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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Osceola County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 15.613%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 4.11%. The median was 11.159% and the figure for Florida was 12.424%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.613Osceola County
Lowest4.11Liberty County
Median11.15967 counties
Florida12.424History

Map of counties, 2013

Alachua County: 10.227 %Baker County: 10.678 %Bay County: 9.341 %Bradford County: 13.619 %Brevard County: 11.577 %Broward County: 13.307 %Calhoun County: 9.524 %Charlotte County: 12.949 %Citrus County: 11.43 %Clay County: 12.1 %Collier County: 12.875 %Columbia County: 8.642 %DeSoto County: 10.499 %Dixie County: 7.143 %Duval County: 11.636 %Escambia County: 9.485 %Flagler County: 14.656 %Franklin County: 9.286 %Gadsden County: 8.203 %Gilchrist County: 12.091 %Glades County: 5.435 %Gulf County: 11.462 %Hamilton County: 9.272 %Hardee County: 8.31 %Hendry County: 8.976 %Hernando County: 12.349 %Highlands County: 7.885 %Hillsborough County: 12.85 %Holmes County: 7.5 %Indian River County: 9.939 %Jackson County: 7.878 %Jefferson County: 10.55 %Lafayette County: 6.818 %Lake County: 12.349 %Lee County: 12.987 %Leon County: 9.335 %Levy County: 11.042 %Liberty County: 4.11 %Madison County: 10.302 %Manatee County: 12.469 %Marion County: 10.564 %Martin County: 11.403 %Miami-Dade County: 13.761 %Monroe County: 10.961 %Nassau County: 12.297 %Okaloosa County: 11.673 %Okeechobee County: 11.159 %Orange County: 13.178 %Osceola County: 15.613 %Palm Beach County: 13.029 %Pasco County: 12.667 %Pinellas County: 11.525 %Polk County: 10.004 %Putnam County: 8.571 %St. Johns County: 13.942 %St. Lucie County: 13.943 %Santa Rosa County: 11.253 %Sarasota County: 11.551 %Seminole County: 12.23 %Sumter County: 13.92 %Suwannee County: 10.386 %Taylor County: 7.775 %Union County: 10.526 %Volusia County: 10.477 %Wakulla County: 15.193 %Walton County: 13.393 %Washington County: 7.625 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Osceola County: 15.613 %Osceola County15.613Wakulla County: 15.193 %Wakulla County15.193Flagler County: 14.656 %Flagler County14.656St. Lucie County: 13.943 %St. Lucie County13.943St. Johns County: 13.942 %St. Johns County13.942Sumter County: 13.92 %Sumter County13.92Miami-Dade County: 13.761 %Miami-Dade County13.761Bradford County: 13.619 %Bradford County13.619Walton County: 13.393 %Walton County13.393Broward County: 13.307 %Broward County13.307Orange County: 13.178 %Orange County13.178Palm Beach County: 13.029 %Palm Beach County13.029Lee County: 12.987 %Lee County12.987Charlotte County: 12.949 %Charlotte County12.949Collier County: 12.875 %Collier County12.875Hillsborough County: 12.85 %Hillsborough County12.85Pasco County: 12.667 %Pasco County12.667Manatee County: 12.469 %Manatee County12.469Hernando County: 12.349 %Hernando County12.349Lake County: 12.349 %Lake County12.349Nassau County: 12.297 %Nassau County12.297Seminole County: 12.23 %Seminole County12.23Clay County: 12.1 %Clay County12.1Gilchrist County: 12.091 %Gilchrist County12.091Okaloosa County: 11.673 %Okaloosa County11.673Duval County: 11.636 %Duval County11.636Brevard County: 11.577 %Brevard County11.577Sarasota County: 11.551 %Sarasota County11.551Pinellas County: 11.525 %Pinellas County11.525Gulf County: 11.462 %Gulf County11.462Citrus County: 11.43 %Citrus County11.43Martin County: 11.403 %Martin County11.403Santa Rosa County: 11.253 %Santa Rosa County11.253Okeechobee County: 11.159 %Okeechobee County11.159Levy County: 11.042 %Levy County11.042Monroe County: 10.961 %Monroe County10.961Baker County: 10.678 %Baker County10.678Marion County: 10.564 %Marion County10.564Jefferson County: 10.55 %Jefferson County10.55Union County: 10.526 %Union County10.526Osceola County: 15.613 %Osceola County15.613Wakulla County: 15.193 %Wakulla County15.193Flagler County: 14.656 %Flagler County14.656St. Lucie County: 13.943 %St. Lucie County13.943St. Johns County: 13.942 %St. Johns County13.942Sumter County: 13.92 %Sumter County13.92Miami-Dade