusia County: 747 countWakulla County: 36 countWalton County: 151 countWashington County: 19 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Miami-Dade County: 6,533 countMiami-Dade County6,533Broward County: 4,439 countBroward County4,439Palm Beach County: 3,353 countPalm Beach County3,353Orange County: 2,524 countOrange County2,524Hillsborough County: 2,332 countHillsborough County2,332Pinellas County: 1,766 countPinellas County1,766Duval County: 1,517 countDuval County1,517Lee County: 1,300 countLee County1,300Sarasota County: 880 countSarasota County880Seminole County: 862 countSeminole County862Brevard County: 852 countBrevard County852Collier County: 810 countCollier County810Volusia County: 747 countVolusia County747Pasco County: 668 countPasco County668Polk County: 620 countPolk County620Manatee County: 580 countManatee County580Osceola County: 465 countOsceola County465Lake County: 463 countLake County463St. Lucie County: 437 countSt. Lucie County437Marion County: 429 countMarion County429St. Johns County: 427 countSt. Johns County427Leon County: 397 countLeon County397Martin County: 357 countMartin County357Alachua County: 344 countAlachua County344Okaloosa County: 331 countOkaloosa County331Escambia County: 315 countEscambia County315Charlotte County: 276 countCharlotte County276Clay County: 253 countClay County253Indian River County: 241 countIndian River County241Bay County: 239 countBay County239Hernando County: 233 countHernando County233Monroe County: 220 countMonroe County220Citrus County: 200 countCitrus County200Flagler County: 169 countFlagler County169Santa Rosa County: 168 countSanta Rosa County168Walton County: 151 countWalton County151Nassau County: 110 countNassau County110Sumter County: 107 countSumter County107Highlands County: 85 countHighlands County85Columbia County: 67 countColumbia County67Miami-Dade County: 6,533 countMiami-Dade County6,533Broward County: 4,439 countBroward County4,439Palm Beach County: 3,353 countPalm Beach County3,353Orange County: 2,524 countOrange County2,524Hillsborough County: 2,332 countHillsborough County2,332Pinellas County: 1,766 countPinellas County1,766Duval County: 1,517 countDuval County1,517Lee County: 1,300 countLee County1,300Sarasota County: 880 countSarasota County880Seminole County: 862 countSeminole County862Brevard County: 852 countBrevard County852Collier County: 810 countCollier County810Volusia County: 747 countVolusia County747Pasco County: 668 countPasco County668Polk County: 620 countPolk County620Manatee County: 580 countManatee County580Osceola County: 465 countOsceola County465Lake County: 463 countLake County463St. Lucie County: 437 countSt. Lucie County437Marion County: 429 countMarion County429St. Johns County: 427 countSt. Johns County427Leon County: 397 countLeon County397Martin County: 357 countMartin County357Alachua County: 344 countAlachua County344Okaloosa County: 331 countOkaloosa County331Escambia County: 315 countEscambia County315Charlotte County: 276 countCharlotte County276Clay County: 253 countClay County253Indian River County: 241 countIndian River County241Bay County: 239 countBay County239Hernando County: 233 countHernando County233Monroe County: 220 countMonroe County220Citrus County: 200 countCitrus County200Flagler County: 169 countFlagler County169Santa Rosa County: 168 countSanta Rosa County168Walton County: 151 countWalton County151Nassau County: 110 countNassau County110Sumter County: 107 countSumter County107Highlands County: 85 countHighlands County85Columbia County: 67 countColumbia County67
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Miami-Dade County6,533-2.9%
2Broward County4,439-0.5%
3Palm Beach County3,353-2%
4Orange County2,524-1.1%
5Hillsborough County2,332-5.1%
6Pinellas County1,766-3.1%
7Duval County1,517+4.6%
8Lee County1,300-2.3%
9Sarasota County880-10.1%
10Seminole County862-6.2%
11Brevard County852-0.8%
12Collier County810+1.4%
13Volusia County747-8.2%
14Pasco County668-5.5%
15Polk County620-5.8%
16Manatee County580-2.8%
17Osceola County465-4.5%
18Lake County463-9%
19St. Lucie County437+12.6%
20Marion County429-6.7%
21St. Johns County427+11.2%
22Leon County397-6.6%
23Martin County357+19.4%
24Alachua County344-5.2%
25Okaloosa County331+24.4%
26Escambia County315-4.3%
27Charlotte County276-5.5%
28Clay County253+9.5%
29Indian River County241-9.1%
30Bay County239-3.2%
31Hernando County233+15.3%
32Monroe County220-17.6%
33Citrus County200+9.9%
34Flagler County169+4.3%
35Santa Rosa County168-5.6%
36Walton County151-1.9%
37Nassau County110-4.3%
38Sumter County107-5.3%
39Highlands County850%
40Columbia County67-10.7%
41Putnam County60-24.1%
42Okeechobee County49-7.5%
43Levy County43+10.3%
44Suwannee County39+14.7%
45Hendry County36-2.7%
45Wakulla County36-5.3%
47Gadsden County34-2.9%
48Bradford County33+32%
49Jackson County310%
50DeSoto County29+31.8%
51Baker County22-26.7%
52Franklin County21-4.5%
53Gulf County20+53.8%
54Madison County19+18.8%
54Washington County19+5.6%
56Hardee County18-37.9%
57Taylor County170%
58Jefferson County14+133.3%
59Calhoun County12+33.3%
60Gilchrist County11+10%
61Dixie County10-41.2%
62Hamilton County9+50%
62Holmes County9-35.7%
64Union County8+14.3%
65Glades County5-58.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Florida by employer firm births, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Florida by employer firm births, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/florida-counties?period=2013. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Florida by employer firm births, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/florida-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Florida by employer firm births, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/florida-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Miami-Dade County, with 6,533 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Glades County, with 5 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22. 2 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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