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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Dixie County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 19.162%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 6.711%. The median was 11.773% and the figure for Florida was 13.157%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.162Dixie County
Lowest6.711Liberty County
Median11.77367 counties
Florida13.157History

Map of counties, 2012

Alachua County: 10.446 %Baker County: 13.095 %Bay County: 10.564 %Bradford County: 9.524 %Brevard County: 11.773 %Broward County: 13.906 %Calhoun County: 8.889 %Charlotte County: 13.554 %Citrus County: 11.259 %Clay County: 12.247 %Collier County: 13.394 %Columbia County: 11.016 %DeSoto County: 9.987 %Dixie County: 19.162 %Duval County: 11.685 %Escambia County: 10.052 %Flagler County: 15.375 %Franklin County: 11.849 %Gadsden County: 10.882 %Gilchrist County: 10 %Glades County: 17.204 %Gulf County: 9.488 %Hamilton County: 7.051 %Hardee County: 12.831 %Hendry County: 11.501 %Hernando County: 13.848 %Highlands County: 8.518 %Hillsborough County: 13.347 %Holmes County: 10.183 %Indian River County: 11.748 %Jackson County: 8.47 %Jefferson County: 9.545 %Lafayette County: 8.696 %Lake County: 13.309 %Lee County: 13.922 %Leon County: 10.234 %Levy County: 10.396 %Liberty County: 6.711 %Madison County: 9.424 %Manatee County: 13.172 %Marion County: 11.553 %Martin County: 10.564 %Miami-Dade County: 14.874 %Monroe County: 12.885 %Nassau County: 11.977 %Okaloosa County: 10.493 %Okeechobee County: 13.245 %Orange County: 13.923 %Osceola County: 16.436 %Palm Beach County: 13.911 %Pasco County: 13.889 %Pinellas County: 12.435 %Polk County: 10.47 %Putnam County: 9.613 %St. Johns County: 12.655 %St. Lucie County: 13.383 %Santa Rosa County: 12.805 %Sarasota County: 13.438 %Seminole County: 13.499 %Sumter County: 13.79 %Suwannee County: 9.795 %Taylor County: 7.642 %Union County: 9.717 %Volusia County: 11.987 %Wakulla County: 13.555 %Walton County: 15.026 %Washington County: 10.557 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Dixie County: 19.162 %Dixie County19.162Glades County: 17.204 %Glades County17.204Osceola County: 16.436 %Osceola County16.436Flagler County: 15.375 %Flagler County15.375Walton County: 15.026 %Walton County15.026Miami-Dade County: 14.874 %Miami-Dade County14.874Orange County: 13.923 %Orange County13.923Lee County: 13.922 %Lee County13.922Palm Beach County: 13.911 %Palm Beach County13.911Broward County: 13.906 %Broward County13.906Pasco County: 13.889 %Pasco County13.889Hernando County: 13.848 %Hernando County13.848Sumter County: 13.79 %Sumter County13.79Wakulla County: 13.555 %Wakulla County13.555Charlotte County: 13.554 %Charlotte County13.554Seminole County: 13.499 %Seminole County13.499Sarasota County: 13.438 %Sarasota County13.438Collier County: 13.394 %Collier County13.394St. Lucie County: 13.383 %St. Lucie County13.383Hillsborough County: 13.347 %Hillsborough County13.347Lake County: 13.309 %Lake County13.309Okeechobee County: 13.245 %Okeechobee County13.245Manatee County: 13.172 %Manatee County13.172Baker County: 13.095 %Baker County13.095Monroe County: 12.885 %Monroe County12.885Hardee County: 12.831 %Hardee County12.831Santa Rosa County: 12.805 %Santa Rosa County12.805St. Johns County: 12.655 %St. Johns County12.655Pinellas County: 12.435 %Pinellas County12.435Clay County: 12.247 %Clay County12.247Volusia County: 11.987 %Volusia County11.987Nassau County: 11.977 %Nassau County11.977Franklin County: 11.849 %Franklin County11.849Brevard County: 11.773 %Brevard County11.773Indian River County: 11.748 %Indian River County11.748Duval County: 11.685 %Duval County11.685Marion County: 11.553 %Marion County11.553Hendry County: 11.501 %Hendry County11.501Citrus County: 11.259 %Citrus County11.259Columbia County: 11.016 %Columbia County11.016Dixie County: 19.162 %Dixie County19.162Glades County: 17.204 %Glades County17.204Osceola County: 16.436 %Osceola County16.436Flagler County: 15.375 %Flagler County15.375Walton County: 15.026 %Walton County15.026Miami-Dade County: 14.874 %Miami-Dade County14.874Orange