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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Glades County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 19.459%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 6.648%. The median was 11.492% and the figure for Florida was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.459Glades County
Lowest6.648Calhoun County
Median11.49267 counties
Florida12.5History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 10.663 %Baker County: 9.375 %Bay County: 10.639 %Bradford County: 9.596 %Brevard County: 11.729 %Broward County: 12.911 %Calhoun County: 6.648 %Charlotte County: 10.607 %Citrus County: 11.895 %Clay County: 13.057 %Collier County: 13.106 %Columbia County: 9.963 %DeSoto County: 10.886 %Dixie County: 13.125 %Duval County: 11.548 %Escambia County: 9.694 %Flagler County: 14.898 %Franklin County: 9.894 %Gadsden County: 8.183 %Gilchrist County: 16.377 %Glades County: 19.459 %Gulf County: 13.9 %Hamilton County: 10.932 %Hardee County: 7.887 %Hendry County: 9.961 %Hernando County: 12.332 %Highlands County: 9.344 %Hillsborough County: 12.493 %Holmes County: 11.273 %Indian River County: 11.047 %Jackson County: 8.11 %Jefferson County: 9.633 %Lafayette County: 11.299 %Lake County: 12.747 %Lee County: 12.81 %Leon County: 11.16 %Levy County: 10.938 %Liberty County: 6.849 %Madison County: 12.781 %Manatee County: 13.159 %Marion County: 11.215 %Martin County: 11.243 %Miami-Dade County: 13.729 %Monroe County: 11.547 %Nassau County: 11.607 %Okaloosa County: 10.072 %Okeechobee County: 10.595 %Orange County: 13.486 %Osceola County: 15.015 %Palm Beach County: 13.48 %Pasco County: 12.184 %Pinellas County: 11.183 %Polk County: 10.755 %Putnam County: 8.91 %St. Johns County: 13.389 %St. Lucie County: 12.42 %Santa Rosa County: 11.679 %Sarasota County: 11.539 %Seminole County: 12.894 %Sumter County: 15.619 %Suwannee County: 8.471 %Taylor County: 8.23 %Union County: 8.264 %Volusia County: 11.492 %Wakulla County: 12.146 %Walton County: 15.493 %Washington County: 11.713 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Glades County: 19.459 %Glades County19.459Gilchrist County: 16.377 %Gilchrist County16.377Sumter County: 15.619 %Sumter County15.619Walton County: 15.493 %Walton County15.493Osceola County: 15.015 %Osceola County15.015Flagler County: 14.898 %Flagler County14.898Gulf County: 13.9 %Gulf County13.9Miami-Dade County: 13.729 %Miami-Dade County13.729Orange County: 13.486 %Orange County13.486Palm Beach County: 13.48 %Palm Beach County13.48St. Johns County: 13.389 %St. Johns County13.389Manatee County: 13.159 %Manatee County13.159Dixie County: 13.125 %Dixie County13.125Collier County: 13.106 %Collier County13.106Clay County: 13.057 %Clay County13.057Broward County: 12.911 %Broward County12.911Seminole County: 12.894 %Seminole County12.894Lee County: 12.81 %Lee County12.81Madison County: 12.781 %Madison County12.781Lake County: 12.747 %Lake County12.747Hillsborough County: 12.493 %Hillsborough County12.493St. Lucie County: 12.42 %St. Lucie County12.42Hernando County: 12.332 %Hernando County12.332Pasco County: 12.184 %Pasco County12.184Wakulla County: 12.146 %Wakulla County12.146Citrus County: 11.895 %Citrus County11.895Brevard County: 11.729 %Brevard County11.729Washington County: 11.713 %Washington County11.713Santa Rosa County: 11.679 %Santa Rosa County11.679Nassau County: 11.607 %Nassau County11.607Duval County: 11.548 %Duval County11.548Monroe County: 11.547 %Monroe County11.547Sarasota County: 11.539 %Sarasota County11.539Volusia County: 11.492 %Volusia County11.492Lafayette County: 11.299 %Lafayette County11.299Holmes County: 11.273 %Holmes County11.273Martin County: 11.243 %Martin County11.243Marion County: 11.215 %Marion County11.215Pinellas County: 11.183 %Pinellas County11.183Leon County: 11.16 %Leon County11.16Glades County: 19.459 %Glades County19.459Gilchrist County: 16.377 %Gilchrist County16.377Sumter County: 15.619 %Sumter County15.619Walton County: 15.493 %Walton County15.493Osceola County: 15.015 %Osceola County15.015Flagler County: 14.898 %Flagler County14.898Gulf County: 13.9 %Gulf County13.9Miami-Dade County: 13.729 %Miami-Dade County13.729Orange County: 13.486 %Orange County13.486Palm Beach County: 13.48 %Palm Beach County13.48St. Johns County: 13.389 %St. Johns County13.389Manatee County: 13.159 %Manatee County13.159Dixie County: 13.125 %Dixie County13.125Collier County: 13.106 %Collier County13.106Clay County: 13.057 %Clay County13.057Broward County: 12.911 %Broward County12.911Seminole County: 12.894 %Seminole County12.894Lee County: 12.81 %Lee County12.81Madison County: 12.781 %Madison County12.781Lake County: 12.747 %Lake County12.747Hillsborough County: 12.493 %Hillsborough County12.493St. Lucie County: 12.42 %St. Lucie County12.42Hernando County: 12.332 %Hernando County12.332Pasco County: 12.184 %Pasco County12.184Wakulla County: 12.146 %Wakulla County12.146Citrus County: 11.895 %Citrus County11.895Brevard County: 11.729 %Brevard County11.729Washington County: 11.713 %Washington County11.713Santa Rosa County: 11.679 %Santa Rosa County11.679Nassau County: 11.607 %Nassau County11.607Duval County: 11.548 %Duval County11.548Monroe County: 11.547 %Monroe County11.547Sarasota County: 11.539 %Sarasota County11.539Volusia County: 11.492 %Volusia County11.492Lafayette County: 11.299 %Lafayette County11.299Holmes County: 11.273 %Holmes County11.273Martin County: 11.243 %Martin County11.243Marion County: 11.215 %Marion County11.215Pinellas County: 11.183 %Pinellas County11.183Leon County: 11.16 %Leon County11.16
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Glades County19.459+14.02 pts
2Gilchrist County16.377+4.29 pts
3Sumter County15.619+1.7 pts
4Walton County15.493+2.1 pts
5Osceola County15.015-0.6 pts
6Flagler County14.898+0.24 pts
7Gulf County13.9+2.44 pts
8Miami-Dade County13.729-0.03 pts
9Orange County13.486+0.31 pts
10Palm Beach County13.48+0.45 pts
11St. Johns County13.389-0.55 pts
12Manatee County13.159+0.69 pts
13Dixie County13.125+5.98 pts
14Collier County13.106+0.23 pts
15Clay County13.057+0.96 pts
16Broward County12.911-0.4 pts
17Seminole County12.894+0.66 pts
18Lee County12.81-0.18 pts
19Madison County12.781+2.48 pts
20Lake County12.747+0.4 pts
21Hillsborough County12.493-0.36 pts
22St. Lucie County12.42-1.52 pts
23Hernando County12.332-0.02 pts
24Pasco County12.184-0.48 pts
25Wakulla County12.146-3.05 pts
26Citrus County11.895+0.46 pts
27Brevard County11.729+0.15 pts
28Washington County11.713+4.09 pts
29Santa Rosa County11.679+0.43 pts
30Nassau County11.607-0.69 pts
31Duval County11.548-0.09 pts
32Monroe County11.547+0.59 pts
33Sarasota County11.539-0.01 pts
34Volusia County11.492+1.02 pts
35Lafayette County11.299+4.48 pts
36Holmes County11.273+3.77 pts
37Martin County11.243-0.16 pts
38Marion County11.215+0.65 pts
39Pinellas County11.183-0.34 pts
40Leon County11.16+1.82 pts
41Indian River County11.047+1.11 pts
42Levy County10.938-0.1 pts
43Hamilton County10.932+1.66 pts
44DeSoto County10.886+0.39 pts
45Polk County10.755+0.75 pts
46Alachua County10.663+0.44 pts
47Bay County10.639+1.3 pts
48Charlotte County10.607-2.34 pts
49Okeechobee County10.595-0.56 pts
50Okaloosa County10.072-1.6 pts
51Columbia County9.963+1.32 pts
52Hendry County9.961+0.98 pts
53Franklin County9.894+0.61 pts
54Escambia County9.694+0.21 pts
55Jefferson County9.633-0.92 pts
56Bradford County9.596-4.02 pts
57Baker County9.375-1.3 pts
58Highlands County9.344+1.46 pts
59Putnam County8.91+0.34 pts
60Suwannee County8.471-1.91 pts
61Union County8.264-2.26 pts
62Taylor County8.23+0.46 pts
63Gadsden County8.183-0.02 pts
64Jackson County8.11+0.23 pts
65Hardee County7.887-0.42 pts
66Liberty County6.849+2.74 pts
67Calhoun County6.648-2.88 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Glades County, with 19.459% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Calhoun County, with 6.648% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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