County: 13.761 %Miami-Dade County13.761Bradford County: 13.619 %Bradford County13.619Walton County: 13.393 %Walton County13.393Broward County: 13.307 %Broward County13.307Orange County: 13.178 %Orange County13.178Palm Beach County: 13.029 %Palm Beach County13.029Lee County: 12.987 %Lee County12.987Charlotte County: 12.949 %Charlotte County12.949Collier County: 12.875 %Collier County12.875Hillsborough County: 12.85 %Hillsborough County12.85Pasco County: 12.667 %Pasco County12.667Manatee County: 12.469 %Manatee County12.469Hernando County: 12.349 %Hernando County12.349Lake County: 12.349 %Lake County12.349Nassau County: 12.297 %Nassau County12.297Seminole County: 12.23 %Seminole County12.23Clay County: 12.1 %Clay County12.1Gilchrist County: 12.091 %Gilchrist County12.091Okaloosa County: 11.673 %Okaloosa County11.673Duval County: 11.636 %Duval County11.636Brevard County: 11.577 %Brevard County11.577Sarasota County: 11.551 %Sarasota County11.551Pinellas County: 11.525 %Pinellas County11.525Gulf County: 11.462 %Gulf County11.462Citrus County: 11.43 %Citrus County11.43Martin County: 11.403 %Martin County11.403Santa Rosa County: 11.253 %Santa Rosa County11.253Okeechobee County: 11.159 %Okeechobee County11.159Levy County: 11.042 %Levy County11.042Monroe County: 10.961 %Monroe County10.961Baker County: 10.678 %Baker County10.678Marion County: 10.564 %Marion County10.564Jefferson County: 10.55 %Jefferson County10.55Union County: 10.526 %Union County10.526
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Osceola County15.613-0.82 pts
2Wakulla County15.193+1.64 pts
3Flagler County14.656-0.72 pts
4St. Lucie County13.943+0.56 pts
5St. Johns County13.942+1.29 pts
6Sumter County13.92+0.13 pts
7Miami-Dade County13.761-1.11 pts
8Bradford County13.619+4.1 pts
9Walton County13.393-1.63 pts
10Broward County13.307-0.6 pts
11Orange County13.178-0.74 pts
12Palm Beach County13.029-0.88 pts
13Lee County12.987-0.94 pts
14Charlotte County12.949-0.61 pts
15Collier County12.875-0.52 pts
16Hillsborough County12.85-0.5 pts
17Pasco County12.667-1.22 pts
18Manatee County12.469-0.7 pts
19Hernando County12.349-1.5 pts
19Lake County12.349-0.96 pts
21Nassau County12.297+0.32 pts
22Seminole County12.23-1.27 pts
23Clay County12.1-0.15 pts
24Gilchrist County12.091+2.09 pts
25Okaloosa County11.673+1.18 pts
26Duval County11.636-0.05 pts
27Brevard County11.577-0.2 pts
28Sarasota County11.551-1.89 pts
29Pinellas County11.525-0.91 pts
30Gulf County11.462+1.97 pts
31Citrus County11.43+0.17 pts
32Martin County11.403+0.84 pts
33Santa Rosa County11.253-1.55 pts
34Okeechobee County11.159-2.09 pts
35Levy County11.042+0.65 pts
36Monroe County10.961-1.92 pts
37Baker County10.678-2.42 pts
38Marion County10.564-0.99 pts
39Jefferson County10.55+1.01 pts
40Union County10.526+0.81 pts
41DeSoto County10.499+0.51 pts
42Volusia County10.477-1.51 pts
43Suwannee County10.386+0.59 pts
44Madison County10.302+0.88 pts
45Alachua County10.227-0.22 pts
46Polk County10.004-0.47 pts
47Indian River County9.939-1.81 pts
48Calhoun County9.524+0.63 pts
49Escambia County9.485-0.57 pts
50Bay County9.341-1.22 pts
51Leon County9.335-0.9 pts
52Franklin County9.286-2.56 pts
53Hamilton County9.272+2.22 pts
54Hendry County8.976-2.52 pts
55Columbia County8.642-2.37 pts
56Putnam County8.571-1.04 pts
57Hardee County8.31-4.52 pts
58Gadsden County8.203-2.68 pts
59Highlands County7.885-0.63 pts
60Jackson County7.878-0.59 pts
61Taylor County7.775+0.13 pts
62Washington County7.625-2.93 pts
63Holmes County7.5-2.68 pts
64Dixie County7.143-12.02 pts
65Lafayette County6.818-1.88 pts
66Glades County5.435-11.77 pts
67Liberty County4.11-2.6 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.

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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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Osceola County, with 15.613% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Liberty County, with 4.11% in 2013.

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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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