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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Gulf County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 16.263%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 7.568%. The median was 11.287% and the figure for Florida was 12.204%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.263Gulf County
Lowest7.568Lafayette County
Median11.28767 counties
Florida12.204History

Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 11.097 %Baker County: 10.123 %Bay County: 12.056 %Bradford County: 9.011 %Brevard County: 10.034 %Broward County: 12.552 %Calhoun County: 8.772 %Charlotte County: 11.254 %Citrus County: 9.745 %Clay County: 10.31 %Collier County: 12.56 %Columbia County: 10.474 %DeSoto County: 9.328 %Dixie County: 14.11 %Duval County: 11.397 %Escambia County: 10.301 %Flagler County: 13.695 %Franklin County: 9.739 %Gadsden County: 8.535 %Gilchrist County: 13.763 %Glades County: 13.043 %Gulf County: 16.263 %Hamilton County: 13.289 %Hardee County: 9.775 %Hendry County: 12.816 %Hernando County: 10.246 %Highlands County: 8.203 %Hillsborough County: 12.728 %Holmes County: 12.277 %Indian River County: 10.24 %Jackson County: 8.038 %Jefferson County: 9.483 %Lafayette County: 7.568 %Lake County: 12.327 %Lee County: 12.575 %Leon County: 9.402 %Levy County: 13.643 %Liberty County: 14.013 %Madison County: 9.474 %Manatee County: 12.824 %Marion County: 10.639 %Martin County: 10.502 %Miami-Dade County: 13.578 %Monroe County: 10.735 %Nassau County: 12.621 %Okaloosa County: 10.34 %Okeechobee County: 8.807 %Orange County: 13.02 %Osceola County: 14.894 %Palm Beach County: 12.604 %Pasco County: 12.111 %Pinellas County: 11.287 %Polk County: 11.425 %Putnam County: 9.536 %St. Johns County: 14.103 %St. Lucie County: 12.944 %Santa Rosa County: 13.61 %Sarasota County: 11.516 %Seminole County: 11.398 %Sumter County: 12.5 %Suwannee County: 8.655 %Taylor County: 10.622 %Union County: 11.304 %Volusia County: 10.865 %Wakulla County: 10.238 %Walton County: 14.794 %Washington County: 10.963 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Gulf County: 16.263 %Gulf County16.263Osceola County: 14.894 %Osceola County14.894Walton County: 14.794 %Walton County14.794Dixie County: 14.11 %Dixie County14.11St. Johns County: 14.103 %St. Johns County14.103Liberty County: 14.013 %Liberty County14.013Gilchrist County: 13.763 %Gilchrist County13.763Flagler County: 13.695 %Flagler County13.695Levy County: 13.643 %Levy County13.643Santa Rosa County: 13.61 %Santa Rosa County13.61Miami-Dade County: 13.578 %Miami-Dade County13.578Hamilton County: 13.289 %Hamilton County13.289Glades County: 13.043 %Glades County13.043Orange County: 13.02 %Orange County13.02St. Lucie County: 12.944 %St. Lucie County12.944Manatee County: 12.824 %Manatee County12.824Hendry County: 12.816 %Hendry County12.816Hillsborough County: 12.728 %Hillsborough County12.728Nassau County: 12.621 %Nassau County12.621Palm Beach County: 12.604 %Palm Beach County12.604Lee County: 12.575 %Lee County12.575Collier County: 12.56 %Collier County12.56Broward County: 12.552 %Broward County12.552Sumter County: 12.5 %Sumter County12.5Lake County: 12.327 %Lake County12.327Holmes County: 12.277 %Holmes County12.277Pasco County: 12.111 %Pasco County12.111Bay County: 12.056 %Bay County12.056Sarasota County: 11.516 %Sarasota County11.516Polk County: 11.425 %Polk County11.425Seminole County: 11.398 %Seminole County11.398Duval County: 11.397 %Duval County11.397Union County: 11.304 %Union County11.304Pinellas County: 11.287 %Pinellas County11.287Charlotte County: 11.254 %Charlotte County11.254Alachua County: 11.097 %Alachua County11.097Washington County: 10.963 %Washington County10.963Volusia County: 10.865 %Volusia County10.865Monroe County: 10.735 %Monroe County10.735Marion County: 10.639 %Marion County10.639Gulf County: 16.263 %Gulf County16.263Osceola County: 14.894 %Osceola County14.894Walton County: 14.794 %Walton County14.794Dixie County: 14.11 %Dixie