Counties in Florida by employer firms

Miami-Dade County had the highest employer firms of 67 counties in 2015, at 62,635. Liberty County had the lowest, at 70. The median was 1,998 and the figure for Florida was 376,405. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62,635Miami-Dade County
Median1,99867 counties
Florida376,405History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 4,683 countBaker County: 336 countBay County: 3,549 countBradford County: 372 countBrevard County: 10,425 countBroward County: 44,654 countCalhoun County: 164 countCharlotte County: 3,175 countCitrus County: 2,185 countClay County: 2,893 countCollier County: 8,992 countColumbia County: 1,101 countDeSoto County: 391 countDixie County: 154 countDuval County: 17,173 countEscambia County: 5,002 countFlagler County: 1,679 countFranklin County: 274 countGadsden County: 588 countGilchrist County: 199 countGlades County: 95 countGulf County: 253 countHamilton County: 146 countHardee County: 321 countHendry County: 497 countHernando County: 2,508 countHighlands County: 1,523 countHillsborough County: 24,951 countHolmes County: 228 countIndian River County: 3,489 countJackson County: 664 countJefferson County: 219 countLafayette County: 85 countLake County: 5,475 countLee County: 13,273 countLeon County: 5,850 countLevy County: 603 countLiberty County: 70 countMadison County: 274 countManatee County: 6,662 countMarion County: 5,618 countMartin County: 4,445 countMiami-Dade County: 62,635 countMonroe County: 3,016 countNassau County: 1,415 countOkaloosa County: 3,984 countOkeechobee County: 668 countOrange County: 24,909 countOsceola County: 4,281 countPalm Beach County: 35,351 countPasco County: 7,064 countPinellas County: 20,950 countPolk County: 8,414 countPutnam County: 1,021 countSt. Johns County: 4,662 countSt. Lucie County: 4,293 countSanta Rosa County: 1,998 countSarasota County: 10,569 countSeminole County: 9,902 countSumter County: 1,197 countSuwannee County: 586 countTaylor County: 350 countUnion County: 113 countVolusia County: 9,611 countWakulla County: 371 countWalton County: 1,591 countWashington County: 333 count
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  • 300 to 600
  • 600 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 4,400
  • 4,400 to 9,600
  • 9,600 and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

