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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Osceola County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 16.159%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 5.587%. The median was 11.288% and the figure for Florida was 12.704%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.159Osceola County
Lowest5.587Lafayette County
Median11.28867 counties
Florida12.704History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 10.051 %Baker County: 9.309 %Bay County: 11.247 %Bradford County: 10.872 %Brevard County: 11.482 %Broward County: 13.427 %Calhoun County: 8.499 %Charlotte County: 12.327 %Citrus County: 11.279 %Clay County: 11.288 %Collier County: 13.096 %Columbia County: 9.117 %DeSoto County: 10.123 %Dixie County: 13.249 %Duval County: 12.12 %Escambia County: 9.958 %Flagler County: 14.859 %Franklin County: 10.653 %Gadsden County: 9.586 %Gilchrist County: 12.5 %Glades County: 14.359 %Gulf County: 11.07 %Hamilton County: 10.692 %Hardee County: 9.728 %Hendry County: 9.905 %Hernando County: 11.289 %Highlands County: 9.565 %Hillsborough County: 13.393 %Holmes County: 10.352 %Indian River County: 11.223 %Jackson County: 8.333 %Jefferson County: 13.423 %Lafayette County: 5.587 %Lake County: 12.882 %Lee County: 13.102 %Leon County: 9.699 %Levy County: 10.046 %Liberty County: 6.849 %Madison County: 8.013 %Manatee County: 13.513 %Marion County: 11.305 %Martin County: 11.091 %Miami-Dade County: 13.734 %Monroe County: 11.258 %Nassau County: 12.051 %Okaloosa County: 11.21 %Okeechobee County: 12.857 %Orange County: 13.286 %Osceola County: 16.159 %Palm Beach County: 13.459 %Pasco County: 13.145 %Pinellas County: 11.772 %Polk County: 11.227 %Putnam County: 8.475 %St. Johns County: 13.591 %St. Lucie County: 12.48 %Santa Rosa County: 12.575 %Sarasota County: 12.767 %Seminole County: 11.694 %Sumter County: 12.242 %Suwannee County: 9.013 %Taylor County: 10.825 %Union County: 10.744 %Volusia County: 11.189 %Wakulla County: 13.874 %Walton County: 13.498 %Washington County: 11.527 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Osceola County: 16.159 %Osceola County16.159Flagler County: 14.859 %Flagler County14.859Glades County: 14.359 %Glades County14.359Wakulla County: 13.874 %Wakulla County13.874Miami-Dade County: 13.734 %Miami-Dade County13.734St. Johns County: 13.591 %St. Johns County13.591Manatee County: 13.513 %Manatee County13.513Walton County: 13.498 %Walton County13.498Palm Beach County: 13.459 %Palm Beach County13.459Broward County: 13.427 %Broward County13.427Jefferson County: 13.423 %Jefferson County13.423Hillsborough County: 13.393 %Hillsborough County13.393Orange County: 13.286 %Orange County13.286Dixie County: 13.249 %Dixie County13.249Pasco County: 13.145 %Pasco County13.145Lee County: 13.102 %Lee County13.102Collier County: 13.096 %Collier County13.096Lake County: 12.882 %Lake County12.882Okeechobee County: 12.857 %Okeechobee County12.857Sarasota County: 12.767 %Sarasota County12.767Santa Rosa County: 12.575 %Santa Rosa County12.575Gilchrist County: 12.5 %Gilchrist County12.5St. Lucie County: 12.48 %St. Lucie County12.48Charlotte County: 12.327 %Charlotte County12.327Sumter County: 12.242 %Sumter County12.242Duval County: 12.12 %Duval County12.12Nassau County: 12.051 %Nassau County12.051Pinellas County: 11.772 %Pinellas County11.772Seminole County: 11.694 %Seminole County11.694Washington County: 11.527 %Washington County11.527Brevard County: 11.482 %Brevard County11.482Marion County: 11.305 %Marion County11.305Hernando County: 11.289 %Hernando County11.289Clay County: 11.288 %Clay County11.288Citrus County: 11.279 %Citrus County11.279Monroe County: 11.258 %Monroe County11.258Bay County: 11.247 %Bay County11.247Polk County: 11.227 %Polk County11.227Indian River County: 11.223 %Indian River County11.223Okaloosa County: 11.21 %Okaloosa County11.21Osceola County: 16.159 %Osceola County16.159Flagler County: 14.859 %Flagler County14.859Glades County: 14.359 %Glades County14.359Wakulla County: 13.874 %Wakulla County13.874Miami-Dade