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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Glades County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 18.349%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 5.863%. The median was 11.122% and the figure for Florida was 12.102%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.349Glades County
Lowest5.863Hamilton County
Median11.12267 counties
Florida12.102History

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 10.182 %Baker County: 9.642 %Bay County: 11.186 %Bradford County: 8.138 %Brevard County: 10.724 %Broward County: 12.59 %Calhoun County: 11.276 %Charlotte County: 11.122 %Citrus County: 10.595 %Clay County: 11.728 %Collier County: 11.431 %Columbia County: 9.399 %DeSoto County: 11.623 %Dixie County: 10.526 %Duval County: 11.343 %Escambia County: 10.9 %Flagler County: 13.456 %Franklin County: 9.807 %Gadsden County: 9.562 %Gilchrist County: 11.379 %Glades County: 18.349 %Gulf County: 10.889 %Hamilton County: 5.863 %Hardee County: 8.8 %Hendry County: 11.765 %Hernando County: 11.389 %Highlands County: 9.926 %Hillsborough County: 12.348 %Holmes County: 9.163 %Indian River County: 10.829 %Jackson County: 10.724 %Jefferson County: 10.941 %Lafayette County: 9.783 %Lake County: 11.837 %Lee County: 12.099 %Leon County: 8.83 %Levy County: 10.393 %Liberty County: 14.474 %Madison County: 8.803 %Manatee County: 12.129 %Marion County: 10.801 %Martin County: 10.658 %Miami-Dade County: 13.115 %Monroe County: 10.054 %Nassau County: 10.698 %Okaloosa County: 10.828 %Okeechobee County: 9.677 %Orange County: 13.443 %Osceola County: 15.937 %Palm Beach County: 12.22 %Pasco County: 12.899 %Pinellas County: 11.329 %Polk County: 11.507 %Putnam County: 10.009 %St. Johns County: 14.08 %St. Lucie County: 13.579 %Santa Rosa County: 14.08 %Sarasota County: 11.143 %Seminole County: 11.978 %Sumter County: 11.991 %Suwannee County: 9.091 %Taylor County: 7.895 %Union County: 8.072 %Volusia County: 10.551 %Wakulla County: 12.412 %Walton County: 14.914 %Washington County: 11.957 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Glades County: 18.349 %Glades County18.349Osceola County: 15.937 %Osceola County15.937Walton County: 14.914 %Walton County14.914Liberty County: 14.474 %Liberty County14.474Santa Rosa County: 14.08 %Santa Rosa County14.08St. Johns County: 14.08 %St. Johns County14.08St. Lucie County: 13.579 %St. Lucie County13.579Flagler County: 13.456 %Flagler County13.456Orange County: 13.443 %Orange County13.443Miami-Dade County: 13.115 %Miami-Dade County13.115Pasco County: 12.899 %Pasco County12.899Broward County: 12.59 %Broward County12.59Wakulla County: 12.412 %Wakulla County12.412Hillsborough County: 12.348 %Hillsborough County12.348Palm Beach County: 12.22 %Palm Beach County12.22Manatee County: 12.129 %Manatee County12.129Lee County: 12.099 %Lee County12.099Sumter County: 11.991 %Sumter County11.991Seminole County: 11.978 %Seminole County11.978Washington County: 11.957 %Washington County11.957Lake County: 11.837 %Lake County11.837Hendry County: 11.765 %Hendry County11.765Clay County: 11.728 %Clay County11.728DeSoto County: 11.623 %DeSoto County11.623Polk County: 11.507 %Polk County11.507Collier County: 11.431 %Collier County11.431Hernando County: 11.389 %Hernando County11.389Gilchrist County: 11.379 %Gilchrist County11.379Duval County: 11.343 %Duval County11.343Pinellas County: 11.329 %Pinellas County11.329Calhoun County: 11.276 %Calhoun County11.276Bay County: 11.186 %Bay County11.186Sarasota County: 11.143 %Sarasota County11.143Charlotte County: 11.122 %Charlotte County11.122Jefferson County: 10.941 %Jefferson County10.941Escambia County: 10.9 %Escambia County10.9Gulf County: 10.889 %Gulf County10.889Indian River County: 10.829 %Indian River County10.829Okaloosa County: 10.828 %Okaloosa County10.828Marion County: 10.801 %Marion County10.801Glades County: 18.349 %Glades County18.349Osceola County: 15.937 %Osceola County15.937Walton County: 14.914 %Walton County14.914Liberty County: 14.474 %Liberty County14.474Santa Rosa County: 14.08 %Santa Rosa County14.08St. Johns County: 14.08 %St. Johns County14.08St. Lucie County: 13.579 %St. Lucie County13.579Flagler County: 13.456 %Flagler County13.456Orange County: 13.443 %Orange County13.443Miami-Dade County: 13.115 %Miami-Dade County13.115Pasco County: 12.899 %Pasco County12.899Broward County: 12.59 %Broward County12.59Wakulla County: 12.412 %Wakulla County12.412Hillsborough County: 12.348 %Hillsborough County12.348Palm Beach County: 12.22 %Palm Beach County12.22Manatee County: 12.129 %Manatee County12.129Lee County: 12.099 %Lee County12.099Sumter County: 11.991 %Sumter County11.991Seminole County: 11.978 %Seminole County11.978Washington County: 11.957 %Washington County11.957Lake County: 11.837 %Lake County11.837Hendry County: 11.765 %Hendry County11.765Clay County: 11.728 %Clay County11.728DeSoto County: 11.623 %DeSoto County11.623Polk County: 11.507 %Polk County11.507Collier County: 11.431 %Collier County11.431Hernando County: 11.389 %Hernando County11.389Gilchrist County: 11.379 %Gilchrist County11.379Duval County: 11.343 %Duval County11.343Pinellas County: 11.329 %Pinellas County11.329Calhoun County: 11.276 %Calhoun County11.276Bay County: 11.186 %Bay County11.186Sarasota County: 11.143 %Sarasota County11.143Charlotte County: 11.122 %Charlotte County11.122Jefferson County: 10.941 %Jefferson County10.941Escambia County: 10.9 %Escambia County10.9Gulf County: 10.889 %Gulf County10.889Indian River County: 10.829 %Indian River County10.829Okaloosa County: 10.828 %Okaloosa County10.828Marion County: 10.801 %Marion County10.801
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Glades County18.349+6.76 pts
2Osceola County15.937+0.33 pts
3Walton County14.914+1.84 pts
4Liberty County14.474+2.71 pts
5Santa Rosa County14.08+0.56 pts
5St. Johns County14.08+1.39 pts
7St. Lucie County13.579+0.75 pts
8Flagler County13.456+1.39 pts
9Orange County13.443+0.65 pts
10Miami-Dade County13.115+0.4 pts
11Pasco County12.899+1.01 pts
12Broward County12.59+0.35 pts
13Wakulla County12.412-4.39 pts
14Hillsborough County12.348+0.69 pts
15Palm Beach County12.22+0.32 pts
16Manatee County12.129-0.51 pts
17Lee County12.099+0.29 pts
18Sumter County11.991-0.86 pts
19Seminole County11.978+0.29 pts
20Washington County11.957+2.57 pts
21Lake County11.837-0.41 pts
22Hendry County11.765+3.59 pts
23Clay County11.728+0.59 pts
24DeSoto County11.623+2.05 pts
25Polk County11.507+0.97 pts
26Collier County11.431-0.37 pts
27Hernando County11.389+0.35 pts
28Gilchrist County11.379-0.52 pts
29Duval County11.343+0.82 pts
30Pinellas County11.329+0.02 pts
31Calhoun County11.276+3.65 pts
32Bay County11.186+1.87 pts
33Sarasota County11.143+0.32 pts
34Charlotte County11.122+1.12 pts
35Jefferson County10.941-1.48 pts
36Escambia County10.9+1.97 pts
37Gulf County10.889+0.67 pts
38Indian River County10.829+0.73 pts
39Okaloosa County10.828+0.53 pts
40Marion County10.801+0.79 pts
41Brevard County10.724-0.7 pts
41Jackson County10.724+2.66 pts
43Nassau County10.698-3 pts
44Martin County10.658+0.2 pts
45Citrus County10.595-0.18 pts
46Volusia County10.551+0.12 pts
47Dixie County10.526-0.59 pts
48Levy County10.393+0.86 pts
49Alachua County10.182+0.88 pts
50Monroe County10.054-0.22 pts
51Putnam County10.009-0.96 pts
52Highlands County9.926+0.93 pts
53Franklin County9.807-0.17 pts
54Lafayette County9.783n/a
55Okeechobee County9.677-0.1 pts
56Baker County9.642+1.3 pts
57Gadsden County9.562-0.58 pts
58Columbia County9.399-0.55 pts
59Holmes County9.163-0.86 pts
60Suwannee County9.091-0.11 pts
61Leon County8.83-0.68 pts
62Madison County8.803-1.39 pts
63Hardee County8.8+0.48 pts
64Bradford County8.138+0.11 pts
65Union County8.072+5.42 pts
66Taylor County7.895-1.62 pts
67Hamilton County5.863-5.14 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Glades County, with 18.349% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Hamilton County, with 5.863% in 2019.

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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