County14.11St. Johns County: 14.103 %St. Johns County14.103Liberty County: 14.013 %Liberty County14.013Gilchrist County: 13.763 %Gilchrist County13.763Flagler County: 13.695 %Flagler County13.695Levy County: 13.643 %Levy County13.643Santa Rosa County: 13.61 %Santa Rosa County13.61Miami-Dade County: 13.578 %Miami-Dade County13.578Hamilton County: 13.289 %Hamilton County13.289Glades County: 13.043 %Glades County13.043Orange County: 13.02 %Orange County13.02St. Lucie County: 12.944 %St. Lucie County12.944Manatee County: 12.824 %Manatee County12.824Hendry County: 12.816 %Hendry County12.816Hillsborough County: 12.728 %Hillsborough County12.728Nassau County: 12.621 %Nassau County12.621Palm Beach County: 12.604 %Palm Beach County12.604Lee County: 12.575 %Lee County12.575Collier County: 12.56 %Collier County12.56Broward County: 12.552 %Broward County12.552Sumter County: 12.5 %Sumter County12.5Lake County: 12.327 %Lake County12.327Holmes County: 12.277 %Holmes County12.277Pasco County: 12.111 %Pasco County12.111Bay County: 12.056 %Bay County12.056Sarasota County: 11.516 %Sarasota County11.516Polk County: 11.425 %Polk County11.425Seminole County: 11.398 %Seminole County11.398Duval County: 11.397 %Duval County11.397Union County: 11.304 %Union County11.304Pinellas County: 11.287 %Pinellas County11.287Charlotte County: 11.254 %Charlotte County11.254Alachua County: 11.097 %Alachua County11.097Washington County: 10.963 %Washington County10.963Volusia County: 10.865 %Volusia County10.865Monroe County: 10.735 %Monroe County10.735Marion County: 10.639 %Marion County10.639
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Gulf County16.263+5.37 pts
2Osceola County14.894-1.04 pts
3Walton County14.794-0.12 pts
4Dixie County14.11+3.58 pts
5St. Johns County14.103+0.02 pts
6Liberty County14.013-0.46 pts
7Gilchrist County13.763+2.38 pts
8Flagler County13.695+0.24 pts
9Levy County13.643+3.25 pts
10Santa Rosa County13.61-0.47 pts
11Miami-Dade County13.578+0.46 pts
12Hamilton County13.289+7.43 pts
13Glades County13.043-5.31 pts
14Orange County13.02-0.42 pts
15St. Lucie County12.944-0.63 pts
16Manatee County12.824+0.7 pts
17Hendry County12.816+1.05 pts
18Hillsborough County12.728+0.38 pts
19Nassau County12.621+1.92 pts
20Palm Beach County12.604+0.38 pts
21Lee County12.575+0.48 pts
22Collier County12.56+1.13 pts
23Broward County12.552-0.04 pts
24Sumter County12.5+0.51 pts
25Lake County12.327+0.49 pts
26Holmes County12.277+3.11 pts
27Pasco County12.111-0.79 pts
28Bay County12.056+0.87 pts
29Sarasota County11.516+0.37 pts
30Polk County11.425-0.08 pts
31Seminole County11.398-0.58 pts
32Duval County11.397+0.05 pts
33Union County11.304+3.23 pts
34Pinellas County11.287-0.04 pts
35Charlotte County11.254+0.13 pts
36Alachua County11.097+0.91 pts
37Washington County10.963-0.99 pts
38Volusia County10.865+0.31 pts
39Monroe County10.735+0.68 pts
40Marion County10.639-0.16 pts
41Taylor County10.622+2.73 pts
42Martin County10.502-0.16 pts
43Columbia County10.474+1.08 pts
44Okaloosa County10.34-0.49 pts
45Clay County10.31-1.42 pts
46Escambia County10.301-0.6 pts
47Hernando County10.246-1.14 pts
48Indian River County10.24-0.59 pts
49Wakulla County10.238-2.17 pts
50Baker County10.123+0.48 pts
51Brevard County10.034-0.69 pts
52Hardee County9.775+0.97 pts
53Citrus County9.745-0.85 pts
54Franklin County9.739-0.07 pts
55Putnam County9.536-0.47 pts
56Jefferson County9.483-1.46 pts
57Madison County9.474+0.67 pts
58Leon County9.402+0.57 pts
59DeSoto County9.328-2.29 pts
60Bradford County9.011+0.87 pts
61Okeechobee County8.807-0.87 pts
62Calhoun County8.772-2.5 pts
63Suwannee County8.655-0.44 pts
64Gadsden County8.535-1.03 pts
65Highlands County8.203-1.72 pts
66Jackson County8.038-2.69 pts
67Lafayette County7.568-2.21 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Gulf County, with 16.263% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lafayette County, with 7.568% in 2020.

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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