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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Wakulla County had the highest establishment entry rate of 66 counties in 2018, at 16.807%. Union County had the lowest, at 2.655%. The median was 10.656% and the figure for Florida was 11.686%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.807Wakulla County
Lowest2.655Union County
Median10.65666 counties
Florida11.686History

Map of counties, 2018

Alachua County: 9.304 %Baker County: 8.345 %Bay County: 9.318 %Bradford County: 8.029 %Brevard County: 11.427 %Broward County: 12.239 %Calhoun County: 7.625 %Charlotte County: 10.003 %Citrus County: 10.78 %Clay County: 11.14 %Collier County: 11.802 %Columbia County: 9.949 %DeSoto County: 9.577 %Dixie County: 11.111 %Duval County: 10.525 %Escambia County: 8.931 %Flagler County: 12.064 %Franklin County: 9.982 %Gadsden County: 10.139 %Gilchrist County: 11.894 %Glades County: 11.594 %Gulf County: 10.219 %Hamilton County: 11.003 %Hardee County: 8.322 %Hendry County: 8.174 %Hernando County: 11.04 %Highlands County: 8.997 %Hillsborough County: 11.659 %Holmes County: 10.02 %Indian River County: 10.096 %Jackson County: 8.065 %Jefferson County: 12.417 %Lake County: 12.246 %Lee County: 11.804 %Leon County: 9.514 %Levy County: 9.538 %Liberty County: 11.765 %Madison County: 10.193 %Manatee County: 12.639 %Marion County: 10.008 %Martin County: 10.457 %Miami-Dade County: 12.712 %Monroe County: 10.275 %Nassau County: 13.695 %Okaloosa County: 10.301 %Okeechobee County: 9.772 %Orange County: 12.789 %Osceola County: 15.607 %Palm Beach County: 11.898 %Pasco County: 11.893 %Pinellas County: 11.305 %Polk County: 10.532 %Putnam County: 10.966 %St. Johns County: 12.689 %St. Lucie County: 12.829 %Santa Rosa County: 13.515 %Sarasota County: 10.819 %Seminole County: 11.686 %Sumter County: 12.853 %Suwannee County: 9.199 %Taylor County: 9.511 %Union County: 2.655 %Volusia County: 10.432 %Wakulla County: 16.807 %Walton County: 13.078 %Washington County: 9.392 %
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%, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2018