County: 13.923 %Orange County13.923Lee County: 13.922 %Lee County13.922Palm Beach County: 13.911 %Palm Beach County13.911Broward County: 13.906 %Broward County13.906Pasco County: 13.889 %Pasco County13.889Hernando County: 13.848 %Hernando County13.848Sumter County: 13.79 %Sumter County13.79Wakulla County: 13.555 %Wakulla County13.555Charlotte County: 13.554 %Charlotte County13.554Seminole County: 13.499 %Seminole County13.499Sarasota County: 13.438 %Sarasota County13.438Collier County: 13.394 %Collier County13.394St. Lucie County: 13.383 %St. Lucie County13.383Hillsborough County: 13.347 %Hillsborough County13.347Lake County: 13.309 %Lake County13.309Okeechobee County: 13.245 %Okeechobee County13.245Manatee County: 13.172 %Manatee County13.172Baker County: 13.095 %Baker County13.095Monroe County: 12.885 %Monroe County12.885Hardee County: 12.831 %Hardee County12.831Santa Rosa County: 12.805 %Santa Rosa County12.805St. Johns County: 12.655 %St. Johns County12.655Pinellas County: 12.435 %Pinellas County12.435Clay County: 12.247 %Clay County12.247Volusia County: 11.987 %Volusia County11.987Nassau County: 11.977 %Nassau County11.977Franklin County: 11.849 %Franklin County11.849Brevard County: 11.773 %Brevard County11.773Indian River County: 11.748 %Indian River County11.748Duval County: 11.685 %Duval County11.685Marion County: 11.553 %Marion County11.553Hendry County: 11.501 %Hendry County11.501Citrus County: 11.259 %Citrus County11.259Columbia County: 11.016 %Columbia County11.016
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Dixie County19.162+10.55 pts
2Glades County17.204+1.56 pts
3Osceola County16.436+0.92 pts
4Flagler County15.375-1.02 pts
5Walton County15.026-0.2 pts
6Miami-Dade County14.874-0.15 pts
7Orange County13.923-0.1 pts
8Lee County13.922+0.26 pts
9Palm Beach County13.911-0.12 pts
10Broward County13.906-0.46 pts
11Pasco County13.889-0.32 pts
12Hernando County13.848+1.15 pts
13Sumter County13.79-0.89 pts
14Wakulla County13.555-1.16 pts
15Charlotte County13.554-0.59 pts
16Seminole County13.499+0.67 pts
17Sarasota County13.438+0.13 pts
18Collier County13.394+0.16 pts
19St. Lucie County13.383+0.33 pts
20Hillsborough County13.347-0.32 pts
21Lake County13.309+0.18 pts
22Okeechobee County13.245+1.01 pts
23Manatee County13.172-0.57 pts
24Baker County13.095+2.49 pts
25Monroe County12.885+0.81 pts
26Hardee County12.831+3.32 pts
27Santa Rosa County12.805+0.7 pts
28St. Johns County12.655-1.65 pts
29Pinellas County12.435+0.1 pts
30Clay County12.247-0.35 pts
31Volusia County11.987+0.11 pts
32Nassau County11.977-1.16 pts
33Franklin County11.849-1.48 pts
34Brevard County11.773+0.03 pts
35Indian River County11.748+0.71 pts
36Duval County11.685-0.01 pts
37Marion County11.553+0.09 pts
38Hendry County11.501+1.3 pts
39Citrus County11.259+2.1 pts
40Columbia County11.016+1.64 pts
41Gadsden County10.882-0.91 pts
42Bay County10.564-0.7 pts
42Martin County10.564-1.73 pts
44Washington County10.557+0.5 pts
45Okaloosa County10.493-1.44 pts
46Polk County10.47-0.11 pts
47Alachua County10.446+0.05 pts
48Levy County10.396-0.99 pts
49Leon County10.234+0.73 pts
50Holmes County10.183-0.07 pts
51Escambia County10.052+0.09 pts
52Gilchrist County10-2.59 pts
53DeSoto County9.987+2.32 pts
54Suwannee County9.795-0.12 pts
55Union County9.717+0.12 pts
56Putnam County9.613-0.17 pts
57Jefferson County9.545-0.19 pts
58Bradford County9.524+0.05 pts
59Gulf County9.488-5.29 pts
60Madison County9.424-2.79 pts
61Calhoun County8.889+5.74 pts
62Lafayette County8.696-2.88 pts
63Highlands County8.518-0.27 pts
64Jackson County8.47+2.27 pts
65Taylor County7.642-2.65 pts
66Hamilton County7.051+1.03 pts
67Liberty County6.711-7.28 pts

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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.

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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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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Dixie County, with 19.162% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Liberty County, with 6.711% in 2012.

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