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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Glades County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 18.627%. Union County had the lowest, at 6.531%. The median was 11.13% and the figure for Florida was 12.76%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.627Glades County
Lowest6.531Union County
Median11.1367 counties
Florida12.76History

Map of counties, 2016

Alachua County: 10.268 %Baker County: 10.97 %Bay County: 10.046 %Bradford County: 10.878 %Brevard County: 11.688 %Broward County: 13.094 %Calhoun County: 9.742 %Charlotte County: 10.59 %Citrus County: 11.089 %Clay County: 11.947 %Collier County: 12.252 %Columbia County: 10.285 %DeSoto County: 12.308 %Dixie County: 7.029 %Duval County: 11.874 %Escambia County: 11.25 %Flagler County: 14.286 %Franklin County: 9.444 %Gadsden County: 10.45 %Gilchrist County: 12.993 %Glades County: 18.627 %Gulf County: 7.477 %Hamilton County: 7.524 %Hardee County: 10.213 %Hendry County: 9.116 %Hernando County: 12.178 %Highlands County: 9.119 %Hillsborough County: 14.881 %Holmes County: 6.709 %Indian River County: 10.901 %Jackson County: 7.891 %Jefferson County: 8.444 %Lafayette County: 11.111 %Lake County: 13.408 %Lee County: 12.975 %Leon County: 8.678 %Levy County: 9.408 %Liberty County: 12.081 %Madison County: 8.177 %Manatee County: 13.097 %Marion County: 10.536 %Martin County: 12.068 %Miami-Dade County: 13.85 %Monroe County: 11.339 %Nassau County: 13.507 %Okaloosa County: 11.032 %Okeechobee County: 10.826 %Orange County: 14.227 %Osceola County: 15.994 %Palm Beach County: 13.038 %Pasco County: 13.215 %Pinellas County: 11.553 %Polk County: 11.439 %Putnam County: 10.448 %St. Johns County: 13.777 %St. Lucie County: 13.149 %Santa Rosa County: 14.188 %Sarasota County: 11.866 %Seminole County: 12.238 %Sumter County: 12.108 %Suwannee County: 10.169 %Taylor County: 9.259 %Union County: 6.531 %Volusia County: 11.13 %Wakulla County: 10.955 %Walton County: 14.682 %Washington County: 9.429 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Glades County: 18.627 %Glades County18.627Osceola County: 15.994 %Osceola County15.994Hillsborough County: 14.881 %Hillsborough County14.881Walton County: 14.682 %Walton County14.682Flagler County: 14.286 %Flagler County14.286Orange County: 14.227 %Orange County14.227Santa Rosa County: 14.188 %Santa Rosa County14.188Miami-Dade County: 13.85 %Miami-Dade County13.85St. Johns County: 13.777 %St. Johns County13.777Nassau County: 13.507 %Nassau County13.507Lake County: 13.408 %Lake County13.408Pasco County: 13.215 %Pasco County13.215St. Lucie County: 13.149 %St. Lucie County13.149Manatee County: 13.097 %Manatee County13.097Broward County: 13.094 %Broward County13.094Palm Beach County: 13.038 %Palm Beach County13.038Gilchrist County: 12.993 %Gilchrist County12.993Lee County: 12.975 %Lee County12.975DeSoto County: 12.308 %DeSoto County12.308Collier County: 12.252 %Collier County12.252Seminole County: 12.238 %Seminole County12.238Hernando County: 12.178 %Hernando County12.178Sumter County: 12.108 %Sumter County12.108Liberty County: 12.081 %Liberty County12.081Martin County: 12.068 %Martin County12.068Clay County: 11.947 %Clay County11.947Duval County: 11.874 %Duval County11.874Sarasota County: 11.866 %Sarasota County11.866Brevard County: 11.688 %Brevard County11.688Pinellas County: 11.553 %Pinellas County11.553Polk County: 11.439 %Polk County11.439Monroe County: 11.339 %Monroe County11.339Escambia County: 11.25 %Escambia County11.25Volusia County: 11.13 %Volusia County11.13Lafayette County: 11.111 %Lafayette County11.111Citrus County: 11.089 %Citrus County11.089Okaloosa County: 11.032 %Okaloosa County11.032Baker County: 10.97 %Baker County10.97Wakulla County: 10.955 %Wakulla County10.955Indian River County: 10.901 %Indian River County10.901Glades County: 18.627 %Glades County18.627Osceola County: 15.994 %Osceola County15.994Hillsborough County: 14.881 %Hillsborough County14.881Walton County: 14.682 %Walton County14.682Flagler County: 14.286 %Flagler County14.286Orange County: 14.227 %Orange County14.227Santa Rosa County: 14.188 %Santa Rosa County14.188Miami-Dade County: 13.85 %Miami-Dade County13.85St. Johns County: 13.777 %St. Johns County13.777Nassau County: 13.507 %Nassau County13.507Lake County: 13.408 %Lake County13.408Pasco County: 13.215 %Pasco County13.215St. Lucie County: 13.149 %St. Lucie County13.149Manatee County: 13.097 %Manatee County13.097Broward County: 13.094 %Broward County13.094Palm Beach County: 13.038 %Palm Beach County13.038Gilchrist County: 12.993 %Gilchrist County12.993Lee County: 12.975 %Lee County12.975DeSoto County: 12.308 %DeSoto County12.308Collier County: 12.252 %Collier County12.252Seminole County: 12.238 %Seminole County12.238Hernando County: 12.178 %Hernando County12.178Sumter County: 12.108 %Sumter County12.108Liberty County: 12.081 %Liberty County12.081Martin County: 12.068 %Martin County12.068Clay County: 11.947 %Clay County11.947Duval County: 11.874 %Duval County11.874Sarasota County: 11.866 %Sarasota County11.866Brevard County: 11.688 %Brevard County11.688Pinellas County: 11.553 %Pinellas County11.553Polk County: 11.439 %Polk County11.439Monroe County: 11.339 %Monroe County11.339Escambia County: 11.25 %Escambia County11.25Volusia County: 11.13 %Volusia County11.13Lafayette County: 11.111 %Lafayette County11.111Citrus County: 11.089 %Citrus County11.089Okaloosa County: 11.032 %Okaloosa County11.032Baker County: 10.97 %Baker County10.97Wakulla County: 10.955 %Wakulla County10.955Indian River County: 10.901 %Indian River County10.901
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Glades County18.627+4.27 pts
2Osceola County15.994-0.16 pts
3Hillsborough County14.881+1.49 pts
4Walton County14.682+1.18 pts
5Flagler County14.286-0.57 pts
6Orange County14.227+0.94 pts
7Santa Rosa County14.188+1.61 pts
8Miami-Dade County13.85+0.12 pts
9St. Johns County13.777+0.19 pts
10Nassau County13.507+1.46 pts
11Lake County13.408+0.53 pts
12Pasco County13.215+0.07 pts
13St. Lucie County13.149+0.67 pts
14Manatee County13.097-0.42 pts
15Broward County13.094-0.33 pts
16Palm Beach County13.038-0.42 pts
17Gilchrist County12.993+0.49 pts
18Lee County12.975-0.13 pts
19DeSoto County12.308+2.19 pts
20Collier County12.252-0.84 pts
21Seminole County12.238+0.54 pts
22Hernando County12.178+0.89 pts
23Sumter County12.108-0.13 pts
24Liberty County12.081+5.23 pts
25Martin County12.068+0.98 pts
26Clay County11.947+0.66 pts
27Duval County11.874-0.25 pts
28Sarasota County11.866-0.9 pts
29Brevard County11.688+0.21 pts
30Pinellas County11.553-0.22 pts
31Polk County11.439+0.21 pts
32Monroe County11.339+0.08 pts
33Escambia County11.25+1.29 pts
34Volusia County11.13-0.06 pts
35Lafayette County11.111+5.52 pts
36Citrus County11.089-0.19 pts
37Okaloosa County11.032-0.18 pts
38Baker County10.97+1.66 pts
39Wakulla County10.955-2.92 pts
40Indian River County10.901-0.32 pts
41Bradford County10.878+0.01 pts
42Okeechobee County10.826-2.03 pts
43Charlotte County10.59-1.74 pts
44Marion County10.536-0.77 pts
45Gadsden County10.45+0.86 pts
46Putnam County10.448+1.97 pts
47Columbia County10.285+1.17 pts
48Alachua County10.268+0.22 pts
49Hardee County10.213+0.48 pts
50Suwannee County10.169+1.16 pts
51Bay County10.046-1.2 pts
52Calhoun County9.742+1.24 pts
53Franklin County9.444-1.21 pts
54Washington County9.429-2.1 pts
55Levy County9.408-0.64 pts
56Taylor County9.259-1.57 pts
57Highlands County9.119-0.45 pts
58Hendry County9.116-0.79 pts
59Leon County8.678-1.02 pts
60Jefferson County8.444-4.98 pts
61Madison County8.177+0.16 pts
62Jackson County7.891-0.44 pts
63Hamilton County7.524-3.17 pts
64Gulf County7.477-3.59 pts
65Dixie County7.029-6.22 pts
66Holmes County6.709-3.64 pts
67Union County6.531-4.21 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Glades County, with 18.627% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Union County, with 6.531% in 2016.

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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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