Counties in Florida by employer firms

Miami-Dade County had the highest employer firms of 67 counties in 2022, at 73,668. Liberty County had the lowest, at 73. The median was 2,399 and the figure for Florida was 445,440. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73,668Miami-Dade County
Median2,39967 counties
Florida445,440History

Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 5,129 countBaker County: 382 countBay County: 3,957 countBradford County: 381 countBrevard County: 11,699 countBroward County: 50,869 countCalhoun County: 174 countCharlotte County: 3,567 countCitrus County: 2,399 countClay County: 3,348 countCollier County: 10,864 countColumbia County: 1,203 countDeSoto County: 455 countDixie County: 169 countDuval County: 19,800 countEscambia County: 5,584 countFlagler County: 2,156 countFranklin County: 282 countGadsden County: 617 countGilchrist County: 242 countGlades County: 117 countGulf County: 303 countHamilton County: 142 countHardee County: 358 countHendry County: 613 countHernando County: 2,991 countHighlands County: 1,675 countHillsborough County: 30,557 countHolmes County: 261 countIndian River County: 3,886 countJackson County: 671 countJefferson County: 258 countLafayette County: 102 countLake County: 6,750 countLee County: 16,582 countLeon County: 6,225 countLevy County: 695 countLiberty County: 73 countMadison County: 282 countManatee County: 8,339 countMarion County: 6,375 countMartin County: 5,169 countMiami-Dade County: 73,668 countMonroe County: 3,282 countNassau County: 1,752 countOkaloosa County: 4,556 countOkeechobee County: 773 countOrange County: 31,613 countOsceola County: 6,103 countPalm Beach County: 41,222 countPasco County: 8,641 countPinellas County: 23,893 countPolk County: 10,058 countPutnam County: 1,077 countSt. Johns County: 6,359 countSt. Lucie County: 5,530 countSanta Rosa County: 2,596 countSarasota County: 12,165 countSeminole County: 11,386 countSumter County: 1,485 countSuwannee County: 598 countTaylor County: 361 countUnion County: 127 countVolusia County: 10,773 countWakulla County: 427 countWalton County: 2,396 countWashington County: 377 count
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  • 300 to 600
  • 600 to 2,400
  • 2,400 to 5,500
  • 5,500 to 11K
  • 11K and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

