Counties in Florida by employer firms

Miami-Dade County had the highest employer firms of 67 counties in 2013, at 60,366. Liberty County had the lowest, at 70. The median was 1,940 and the figure for Florida was 362,091. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60,366Miami-Dade County
Median1,94067 counties
Florida362,091History

Map of counties, 2013

Alachua County: 4,549 countBaker County: 333 countBay County: 3,452 countBradford County: 380 countBrevard County: 10,014 countBroward County: 43,205 countCalhoun County: 173 countCharlotte County: 3,077 countCitrus County: 2,163 countClay County: 2,790 countCollier County: 8,400 countColumbia County: 1,112 countDeSoto County: 370 countDixie County: 155 countDuval County: 16,700 countEscambia County: 4,943 countFlagler County: 1,563 countFranklin County: 258 countGadsden County: 581 countGilchrist County: 189 countGlades County: 86 countGulf County: 229 countHamilton County: 140 countHardee County: 327 countHendry County: 475 countHernando County: 2,454 countHighlands County: 1,492 countHillsborough County: 24,037 countHolmes County: 224 countIndian River County: 3,333 countJackson County: 663 countJefferson County: 209 countLafayette County: 83 countLake County: 5,174 countLee County: 12,555 countLeon County: 5,687 countLevy County: 594 countLiberty County: 70 countMadison County: 261 countManatee County: 6,228 countMarion County: 5,499 countMartin County: 4,284 countMiami-Dade County: 60,366 countMonroe County: 2,907 countNassau County: 1,370 countOkaloosa County: 3,878 countOkeechobee County: 660 countOrange County: 23,538 countOsceola County: 3,956 countPalm Beach County: 33,580 countPasco County: 6,885 countPinellas County: 20,339 countPolk County: 8,267 countPutnam County: 1,049 countSt. Johns County: 4,311 countSt. Lucie County: 4,138 countSanta Rosa County: 1,940 countSarasota County: 10,158 countSeminole County: 9,584 countSumter County: 1,098 countSuwannee County: 576 countTaylor County: 345 countUnion County: 118 countVolusia County: 9,305 countWakulla County: 351 countWalton County: 1,447 countWashington County: 324 count
  • Under 300
  • 300 to 600
  • 600 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 4,300
  • 4,300 to 9,300
  • 9,300 and over
count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Miami-Dade County: 60,366 countMiami-Dade County60,366Broward County: 43,205 countBroward County43,205Palm Beach County: 33,580 countPalm Beach County33,580Hillsborough County: 24,037 countHillsborough County24,037Orange County: 23,538 countOrange County23,538Pinellas County: 20,339 countPinellas County20,339Duval County: 16,700 countDuval County16,700Lee County: 12,555 countLee County12,555Sarasota County: 10,158 countSarasota County10,158Brevard County: 10,014 countBrevard County10,014Seminole County: 9,584 countSeminole County9,584Volusia County: 9,305 countVolusia County9,305Collier County: 8,400 countCollier County8,400Polk County: 8,267 countPolk County8,267Pasco County: 6,885 countPasco County6,885Manatee County: 6,228 countManatee County6,228Leon County: 5,687 countLeon County5,687Marion County: 5,499 countMarion County5,499Lake County: 5,174 countLake County5,174Escambia County: 4,943 countEscambia County4,943Alachua County: 4,549 countAlachua County4,549St. Johns County: 4,311 countSt. Johns County4,311Martin County: 4,284 countMartin County4,284St. Lucie County: 4,138 countSt. Lucie County4,138Osceola County: 3,956 countOsceola County3,956Okaloosa County: 3,878 countOkaloosa County3,878Bay County: 3,452 countBay County3,452Indian River County: 3,333 countIndian River County3,333Charlotte County: 3,077 countCharlotte County3,077Monroe County: 2,907 countMonroe County2,907Clay County: 2,790 countClay County2,790Hernando County: 2,454 countHernando County2,454Citrus County: 2,163 countCitrus County2,163Santa Rosa County: 1,940 countSanta Rosa County1,940Flagler County: 1,563 countFlagler County1,563Highlands County: 1,492 countHighlands County1,492Walton County: 1,447 countWalton County1,447Nassau County: 1,370 countNassau County1,370Columbia County: 1,112 countColumbia County1,112Sumter County: 1,098 countSumter County1,098Miami-Dade County: 60,366 countMiami-Dade County60,366Broward County: 43,205 countBroward County43,205Palm Beach County: 33,580 countPalm