Counties in Florida by employer firms

Miami-Dade County had the highest employer firms of 67 counties in 2014, at 61,340. Liberty County had the lowest, at 72. The median was 1,960 and the figure for Florida was 368,185. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61,340Miami-Dade County
Median1,96067 counties
Florida368,185History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 4,611 countBaker County: 337 countBay County: 3,486 countBradford County: 371 countBrevard County: 10,216 countBroward County: 43,787 countCalhoun County: 174 countCharlotte County: 3,061 countCitrus County: 2,142 countClay County: 2,871 countCollier County: 8,708 countColumbia County: 1,105 countDeSoto County: 378 countDixie County: 154 countDuval County: 16,836 countEscambia County: 4,925 countFlagler County: 1,617 countFranklin County: 264 countGadsden County: 578 countGilchrist County: 195 countGlades County: 94 countGulf County: 246 countHamilton County: 146 countHardee County: 323 countHendry County: 486 countHernando County: 2,485 countHighlands County: 1,496 countHillsborough County: 24,461 countHolmes County: 229 countIndian River County: 3,384 countJackson County: 673 countJefferson County: 210 countLafayette County: 88 countLake County: 5,294 countLee County: 12,853 countLeon County: 5,791 countLevy County: 590 countLiberty County: 72 countMadison County: 278 countManatee County: 6,437 countMarion County: 5,522 countMartin County: 4,339 countMiami-Dade County: 61,340 countMonroe County: 2,981 countNassau County: 1,391 countOkaloosa County: 3,892 countOkeechobee County: 651 countOrange County: 24,134 countOsceola County: 4,063 countPalm Beach County: 34,415 countPasco County: 6,898 countPinellas County: 20,534 countPolk County: 8,333 countPutnam County: 1,048 countSt. Johns County: 4,485 countSt. Lucie County: 4,185 countSanta Rosa County: 1,960 countSarasota County: 10,296 countSeminole County: 9,798 countSumter County: 1,161 countSuwannee County: 582 countTaylor County: 337 countUnion County: 112 countVolusia County: 9,465 countWakulla County: 360 countWalton County: 1,528 countWashington County: 332 count
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  • 300 to 600
  • 600 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 4,300
  • 4,300 to 9,500
  • 9,500 and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

