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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Osceola County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 15.376%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 5.934%. The median was 10.844% and the figure for Florida was 11.989%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.376Osceola County
Lowest5.934Franklin County
Median10.84467 counties
Florida11.989History

Map of counties, 2017

Alachua County: 9.803 %Baker County: 8.123 %Bay County: 9.34 %Bradford County: 7.047 %Brevard County: 10.263 %Broward County: 12.319 %Calhoun County: 7.977 %Charlotte County: 11.636 %Citrus County: 9.264 %Clay County: 11.018 %Collier County: 12.278 %Columbia County: 8.413 %DeSoto County: 12.245 %Dixie County: 13.291 %Duval County: 11.249 %Escambia County: 9.485 %Flagler County: 13.949 %Franklin County: 5.934 %Gadsden County: 8.414 %Gilchrist County: 10.268 %Glades County: 8.612 %Gulf County: 10.546 %Hamilton County: 7.006 %Hardee County: 10.729 %Hendry County: 9.315 %Hernando County: 12.364 %Highlands County: 10.056 %Hillsborough County: 12.203 %Holmes County: 10.811 %Indian River County: 10.622 %Jackson County: 9.177 %Jefferson County: 11.659 %Lafayette County: 13.542 %Lake County: 11.735 %Lee County: 13.298 %Leon County: 9.848 %Levy County: 12.389 %Liberty County: 10.323 %Madison County: 8.07 %Manatee County: 11.947 %Marion County: 10.011 %Martin County: 10.255 %Miami-Dade County: 12.948 %Monroe County: 10.386 %Nassau County: 13.394 %Okaloosa County: 10.484 %Okeechobee County: 11.348 %Orange County: 12.888 %Osceola County: 15.376 %Palm Beach County: 12.604 %Pasco County: 12.426 %Pinellas County: 11.354 %Polk County: 11.365 %Putnam County: 8.729 %St. Johns County: 13.779 %St. Lucie County: 13.134 %Santa Rosa County: 11.794 %Sarasota County: 11.765 %Seminole County: 11.932 %Sumter County: 13.291 %Suwannee County: 7.603 %Taylor County: 9.284 %Union County: 6.751 %Volusia County: 10.844 %Wakulla County: 10.973 %Walton County: 13.687 %Washington County: 9.257 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Osceola County: 15.376 %Osceola County15.376Flagler County: 13.949 %Flagler County13.949St. Johns County: 13.779 %St. Johns County13.779Walton County: 13.687 %Walton County13.687Lafayette County: 13.542 %Lafayette County13.542Nassau County: 13.394 %Nassau County13.394Lee County: 13.298 %Lee County13.298Dixie County: 13.291 %Dixie County13.291Sumter County: 13.291 %Sumter County13.291St. Lucie County: 13.134 %St. Lucie County13.134Miami-Dade County: 12.948 %Miami-Dade County12.948Orange County: 12.888 %Orange County12.888Palm Beach County: 12.604 %Palm Beach County12.604Pasco County: 12.426 %Pasco County12.426Levy County: 12.389 %Levy County12.389Hernando County: 12.364 %Hernando County12.364Broward County: 12.319 %Broward County12.319Collier County: 12.278 %Collier County12.278DeSoto County: 12.245 %DeSoto County12.245Hillsborough County: 12.203 %Hillsborough County12.203Manatee County: 11.947 %Manatee County11.947Seminole County: 11.932 %Seminole County11.932Santa Rosa County: 11.794 %Santa Rosa County11.794Sarasota County: 11.765 %Sarasota County11.765Lake County: 11.735 %Lake County11.735Jefferson County: 11.659 %Jefferson County11.659Charlotte County: 11.636 %Charlotte County11.636Polk County: 11.365 %Polk County11.365Pinellas County: 11.354 %Pinellas County11.354Okeechobee County: 11.348 %Okeechobee County11.348Duval County: 11.249 %Duval County11.249Clay County: 11.018 %Clay County11.018Wakulla County: 10.973 %Wakulla County10.973Volusia County: 10.844 %Volusia County10.844Holmes County: 10.811 %Holmes County10.811Hardee County: 10.729 %Hardee County10.729Indian River County: 10.622 %Indian River County10.622Gulf County: 10.546 %Gulf County10.546Okaloosa County: 10.484 %Okaloosa County10.484Monroe County: 10.386 %Monroe County10.386Osceola County: 15.376 %Osceola County15.376Flagler County: 13.949 %Flagler County13.949St. Johns County: 13.779 %St. Johns County13.779Walton County: 13.687 %Walton County13.687Lafayette