Beach County33,580Hillsborough County: 24,037 countHillsborough County24,037Orange County: 23,538 countOrange County23,538Pinellas County: 20,339 countPinellas County20,339Duval County: 16,700 countDuval County16,700Lee County: 12,555 countLee County12,555Sarasota County: 10,158 countSarasota County10,158Brevard County: 10,014 countBrevard County10,014Seminole County: 9,584 countSeminole County9,584Volusia County: 9,305 countVolusia County9,305Collier County: 8,400 countCollier County8,400Polk County: 8,267 countPolk County8,267Pasco County: 6,885 countPasco County6,885Manatee County: 6,228 countManatee County6,228Leon County: 5,687 countLeon County5,687Marion County: 5,499 countMarion County5,499Lake County: 5,174 countLake County5,174Escambia County: 4,943 countEscambia County4,943Alachua County: 4,549 countAlachua County4,549St. Johns County: 4,311 countSt. Johns County4,311Martin County: 4,284 countMartin County4,284St. Lucie County: 4,138 countSt. Lucie County4,138Osceola County: 3,956 countOsceola County3,956Okaloosa County: 3,878 countOkaloosa County3,878Bay County: 3,452 countBay County3,452Indian River County: 3,333 countIndian River County3,333Charlotte County: 3,077 countCharlotte County3,077Monroe County: 2,907 countMonroe County2,907Clay County: 2,790 countClay County2,790Hernando County: 2,454 countHernando County2,454Citrus County: 2,163 countCitrus County2,163Santa Rosa County: 1,940 countSanta Rosa County1,940Flagler County: 1,563 countFlagler County1,563Highlands County: 1,492 countHighlands County1,492Walton County: 1,447 countWalton County1,447Nassau County: 1,370 countNassau County1,370Columbia County: 1,112 countColumbia County1,112Sumter County: 1,098 countSumter County1,098
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Miami-Dade County60,366+2.1%
2Broward County43,205+1.7%
3Palm Beach County33,580+2%
4Hillsborough County24,037+1.9%
5Orange County23,538+2.7%
6Pinellas County20,339+1%
7Duval County16,700+1.5%
8Lee County12,555+3%
9Sarasota County10,158+1.4%
10Brevard County10,014+1.2%
11Seminole County9,584+0.7%
12Volusia County9,305+0.3%
13Collier County8,400+3%
14Polk County8,267+0.4%
15Pasco County6,885+1.4%
16Manatee County6,228+1.9%
17Leon County5,687+0.4%
18Marion County5,499+0.7%
19Lake County5,174+2.7%
20Escambia County4,943-0.1%
21Alachua County4,549+0.3%
22St. Johns County4,311+3.7%
23Martin County4,284+1.3%
24St. Lucie County4,138+3.5%
25Osceola County3,956+3.2%
26Okaloosa County3,878+0.8%
27Bay County3,452+0.1%
28Indian River County3,333+0.3%
29Charlotte County3,077+3.3%
30Monroe County2,907+1.4%
31Clay County2,790+0.6%
32Hernando County2,454+1.9%
33Citrus County2,163+0.7%
34Santa Rosa County1,940-0.2%
35Flagler County1,563+2.8%
36Highlands County1,492-2%
37Walton County1,447+3%
38Nassau County1,370+0.1%
39Columbia County1,112-1.1%
40Sumter County1,098+3%
41Putnam County1,049-0.4%
42Jackson County663-0.2%
43Okeechobee County660+0.9%
44Levy County594-0.7%
45Gadsden County581+0.3%
46Suwannee County576-0.5%
47Hendry County475-2.1%
48Bradford County3800%
49DeSoto County370-0.3%
50Wakulla County351+2.9%
51Taylor County345-3.4%
52Baker County333+2.1%
53Hardee County327-2.1%
54Washington County324-2.1%
55Madison County261-1.5%
56Franklin County258-1.5%
57Gulf County229-2.1%
58Holmes County224-4.3%
59Jefferson County209-0.9%
60Gilchrist County189-2.1%
61Calhoun County173+1.8%
62Dixie County155-8.8%
63Hamilton County140+0.7%
64Union County118+0.9%
65Glades County86-8.5%
66Lafayette County83-4.6%
67Liberty County70-1.4%

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About this ranking

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Florida by employer firms, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by employer firms, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/florida-counties?period=2013. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Florida by employer firms, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/florida-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by employer firms, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/florida-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Miami-Dade County, with 60,366 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Liberty County, with 70 in 2013.

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