Miami-Dade County: 61,340 countMiami-Dade County61,340Broward County: 43,787 countBroward County43,787Palm Beach County: 34,415 countPalm Beach County34,415Hillsborough County: 24,461 countHillsborough County24,461Orange County: 24,134 countOrange County24,134Pinellas County: 20,534 countPinellas County20,534Duval County: 16,836 countDuval County16,836Lee County: 12,853 countLee County12,853Sarasota County: 10,296 countSarasota County10,296Brevard County: 10,216 countBrevard County10,216Seminole County: 9,798 countSeminole County9,798Volusia County: 9,465 countVolusia County9,465Collier County: 8,708 countCollier County8,708Polk County: 8,333 countPolk County8,333Pasco County: 6,898 countPasco County6,898Manatee County: 6,437 countManatee County6,437Leon County: 5,791 countLeon County5,791Marion County: 5,522 countMarion County5,522Lake County: 5,294 countLake County5,294Escambia County: 4,925 countEscambia County4,925Alachua County: 4,611 countAlachua County4,611St. Johns County: 4,485 countSt. Johns County4,485Martin County: 4,339 countMartin County4,339St. Lucie County: 4,185 countSt. Lucie County4,185Osceola County: 4,063 countOsceola County4,063Okaloosa County: 3,892 countOkaloosa County3,892Bay County: 3,486 countBay County3,486Indian River County: 3,384 countIndian River County3,384Charlotte County: 3,061 countCharlotte County3,061Monroe County: 2,981 countMonroe County2,981Clay County: 2,871 countClay County2,871Hernando County: 2,485 countHernando County2,485Citrus County: 2,142 countCitrus County2,142Santa Rosa County: 1,960 countSanta Rosa County1,960Flagler County: 1,617 countFlagler County1,617Walton County: 1,528 countWalton County1,528Highlands County: 1,496 countHighlands County1,496Nassau County: 1,391 countNassau County1,391Sumter County: 1,161 countSumter County1,161Columbia County: 1,105 countColumbia County1,105Miami-Dade County: 61,340 countMiami-Dade County61,340Broward County: 43,787 countBroward County43,787Palm Beach County: 34,415 countPalm Beach County34,415Hillsborough County: 24,461 countHillsborough County24,461Orange County: 24,134 countOrange County24,134Pinellas County: 20,534 countPinellas County20,534Duval County: 16,836 countDuval County16,836Lee County: 12,853 countLee County12,853Sarasota County: 10,296 countSarasota County10,296Brevard County: 10,216 countBrevard County10,216Seminole County: 9,798 countSeminole County9,798Volusia County: 9,465 countVolusia County9,465Collier County: 8,708 countCollier County8,708Polk County: 8,333 countPolk County8,333Pasco County: 6,898 countPasco County6,898Manatee County: 6,437 countManatee County6,437Leon County: 5,791 countLeon County5,791Marion County: 5,522 countMarion County5,522Lake County: 5,294 countLake County5,294Escambia County: 4,925 countEscambia County4,925Alachua County: 4,611 countAlachua County4,611St. Johns County: 4,485 countSt. Johns County4,485Martin County: 4,339 countMartin County4,339St. Lucie County: 4,185 countSt. Lucie County4,185Osceola County: 4,063 countOsceola County4,063Okaloosa County: 3,892 countOkaloosa County3,892Bay County: 3,486 countBay County3,486Indian River County: 3,384 countIndian River County3,384Charlotte County: 3,061 countCharlotte County3,061Monroe County: 2,981 countMonroe County2,981Clay County: 2,871 countClay County2,871Hernando County: 2,485 countHernando County2,485Citrus County: 2,142 countCitrus County2,142Santa Rosa County: 1,960 countSanta Rosa County1,960Flagler County: 1,617 countFlagler County1,617Walton County: 1,528 countWalton County1,528Highlands County: 1,496 countHighlands County1,496Nassau County: 1,391 countNassau County1,391Sumter County: 1,161 countSumter County1,161Columbia County: 1,105 countColumbia County1,105
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Miami-Dade County61,340+1.6%
2Broward County43,787+1.3%
3Palm Beach County34,415+2.5%
4Hillsborough County24,461+1.8%
5Orange County24,134+2.5%
6Pinellas County20,534+1%
7Duval County16,836+0.8%
8Lee County12,853+2.4%
9Sarasota County10,296+1.4%
10Brevard County10,216+2%
11Seminole County9,798+2.2%
12Volusia County9,465+1.7%
13Collier County8,708+3.7%
14Polk County8,333+0.8%
15Pasco County6,898+0.2%
16Manatee County6,437+3.4%
17Leon County5,791+1.8%
18Marion County5,522+0.4%
19Lake County5,294+2.3%
20Escambia County4,925-0.4%
21Alachua County4,611+1.4%
22St. Johns County4,485+4%
23Martin County4,339+1.3%
24St. Lucie County4,185+1.1%
25Osceola County4,063+2.7%
26Okaloosa County3,892+0.4%
27Bay County3,486+1%
28Indian River County3,384+1.5%
29Charlotte County3,061-0.5%
30Monroe County2,981+2.5%
31Clay County2,871+2.9%
32Hernando County2,485+1.3%
33Citrus County2,142-1%
34Santa Rosa County1,960+1%
35Flagler County1,617+3.5%
36Walton County1,528+5.6%
37Highlands County1,496+0.3%
38Nassau County1,391+1.5%
39Sumter County1,161+5.7%
40Columbia County1,105-0.6%
41Putnam County1,048-0.1%
42Jackson County673+1.5%
43Okeechobee County651-1.4%
44Levy County590-0.7%
45Suwannee County582+1%
46Gadsden County578-0.5%
47Hendry County486+2.3%
48DeSoto County378+2.2%
49Bradford County371-2.4%
50Wakulla County360+2.6%
51Baker County337+1.2%
51Taylor County337-2.3%
53Washington County332+2.5%
54Hardee County323-1.2%
55Madison County278+6.5%
56Franklin County264+2.3%
57Gulf County246+7.4%
58Holmes County229+2.2%
59Jefferson County210+0.5%
60Gilchrist County195+3.2%
61Calhoun County174+0.6%
62Dixie County154-0.6%
63Hamilton County146+4.3%
64Union County112-5.1%
65Glades County94+9.3%
66Lafayette County88+6%
67Liberty County72+2.9%

Other periods

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Miami-Dade County, with 61,340 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Liberty County, with 72 in 2014.

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