County: 13.542 %Lafayette County13.542Nassau County: 13.394 %Nassau County13.394Lee County: 13.298 %Lee County13.298Dixie County: 13.291 %Dixie County13.291Sumter County: 13.291 %Sumter County13.291St. Lucie County: 13.134 %St. Lucie County13.134Miami-Dade County: 12.948 %Miami-Dade County12.948Orange County: 12.888 %Orange County12.888Palm Beach County: 12.604 %Palm Beach County12.604Pasco County: 12.426 %Pasco County12.426Levy County: 12.389 %Levy County12.389Hernando County: 12.364 %Hernando County12.364Broward County: 12.319 %Broward County12.319Collier County: 12.278 %Collier County12.278DeSoto County: 12.245 %DeSoto County12.245Hillsborough County: 12.203 %Hillsborough County12.203Manatee County: 11.947 %Manatee County11.947Seminole County: 11.932 %Seminole County11.932Santa Rosa County: 11.794 %Santa Rosa County11.794Sarasota County: 11.765 %Sarasota County11.765Lake County: 11.735 %Lake County11.735Jefferson County: 11.659 %Jefferson County11.659Charlotte County: 11.636 %Charlotte County11.636Polk County: 11.365 %Polk County11.365Pinellas County: 11.354 %Pinellas County11.354Okeechobee County: 11.348 %Okeechobee County11.348Duval County: 11.249 %Duval County11.249Clay County: 11.018 %Clay County11.018Wakulla County: 10.973 %Wakulla County10.973Volusia County: 10.844 %Volusia County10.844Holmes County: 10.811 %Holmes County10.811Hardee County: 10.729 %Hardee County10.729Indian River County: 10.622 %Indian River County10.622Gulf County: 10.546 %Gulf County10.546Okaloosa County: 10.484 %Okaloosa County10.484Monroe County: 10.386 %Monroe County10.386
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Osceola County15.376-0.62 pts
2Flagler County13.949-0.34 pts
3St. Johns County13.7790 pts
4Walton County13.687-1 pts
5Lafayette County13.542+2.43 pts
6Nassau County13.394-0.11 pts
7Lee County13.298+0.32 pts
8Dixie County13.291+6.26 pts
8Sumter County13.291+1.18 pts
10St. Lucie County13.134-0.01 pts
11Miami-Dade County12.948-0.9 pts
12Orange County12.888-1.34 pts
13Palm Beach County12.604-0.43 pts
14Pasco County12.426-0.79 pts
15Levy County12.389+2.98 pts
16Hernando County12.364+0.19 pts
17Broward County12.319-0.77 pts
18Collier County12.278+0.03 pts
19DeSoto County12.245-0.06 pts
20Hillsborough County12.203-2.68 pts
21Manatee County11.947-1.15 pts
22Seminole County11.932-0.31 pts
23Santa Rosa County11.794-2.39 pts
24Sarasota County11.765-0.1 pts
25Lake County11.735-1.67 pts
26Jefferson County11.659+3.21 pts
27Charlotte County11.636+1.05 pts
28Polk County11.365-0.07 pts
29Pinellas County11.354-0.2 pts
30Okeechobee County11.348+0.52 pts
31Duval County11.249-0.63 pts
32Clay County11.018-0.93 pts
33Wakulla County10.973+0.02 pts
34Volusia County10.844-0.29 pts
35Holmes County10.811+4.1 pts
36Hardee County10.729+0.52 pts
37Indian River County10.622-0.28 pts
38Gulf County10.546+3.07 pts
39Okaloosa County10.484-0.55 pts
40Monroe County10.386-0.95 pts
41Liberty County10.323-1.76 pts
42Gilchrist County10.268-2.72 pts
43Brevard County10.263-1.43 pts
44Martin County10.255-1.81 pts
45Highlands County10.056+0.94 pts
46Marion County10.011-0.53 pts
47Leon County9.848+1.17 pts
48Alachua County9.803-0.46 pts
49Escambia County9.485-1.77 pts
50Bay County9.34-0.71 pts
51Hendry County9.315+0.2 pts
52Taylor County9.284+0.03 pts
53Citrus County9.264-1.83 pts
54Washington County9.257-0.17 pts
55Jackson County9.177+1.29 pts
56Putnam County8.729-1.72 pts
57Glades County8.612-10.01 pts
58Gadsden County8.414-2.04 pts
59Columbia County8.413-1.87 pts
60Baker County8.123-2.85 pts
61Madison County8.07-0.11 pts
62Calhoun County7.977-1.77 pts
63Suwannee County7.603-2.57 pts
64Bradford County7.047-3.83 pts
65Hamilton County7.006-0.52 pts
66Union County6.751+0.22 pts
67Franklin County5.934-3.51 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Osceola County, with 15.376% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Franklin County, with 5.934% in 2017.

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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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