County: 13.734 %Miami-Dade County13.734St. Johns County: 13.591 %St. Johns County13.591Manatee County: 13.513 %Manatee County13.513Walton County: 13.498 %Walton County13.498Palm Beach County: 13.459 %Palm Beach County13.459Broward County: 13.427 %Broward County13.427Jefferson County: 13.423 %Jefferson County13.423Hillsborough County: 13.393 %Hillsborough County13.393Orange County: 13.286 %Orange County13.286Dixie County: 13.249 %Dixie County13.249Pasco County: 13.145 %Pasco County13.145Lee County: 13.102 %Lee County13.102Collier County: 13.096 %Collier County13.096Lake County: 12.882 %Lake County12.882Okeechobee County: 12.857 %Okeechobee County12.857Sarasota County: 12.767 %Sarasota County12.767Santa Rosa County: 12.575 %Santa Rosa County12.575Gilchrist County: 12.5 %Gilchrist County12.5St. Lucie County: 12.48 %St. Lucie County12.48Charlotte County: 12.327 %Charlotte County12.327Sumter County: 12.242 %Sumter County12.242Duval County: 12.12 %Duval County12.12Nassau County: 12.051 %Nassau County12.051Pinellas County: 11.772 %Pinellas County11.772Seminole County: 11.694 %Seminole County11.694Washington County: 11.527 %Washington County11.527Brevard County: 11.482 %Brevard County11.482Marion County: 11.305 %Marion County11.305Hernando County: 11.289 %Hernando County11.289Clay County: 11.288 %Clay County11.288Citrus County: 11.279 %Citrus County11.279Monroe County: 11.258 %Monroe County11.258Bay County: 11.247 %Bay County11.247Polk County: 11.227 %Polk County11.227Indian River County: 11.223 %Indian River County11.223Okaloosa County: 11.21 %Okaloosa County11.21
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Osceola County16.159+1.14 pts
2Flagler County14.859-0.04 pts
3Glades County14.359-5.1 pts
4Wakulla County13.874+1.73 pts
5Miami-Dade County13.734+0.01 pts
6St. Johns County13.591+0.2 pts
7Manatee County13.513+0.35 pts
8Walton County13.498-2 pts
9Palm Beach County13.459-0.02 pts
10Broward County13.427+0.52 pts
11Jefferson County13.423+3.79 pts
12Hillsborough County13.393+0.9 pts
13Orange County13.286-0.2 pts
14Dixie County13.249+0.12 pts
15Pasco County13.145+0.96 pts
16Lee County13.102+0.29 pts
17Collier County13.096-0.01 pts
18Lake County12.882+0.13 pts
19Okeechobee County12.857+2.26 pts
20Sarasota County12.767+1.23 pts
21Santa Rosa County12.575+0.9 pts
22Gilchrist County12.5-3.88 pts
23St. Lucie County12.48+0.06 pts
24Charlotte County12.327+1.72 pts
25Sumter County12.242-3.38 pts
26Duval County12.12+0.57 pts
27Nassau County12.051+0.44 pts
28Pinellas County11.772+0.59 pts
29Seminole County11.694-1.2 pts
30Washington County11.527-0.19 pts
31Brevard County11.482-0.25 pts
32Marion County11.305+0.09 pts
33Hernando County11.289-1.04 pts
34Clay County11.288-1.77 pts
35Citrus County11.279-0.62 pts
36Monroe County11.258-0.29 pts
37Bay County11.247+0.61 pts
38Polk County11.227+0.47 pts
39Indian River County11.223+0.18 pts
40Okaloosa County11.21+1.14 pts
41Volusia County11.189-0.3 pts
42Martin County11.091-0.15 pts
43Gulf County11.07-2.83 pts
44Bradford County10.872+1.28 pts
45Taylor County10.825+2.59 pts
46Union County10.744+2.48 pts
47Hamilton County10.692-0.24 pts
48Franklin County10.653+0.76 pts
49Holmes County10.352-0.92 pts
50DeSoto County10.123-0.76 pts
51Alachua County10.051-0.61 pts
52Levy County10.046-0.89 pts
53Escambia County9.958+0.26 pts
54Hendry County9.905-0.06 pts
55Hardee County9.728+1.84 pts
56Leon County9.699-1.46 pts
57Gadsden County9.586+1.4 pts
58Highlands County9.565+0.22 pts
59Baker County9.309-0.07 pts
60Columbia County9.117-0.85 pts
61Suwannee County9.013+0.54 pts
62Calhoun County8.499+1.85 pts
63Putnam County8.475-0.44 pts
64Jackson County8.333+0.22 pts
65Madison County8.013-4.77 pts
66Liberty County6.8490 pts
67Lafayette County5.587-5.71 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.

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Osceola County, with 16.159% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lafayette County, with 5.587% in 2015.

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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