Miami-Dade County: 73,668 countMiami-Dade County73,668Broward County: 50,869 countBroward County50,869Palm Beach County: 41,222 countPalm Beach County41,222Orange County: 31,613 countOrange County31,613Hillsborough County: 30,557 countHillsborough County30,557Pinellas County: 23,893 countPinellas County23,893Duval County: 19,800 countDuval County19,800Lee County: 16,582 countLee County16,582Sarasota County: 12,165 countSarasota County12,165Brevard County: 11,699 countBrevard County11,699Seminole County: 11,386 countSeminole County11,386Collier County: 10,864 countCollier County10,864Volusia County: 10,773 countVolusia County10,773Polk County: 10,058 countPolk County10,058Pasco County: 8,641 countPasco County8,641Manatee County: 8,339 countManatee County8,339Lake County: 6,750 countLake County6,750Marion County: 6,375 countMarion County6,375St. Johns County: 6,359 countSt. Johns County6,359Leon County: 6,225 countLeon County6,225Osceola County: 6,103 countOsceola County6,103Escambia County: 5,584 countEscambia County5,584St. Lucie County: 5,530 countSt. Lucie County5,530Martin County: 5,169 countMartin County5,169Alachua County: 5,129 countAlachua County5,129Okaloosa County: 4,556 countOkaloosa County4,556Bay County: 3,957 countBay County3,957Indian River County: 3,886 countIndian River County3,886Charlotte County: 3,567 countCharlotte County3,567Clay County: 3,348 countClay County3,348Monroe County: 3,282 countMonroe County3,282Hernando County: 2,991 countHernando County2,991Santa Rosa County: 2,596 countSanta Rosa County2,596Citrus County: 2,399 countCitrus County2,399Walton County: 2,396 countWalton County2,396Flagler County: 2,156 countFlagler County2,156Nassau County: 1,752 countNassau County1,752Highlands County: 1,675 countHighlands County1,675Sumter County: 1,485 countSumter County1,485Columbia County: 1,203 countColumbia County1,203Miami-Dade County: 73,668 countMiami-Dade County73,668Broward County: 50,869 countBroward County50,869Palm Beach County: 41,222 countPalm Beach County41,222Orange County: 31,613 countOrange County31,613Hillsborough County: 30,557 countHillsborough County30,557Pinellas County: 23,893 countPinellas County23,893Duval County: 19,800 countDuval County19,800Lee County: 16,582 countLee County16,582Sarasota County: 12,165 countSarasota County12,165Brevard County: 11,699 countBrevard County11,699Seminole County: 11,386 countSeminole County11,386Collier County: 10,864 countCollier County10,864Volusia County: 10,773 countVolusia County10,773Polk County: 10,058 countPolk County10,058Pasco County: 8,641 countPasco County8,641Manatee County: 8,339 countManatee County8,339Lake County: 6,750 countLake County6,750Marion County: 6,375 countMarion County6,375St. Johns County: 6,359 countSt. Johns County6,359Leon County: 6,225 countLeon County6,225Osceola County: 6,103 countOsceola County6,103Escambia County: 5,584 countEscambia County5,584St. Lucie County: 5,530 countSt. Lucie County5,530Martin County: 5,169 countMartin County5,169Alachua County: 5,129 countAlachua County5,129Okaloosa County: 4,556 countOkaloosa County4,556Bay County: 3,957 countBay County3,957Indian River County: 3,886 countIndian River County3,886Charlotte County: 3,567 countCharlotte County3,567Clay County: 3,348 countClay County3,348Monroe County: 3,282 countMonroe County3,282Hernando County: 2,991 countHernando County2,991Santa Rosa County: 2,596 countSanta Rosa County2,596Citrus County: 2,399 countCitrus County2,399Walton County: 2,396 countWalton County2,396Flagler County: 2,156 countFlagler County2,156Nassau County: 1,752 countNassau County1,752Highlands County: 1,675 countHighlands County1,675Sumter County: 1,485 countSumter County1,485Columbia County: 1,203 countColumbia County1,203
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Miami-Dade County73,668+3.1%
2Broward County50,869+1.7%
3Palm Beach County41,222+2%
4Orange County31,613+4.9%
5Hillsborough County30,557+2.6%
6Pinellas County23,893+3.1%
7Duval County19,800+2.3%
8Lee County16,582+4%
9Sarasota County12,165+2.6%
10Brevard County11,699+1.9%
11Seminole County11,386+1.2%
12Collier County10,864+3.7%
13Volusia County10,773+1.7%
14Polk County10,058+3.6%
15Pasco County8,641+2.8%
16Manatee County8,339+4.7%
17Lake County6,750+2.8%
18Marion County6,375+3.4%
19St. Johns County6,359+6.9%
20Leon County6,225+1%
21Osceola County6,103+8.2%
22Escambia County5,584+2.6%
23St. Lucie County5,530+4.2%
24Martin County5,169+2.5%
25Alachua County5,129+2.2%
26Okaloosa County4,556+3%
27Bay County3,957+4%
28Indian River County3,886+2.3%
29Charlotte County3,567+3.7%
30Clay County3,348+0.8%
31Monroe County3,282+1.3%
32Hernando County2,991+3.7%
33Santa Rosa County2,596+3.8%
34Citrus County2,399+3.7%
35Walton County2,396+6.8%
36Flagler County2,156+3.5%
37Nassau County1,752+3.8%
38Highlands County1,675+2.8%
39Sumter County1,485+6.6%
40Columbia County1,203+0.3%
41Putnam County1,077+3%
42Okeechobee County773+2.5%
43Levy County695+2.5%
44Jackson County671-2.8%
45Gadsden County617+1.6%
46Hendry County613+3.4%
47Suwannee County598+2%
48DeSoto County455+3.2%
49Wakulla County427+3.6%
50Baker County382+6.7%
51Bradford County381+1.1%
52Washington County377+1.6%
53Taylor County361-1.9%
54Hardee County358-1.1%
55Gulf County303+8.6%
56Franklin County282+7.2%
56Madison County282+4.1%
58Holmes County261+3.2%
59Jefferson County258+6.2%
60Gilchrist County242+4.8%
61Calhoun County174+6.7%
62Dixie County169+2.4%
63Hamilton County142+3.6%
64Union County127+9.5%
65Glades County117+3.5%
66Lafayette County102+8.5%
67Liberty County73-2.7%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Miami-Dade County, with 73,668 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Liberty County, with 73 in 2022.

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