Miami-Dade County: 62,635 countMiami-Dade County62,635Broward County: 44,654 countBroward County44,654Palm Beach County: 35,351 countPalm Beach County35,351Hillsborough County: 24,951 countHillsborough County24,951Orange County: 24,909 countOrange County24,909Pinellas County: 20,950 countPinellas County20,950Duval County: 17,173 countDuval County17,173Lee County: 13,273 countLee County13,273Sarasota County: 10,569 countSarasota County10,569Brevard County: 10,425 countBrevard County10,425Seminole County: 9,902 countSeminole County9,902Volusia County: 9,611 countVolusia County9,611Collier County: 8,992 countCollier County8,992Polk County: 8,414 countPolk County8,414Pasco County: 7,064 countPasco County7,064Manatee County: 6,662 countManatee County6,662Leon County: 5,850 countLeon County5,850Marion County: 5,618 countMarion County5,618Lake County: 5,475 countLake County5,475Escambia County: 5,002 countEscambia County5,002Alachua County: 4,683 countAlachua County4,683St. Johns County: 4,662 countSt. Johns County4,662Martin County: 4,445 countMartin County4,445St. Lucie County: 4,293 countSt. Lucie County4,293Osceola County: 4,281 countOsceola County4,281Okaloosa County: 3,984 countOkaloosa County3,984Bay County: 3,549 countBay County3,549Indian River County: 3,489 countIndian River County3,489Charlotte County: 3,175 countCharlotte County3,175Monroe County: 3,016 countMonroe County3,016Clay County: 2,893 countClay County2,893Hernando County: 2,508 countHernando County2,508Citrus County: 2,185 countCitrus County2,185Santa Rosa County: 1,998 countSanta Rosa County1,998Flagler County: 1,679 countFlagler County1,679Walton County: 1,591 countWalton County1,591Highlands County: 1,523 countHighlands County1,523Nassau County: 1,415 countNassau County1,415Sumter County: 1,197 countSumter County1,197Columbia County: 1,101 countColumbia County1,101Miami-Dade County: 62,635 countMiami-Dade County62,635Broward County: 44,654 countBroward County44,654Palm Beach County: 35,351 countPalm Beach County35,351Hillsborough County: 24,951 countHillsborough County24,951Orange County: 24,909 countOrange County24,909Pinellas County: 20,950 countPinellas County20,950Duval County: 17,173 countDuval County17,173Lee County: 13,273 countLee County13,273Sarasota County: 10,569 countSarasota County10,569Brevard County: 10,425 countBrevard County10,425Seminole County: 9,902 countSeminole County9,902Volusia County: 9,611 countVolusia County9,611Collier County: 8,992 countCollier County8,992Polk County: 8,414 countPolk County8,414Pasco County: 7,064 countPasco County7,064Manatee County: 6,662 countManatee County6,662Leon County: 5,850 countLeon County5,850Marion County: 5,618 countMarion County5,618Lake County: 5,475 countLake County5,475Escambia County: 5,002 countEscambia County5,002Alachua County: 4,683 countAlachua County4,683St. Johns County: 4,662 countSt. Johns County4,662Martin County: 4,445 countMartin County4,445St. Lucie County: 4,293 countSt. Lucie County4,293Osceola County: 4,281 countOsceola County4,281Okaloosa County: 3,984 countOkaloosa County3,984Bay County: 3,549 countBay County3,549Indian River County: 3,489 countIndian River County3,489Charlotte County: 3,175 countCharlotte County3,175Monroe County: 3,016 countMonroe County3,016Clay County: 2,893 countClay County2,893Hernando County: 2,508 countHernando County2,508Citrus County: 2,185 countCitrus County2,185Santa Rosa County: 1,998 countSanta Rosa County1,998Flagler County: 1,679 countFlagler County1,679Walton County: 1,591 countWalton County1,591Highlands County: 1,523 countHighlands County1,523Nassau County: 1,415 countNassau County1,415Sumter County: 1,197 countSumter County1,197Columbia County: 1,101 countColumbia County1,101
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
count
Change on 2014
1Miami-Dade County62,635+2.1%
2Broward County44,654+2%
3Palm Beach County35,351+2.7%
4Hillsborough County24,951+2%
5Orange County24,909+3.2%
6Pinellas County20,950+2%
7Duval County17,173+2%
8Lee County13,273+3.3%
9Sarasota County10,569+2.7%
10Brevard County10,425+2%
11Seminole County9,902+1.1%
12Volusia County9,611+1.5%
13Collier County8,992+3.3%
14Polk County8,414+1%
15Pasco County7,064+2.4%
16Manatee County6,662+3.5%
17Leon County5,850+1%
18Marion County5,618+1.7%
19Lake County5,475+3.4%
20Escambia County5,002+1.6%
21Alachua County4,683+1.6%
22St. Johns County4,662+3.9%
23Martin County4,445+2.4%
24St. Lucie County4,293+2.6%
25Osceola County4,281+5.4%
26Okaloosa County3,984+2.4%
27Bay County3,549+1.8%
28Indian River County3,489+3.1%
29Charlotte County3,175+3.7%
30Monroe County3,016+1.2%
31Clay County2,893+0.8%
32Hernando County2,508+0.9%
33Citrus County2,185+2%
34Santa Rosa County1,998+1.9%
35Flagler County1,679+3.8%
36Walton County1,591+4.1%
37Highlands County1,523+1.8%
38Nassau County1,415+1.7%
39Sumter County1,197+3.1%
40Columbia County1,101-0.4%
41Putnam County1,021-2.6%
42Okeechobee County668+2.6%
43Jackson County664-1.3%
44Levy County603+2.2%
45Gadsden County588+1.7%
46Suwannee County586+0.7%
47Hendry County497+2.3%
48DeSoto County391+3.4%
49Bradford County372+0.3%
50Wakulla County371+3.1%
51Taylor County350+3.9%
52Baker County336-0.3%
53Washington County333+0.3%
54Hardee County321-0.6%
55Franklin County274+3.8%
55Madison County274-1.4%
57Gulf County253+2.8%
58Holmes County228-0.4%
59Jefferson County219+4.3%
60Gilchrist County199+2.1%
61Calhoun County164-5.7%
62Dixie County1540%
63Hamilton County1460%
64Union County113+0.9%
65Glades County95+1.1%
66Lafayette County85-3.4%
67Liberty County70-2.8%

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Miami-Dade County, with 62,635 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Liberty County, with 70 in 2015.

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