Counties in Florida by employer firms

Miami-Dade County had the highest employer firms of 67 counties in 2020, at 67,569. Liberty County had the lowest, at 75. The median was 2,304 and the figure for Florida was 411,656. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67,569Miami-Dade County
Median2,30467 counties
Florida411,656History

Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 4,896 countBaker County: 344 countBay County: 3,700 countBradford County: 376 countBrevard County: 11,234 countBroward County: 47,238 countCalhoun County: 167 countCharlotte County: 3,310 countCitrus County: 2,304 countClay County: 3,141 countCollier County: 10,036 countColumbia County: 1,167 countDeSoto County: 436 countDixie County: 158 countDuval County: 18,567 countEscambia County: 5,235 countFlagler County: 1,950 countFranklin County: 272 countGadsden County: 584 countGilchrist County: 222 countGlades County: 113 countGulf County: 279 countHamilton County: 138 countHardee County: 350 countHendry County: 570 countHernando County: 2,783 countHighlands County: 1,598 countHillsborough County: 28,176 countHolmes County: 244 countIndian River County: 3,653 countJackson County: 676 countJefferson County: 227 countLafayette County: 89 countLake County: 6,203 countLee County: 15,194 countLeon County: 6,049 countLevy County: 644 countLiberty County: 75 countMadison County: 270 countManatee County: 7,598 countMarion County: 5,960 countMartin County: 4,920 countMiami-Dade County: 67,569 countMonroe County: 3,109 countNassau County: 1,632 countOkaloosa County: 4,241 countOkeechobee County: 740 countOrange County: 28,553 countOsceola County: 5,267 countPalm Beach County: 38,533 countPasco County: 7,923 countPinellas County: 22,431 countPolk County: 9,231 countPutnam County: 1,041 countSt. Johns County: 5,572 countSt. Lucie County: 5,062 countSanta Rosa County: 2,379 countSarasota County: 11,413 countSeminole County: 10,828 countSumter County: 1,373 countSuwannee County: 578 countTaylor County: 362 countUnion County: 112 countVolusia County: 10,275 countWakulla County: 394 countWalton County: 2,027 countWashington County: 356 count
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  • 300 to 600
  • 600 to 2,300
  • 2,300 to 5,100
  • 5,100 to 10K
  • 10K and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

