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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate, 2023

Osceola County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 17.777%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 6.145%. The median was 12.17% and the figure for Florida was 13.105%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest17.777Osceola County
Lowest6.145Calhoun County
Median12.1767 counties
Florida13.105History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Osceola County: 17.777 %Osceola County17.777Gulf County: 16.255 %Gulf County16.255DeSoto County: 15.071 %DeSoto County15.071St. Johns County: 15.035 %St. Johns County15.035St. Lucie County: 15.008 %St. Lucie County15.008Walton County: 14.753 %Walton County14.753Orange County: 14.262 %Orange County14.262Lee County: 14.224 %Lee County14.224Flagler County: 14.206 %Flagler County14.206Pasco County: 14.192 %Pasco County14.192Manatee County: 14.09 %Manatee County14.09Miami-Dade County: 14.016 %Miami-Dade County14.016Wakulla County: 13.877 %Wakulla County13.877Hendry County: 13.783 %Hendry County13.783Lake County: 13.465 %Lake County13.465Santa Rosa County: 13.449 %Santa Rosa County13.449Palm Beach County: 13.391 %Palm Beach County13.391Charlotte County: 13.343 %Charlotte County13.343Collier County: 13.262 %Collier County13.262Marion County: 13.181 %Marion County13.181Hillsborough County: 13.174 %Hillsborough County13.174Gadsden County: 13.164 %Gadsden County13.164Polk County: 13.035 %Polk County13.035Nassau County: 12.965 %Nassau County12.965Clay County: 12.945 %Clay County12.945Broward County: 12.915 %Broward County12.915Pinellas County: 12.648 %Pinellas County12.648Glades County: 12.605 %Glades County12.605Hernando County: 12.464 %Hernando County12.464Levy County: 12.346 %Levy County12.346Suwannee County: 12.342 %Suwannee County12.342Sumter County: 12.325 %Sumter County12.325Martin County: 12.207 %Martin County12.207Seminole County: 12.17 %Seminole County12.17Monroe County: 12.16 %Monroe County12.16Sarasota County: 12.108 %Sarasota County12.108Bay County: 12.072 %Bay County12.072Baker County: 11.951 %Baker County11.951Putnam County: 11.868 %Putnam County11.868Escambia County: 11.823 %Escambia County11.823
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Osceola County17.777-1.99 pts
2Gulf County16.255-0.65 pts
3DeSoto County15.071+0.77 pts
4St. Johns County15.035-1.6 pts
5St. Lucie County15.008-0.23 pts
6Walton County14.753-1.66 pts
7Orange County14.262-1.08 pts
8Lee County14.224-0.04 pts
9Flagler County14.206+0.51 pts
10Pasco County14.192-0.12 pts
11Manatee County14.09-0.79 pts
12Miami-Dade County14.016-1.11 pts
13Wakulla County13.877-0.23 pts
14Hendry County13.783+2.59 pts
15Lake County13.465-0.27 pts
16Santa Rosa County13.449-2.18 pts
17Palm Beach County13.391-0.6 pts
18Charlotte County13.343-0.15 pts
19Collier County13.262-0.8 pts
20Marion County13.181-0.05 pts
21Hillsborough County13.174-0.43 pts
22Gadsden County13.164+1.47 pts
23Polk County13.035-0.59 pts
24Nassau County12.965-1.45 pts
25Clay County12.945+0.89 pts
26Broward County12.915-1.44 pts
27Pinellas County12.648-0.73 pts
28Glades County12.605-2.71 pts
29Hernando County12.464-0.74 pts
30Levy County12.346+1.51 pts
31Suwannee County12.342+0.89 pts
32Sumter County12.325-2.46 pts
33Martin County12.207+0.36 pts
34Seminole County12.17-0.71 pts
35Monroe County12.16-0.68 pts
36Sarasota County12.108-1.19 pts
37Bay County12.072-1.53 pts
38Baker County11.951-0.8 pts
39Putnam County11.868-0.03 pts
40Escambia County11.823-0.28 pts
41Volusia County11.686-0.25 pts
42Gilchrist County11.65-1.87 pts
43Okaloosa County11.63-1.73 pts
44Duval County11.597-0.94 pts
45Brevard County11.391-0.66 pts
46Liberty County11.321+5.07 pts
47Okeechobee County11.192+0.61 pts
48Indian River County11.051-0.43 pts
49Jefferson County10.985-3.86 pts
50Holmes County10.753+0.07 pts
51Alachua County10.707-0.79 pts
52Leon County10.487-0.13 pts
53Bradford County10.332-0.61 pts
54Union County10.256-3.08 pts
55Highlands County10.166-0.35 pts
56Hardee County10.165+0.98 pts
57Citrus County9.715-3.11 pts
58Washington County9.618-0.95 pts
59Jackson County9.331+0.66 pts
60Taylor County9.057+1.91 pts
61Columbia County8.786-1.51 pts
62Franklin County8.149-6.78 pts
63Hamilton County8.054-2.65 pts
64Madison County7.578-3.16 pts
65Lafayette County7.512-4.25 pts
66Dixie County7.202-1.35 pts
67Calhoun County6.145-8.71 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/establishment-entry-rate/florida-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/florida-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Osceola County, with 17.777% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Calhoun County, with 6.145% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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