Wakulla County: 16.807 %Wakulla County16.807Osceola County: 15.607 %Osceola County15.607Nassau County: 13.695 %Nassau County13.695Santa Rosa County: 13.515 %Santa Rosa County13.515Walton County: 13.078 %Walton County13.078Sumter County: 12.853 %Sumter County12.853St. Lucie County: 12.829 %St. Lucie County12.829Orange County: 12.789 %Orange County12.789Miami-Dade County: 12.712 %Miami-Dade County12.712St. Johns County: 12.689 %St. Johns County12.689Manatee County: 12.639 %Manatee County12.639Jefferson County: 12.417 %Jefferson County12.417Lake County: 12.246 %Lake County12.246Broward County: 12.239 %Broward County12.239Flagler County: 12.064 %Flagler County12.064Palm Beach County: 11.898 %Palm Beach County11.898Gilchrist County: 11.894 %Gilchrist County11.894Pasco County: 11.893 %Pasco County11.893Lee County: 11.804 %Lee County11.804Collier County: 11.802 %Collier County11.802Liberty County: 11.765 %Liberty County11.765Seminole County: 11.686 %Seminole County11.686Hillsborough County: 11.659 %Hillsborough County11.659Glades County: 11.594 %Glades County11.594Brevard County: 11.427 %Brevard County11.427Pinellas County: 11.305 %Pinellas County11.305Clay County: 11.14 %Clay County11.14Dixie County: 11.111 %Dixie County11.111Hernando County: 11.04 %Hernando County11.04Hamilton County: 11.003 %Hamilton County11.003Putnam County: 10.966 %Putnam County10.966Sarasota County: 10.819 %Sarasota County10.819Citrus County: 10.78 %Citrus County10.78Polk County: 10.532 %Polk County10.532Duval County: 10.525 %Duval County10.525Martin County: 10.457 %Martin County10.457Volusia County: 10.432 %Volusia County10.432Okaloosa County: 10.301 %Okaloosa County10.301Monroe County: 10.275 %Monroe County10.275Gulf County: 10.219 %Gulf County10.219Wakulla County: 16.807 %Wakulla County16.807Osceola County: 15.607 %Osceola County15.607Nassau County: 13.695 %Nassau County13.695Santa Rosa County: 13.515 %Santa Rosa County13.515Walton County: 13.078 %Walton County13.078Sumter County: 12.853 %Sumter County12.853St. Lucie County: 12.829 %St. Lucie County12.829Orange County: 12.789 %Orange County12.789Miami-Dade County: 12.712 %Miami-Dade County12.712St. Johns County: 12.689 %St. Johns County12.689Manatee County: 12.639 %Manatee County12.639Jefferson County: 12.417 %Jefferson County12.417Lake County: 12.246 %Lake County12.246Broward County: 12.239 %Broward County12.239Flagler County: 12.064 %Flagler County12.064Palm Beach County: 11.898 %Palm Beach County11.898Gilchrist County: 11.894 %Gilchrist County11.894Pasco County: 11.893 %Pasco County11.893Lee County: 11.804 %Lee County11.804Collier County: 11.802 %Collier County11.802Liberty County: 11.765 %Liberty County11.765Seminole County: 11.686 %Seminole County11.686Hillsborough County: 11.659 %Hillsborough County11.659Glades County: 11.594 %Glades County11.594Brevard County: 11.427 %Brevard County11.427Pinellas County: 11.305 %Pinellas County11.305Clay County: 11.14 %Clay County11.14Dixie County: 11.111 %Dixie County11.111Hernando County: 11.04 %Hernando County11.04Hamilton County: 11.003 %Hamilton County11.003Putnam County: 10.966 %Putnam County10.966Sarasota County: 10.819 %Sarasota County10.819Citrus County: 10.78 %Citrus County10.78Polk County: 10.532 %Polk County10.532Duval County: 10.525 %Duval County10.525Martin County: 10.457 %Martin County10.457Volusia County: 10.432 %Volusia County10.432Okaloosa County: 10.301 %Okaloosa County10.301Monroe County: 10.275 %Monroe County10.275Gulf County: 10.219 %Gulf County10.219
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Wakulla County16.807+5.83 pts
2Osceola County15.607+0.23 pts
3Nassau County13.695+0.3 pts
4Santa Rosa County13.515+1.72 pts
5Walton County13.078-0.61 pts
6Sumter County12.853-0.44 pts
7St. Lucie County12.829-0.3 pts
8Orange County12.789-0.1 pts
9Miami-Dade County12.712-0.24 pts
10St. Johns County12.689-1.09 pts
11Manatee County12.639+0.69 pts
12Jefferson County12.417+0.76 pts
13Lake County12.246+0.51 pts
14Broward County12.239-0.08 pts
15Flagler County12.064-1.88 pts
16Palm Beach County11.898-0.71 pts
17Gilchrist County11.894+1.63 pts
18Pasco County11.893-0.53 pts
19Lee County11.804-1.49 pts
20Collier County11.802-0.48 pts
21Liberty County11.765+1.44 pts
22Seminole County11.686-0.25 pts
23Hillsborough County11.659-0.54 pts
24Glades County11.594+2.98 pts
25Brevard County11.427+1.16 pts
26Pinellas County11.305-0.05 pts
27Clay County11.14+0.12 pts
28Dixie County11.111-2.18 pts
29Hernando County11.04-1.32 pts
30Hamilton County11.003+4 pts
31Putnam County10.966+2.24 pts
32Sarasota County10.819-0.95 pts
33Citrus County10.78+1.52 pts
34Polk County10.532-0.83 pts
35Duval County10.525-0.72 pts
36Martin County10.457+0.2 pts
37Volusia County10.432-0.41 pts
38Okaloosa County10.301-0.18 pts
39Monroe County10.275-0.11 pts
40Gulf County10.219-0.33 pts
41Madison County10.193+2.12 pts
42Gadsden County10.139+1.72 pts
43Indian River County10.096-0.53 pts
44Holmes County10.02-0.79 pts
45Marion County10.008-0 pts
46Charlotte County10.003-1.63 pts
47Franklin County9.982+4.05 pts
48Columbia County9.949+1.54 pts
49Okeechobee County9.772-1.58 pts
50DeSoto County9.577-2.67 pts
51Levy County9.538-2.85 pts
52Leon County9.514-0.33 pts
53Taylor County9.511+0.23 pts
54Washington County9.392+0.13 pts
55Bay County9.318-0.02 pts
56Alachua County9.304-0.5 pts
57Suwannee County9.199+1.6 pts
58Highlands County8.997-1.06 pts
59Escambia County8.931-0.55 pts
60Baker County8.345+0.22 pts
61Hardee County8.322-2.41 pts
62Hendry County8.174-1.14 pts
63Jackson County8.065-1.11 pts
64Bradford County8.029+0.98 pts
65Calhoun County7.625-0.35 pts
66Union County2.655-4.1 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Wakulla County, with 16.807% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Union County, with 2.655% in 2018.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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