Miami-Dade County: 67,569 countMiami-Dade County67,569Broward County: 47,238 countBroward County47,238Palm Beach County: 38,533 countPalm Beach County38,533Orange County: 28,553 countOrange County28,553Hillsborough County: 28,176 countHillsborough County28,176Pinellas County: 22,431 countPinellas County22,431Duval County: 18,567 countDuval County18,567Lee County: 15,194 countLee County15,194Sarasota County: 11,413 countSarasota County11,413Brevard County: 11,234 countBrevard County11,234Seminole County: 10,828 countSeminole County10,828Volusia County: 10,275 countVolusia County10,275Collier County: 10,036 countCollier County10,036Polk County: 9,231 countPolk County9,231Pasco County: 7,923 countPasco County7,923Manatee County: 7,598 countManatee County7,598Lake County: 6,203 countLake County6,203Leon County: 6,049 countLeon County6,049Marion County: 5,960 countMarion County5,960St. Johns County: 5,572 countSt. Johns County5,572Osceola County: 5,267 countOsceola County5,267Escambia County: 5,235 countEscambia County5,235St. Lucie County: 5,062 countSt. Lucie County5,062Martin County: 4,920 countMartin County4,920Alachua County: 4,896 countAlachua County4,896Okaloosa County: 4,241 countOkaloosa County4,241Bay County: 3,700 countBay County3,700Indian River County: 3,653 countIndian River County3,653Charlotte County: 3,310 countCharlotte County3,310Clay County: 3,141 countClay County3,141Monroe County: 3,109 countMonroe County3,109Hernando County: 2,783 countHernando County2,783Santa Rosa County: 2,379 countSanta Rosa County2,379Citrus County: 2,304 countCitrus County2,304Walton County: 2,027 countWalton County2,027Flagler County: 1,950 countFlagler County1,950Nassau County: 1,632 countNassau County1,632Highlands County: 1,598 countHighlands County1,598Sumter County: 1,373 countSumter County1,373Columbia County: 1,167 countColumbia County1,167Miami-Dade County: 67,569 countMiami-Dade County67,569Broward County: 47,238 countBroward County47,238Palm Beach County: 38,533 countPalm Beach County38,533Orange County: 28,553 countOrange County28,553Hillsborough County: 28,176 countHillsborough County28,176Pinellas County: 22,431 countPinellas County22,431Duval County: 18,567 countDuval County18,567Lee County: 15,194 countLee County15,194Sarasota County: 11,413 countSarasota County11,413Brevard County: 11,234 countBrevard County11,234Seminole County: 10,828 countSeminole County10,828Volusia County: 10,275 countVolusia County10,275Collier County: 10,036 countCollier County10,036Polk County: 9,231 countPolk County9,231Pasco County: 7,923 countPasco County7,923Manatee County: 7,598 countManatee County7,598Lake County: 6,203 countLake County6,203Leon County: 6,049 countLeon County6,049Marion County: 5,960 countMarion County5,960St. Johns County: 5,572 countSt. Johns County5,572Osceola County: 5,267 countOsceola County5,267Escambia County: 5,235 countEscambia County5,235St. Lucie County: 5,062 countSt. Lucie County5,062Martin County: 4,920 countMartin County4,920Alachua County: 4,896 countAlachua County4,896Okaloosa County: 4,241 countOkaloosa County4,241Bay County: 3,700 countBay County3,700Indian River County: 3,653 countIndian River County3,653Charlotte County: 3,310 countCharlotte County3,310Clay County: 3,141 countClay County3,141Monroe County: 3,109 countMonroe County3,109Hernando County: 2,783 countHernando County2,783Santa Rosa County: 2,379 countSanta Rosa County2,379Citrus County: 2,304 countCitrus County2,304Walton County: 2,027 countWalton County2,027Flagler County: 1,950 countFlagler County1,950Nassau County: 1,632 countNassau County1,632Highlands County: 1,598 countHighlands County1,598Sumter County: 1,373 countSumter County1,373Columbia County: 1,167 countColumbia County1,167
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
count
Change on 2019
1Miami-Dade County67,569+1.3%
2Broward County47,2380%
3Palm Beach County38,533+1.2%
4Orange County28,553+1.3%
5Hillsborough County28,176+2.6%
6Pinellas County22,431+0.7%
7Duval County18,567+0.4%
8Lee County15,194+2.2%
9Sarasota County11,413+1.1%
10Brevard County11,234-0%
11Seminole County10,828+0.8%
12Volusia County10,275+0.5%
13Collier County10,036+1.8%
14Polk County9,231+1.3%
15Pasco County7,923+0.9%
16Manatee County7,598+2.5%
17Lake County6,203+1.9%
18Leon County6,049+0.5%
19Marion County5,960+0.6%
20St. Johns County5,572+1.6%
21Osceola County5,267+2.2%
22Escambia County5,235+1.5%
23St. Lucie County5,062+2.6%
24Martin County4,920+0.8%
25Alachua County4,896+0.2%
26Okaloosa County4,241-0.2%
27Bay County3,700+2.9%
28Indian River County3,653-0.2%
29Charlotte County3,310+0.9%
30Clay County3,141-0.1%
31Monroe County3,109-0%
32Hernando County2,783+0.5%
33Santa Rosa County2,379+3.5%
34Citrus County2,304+0.2%
35Walton County2,027+3.8%
36Flagler County1,950+1.7%
37Nassau County1,632+1.5%
38Highlands County1,598-0.2%
39Sumter County1,373+3.1%
40Columbia County1,167+0.9%
41Putnam County1,041+1.1%
42Okeechobee County7400%
43Jackson County676-0.6%
44Levy County644+2.7%
45Gadsden County5840%
46Suwannee County578+1.6%
47Hendry County570+6.1%
48DeSoto County436-1.4%
49Wakulla County394-3.7%
50Bradford County3760%
51Taylor County362+3.7%
52Washington County356+0.3%
53Hardee County350+2%
54Baker County344+0.3%
55Gulf County279+10.3%
56Franklin County272-0.4%
57Madison County270+4.2%
58Holmes County244+3%
59Jefferson County227+1.8%
60Gilchrist County222+1.8%
61Calhoun County167+0.6%
62Dixie County158+3.3%
63Hamilton County1380%
64Glades County113+1.8%
65Union County112+5.7%
66Lafayette County89-1.1%
67Liberty County75+4.2%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Miami-Dade County, with 67,569 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Liberty County, with 75 in 2020.

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