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Counties in Florida by establishment entry rate

Walton County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 18.493%. Madison County had the lowest, at 6.54%. The median was 12.59% and the figure for Florida was 14.584%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.493Walton County
Lowest6.54Madison County
Median12.5967 counties
Florida14.584History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 11.417 %Baker County: 12.064 %Bay County: 11.463 %Bradford County: 9 %Brevard County: 11.872 %Broward County: 16.8 %Calhoun County: 9.412 %Charlotte County: 13.112 %Citrus County: 10.546 %Clay County: 14.37 %Collier County: 13.95 %Columbia County: 9.771 %DeSoto County: 10.881 %Dixie County: 13.569 %Duval County: 12.839 %Escambia County: 12.291 %Flagler County: 15.52 %Franklin County: 7.746 %Gadsden County: 12.49 %Gilchrist County: 12.944 %Glades County: 11.207 %Gulf County: 12.808 %Hamilton County: 6.757 %Hardee County: 11.111 %Hendry County: 11.727 %Hernando County: 12.763 %Highlands County: 9.954 %Hillsborough County: 14.508 %Holmes County: 10.687 %Indian River County: 12.01 %Jackson County: 10.652 %Jefferson County: 13.665 %Lafayette County: 10.582 %Lake County: 14.114 %Lee County: 14.514 %Leon County: 10.98 %Levy County: 12.248 %Liberty County: 11.18 %Madison County: 6.54 %Manatee County: 14.489 %Marion County: 12.306 %Martin County: 12.136 %Miami-Dade County: 16.808 %Monroe County: 12.694 %Nassau County: 13.885 %Okaloosa County: 12.807 %Okeechobee County: 10.327 %Orange County: 15.468 %Osceola County: 17.507 %Palm Beach County: 15.466 %Pasco County: 14.862 %Pinellas County: 13.123 %Polk County: 13.539 %Putnam County: 10.349 %St. Johns County: 15.649 %St. Lucie County: 15.069 %Santa Rosa County: 14.925 %Sarasota County: 13.239 %Seminole County: 13.333 %Sumter County: 12.691 %Suwannee County: 9.154 %Taylor County: 8.408 %Union County: 10.833 %Volusia County: 12.59 %Wakulla County: 13.728 %Walton County: 18.493 %Washington County: 12.5 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Walton County: 18.493 %Walton County18.493Osceola County: 17.507 %Osceola County17.507Miami-Dade County: 16.808 %Miami-Dade County16.808Broward County: 16.8 %Broward County16.8St. Johns County: 15.649 %St. Johns County15.649Flagler County: 15.52 %Flagler County15.52Orange County: 15.468 %Orange County15.468Palm Beach County: 15.466 %Palm Beach County15.466St. Lucie County: 15.069 %St. Lucie County15.069Santa Rosa County: 14.925 %Santa Rosa County14.925Pasco County: 14.862 %Pasco County14.862Lee County: 14.514 %Lee County14.514Hillsborough County: 14.508 %Hillsborough County14.508Manatee County: 14.489 %Manatee County14.489Clay County: 14.37 %Clay County14.37Lake County: 14.114 %Lake County14.114Collier County: 13.95 %Collier County13.95Nassau County: 13.885 %Nassau County13.885Wakulla County: 13.728 %Wakulla County13.728Jefferson County: 13.665 %Jefferson County13.665Dixie County: 13.569 %Dixie County13.569Polk County: 13.539 %Polk County13.539Seminole County: 13.333 %Seminole County13.333Sarasota County: 13.239 %Sarasota County13.239Pinellas County: 13.123 %Pinellas County13.123Charlotte County: 13.112 %Charlotte County13.112Gilchrist County: 12.944 %Gilchrist County12.944Duval County: 12.839 %Duval County12.839Gulf County: 12.808 %Gulf County12.808Okaloosa County: 12.807 %Okaloosa County12.807Hernando County: 12.763 %Hernando County12.763Monroe County: 12.694 %Monroe County12.694Sumter County: 12.691 %Sumter County12.691Volusia County: 12.59 %Volusia County12.59Washington County: 12.5 %Washington County12.5Gadsden County: 12.49 %Gadsden County12.49Marion County: 12.306 %Marion County12.306Escambia County: 12.291 %Escambia County12.291Levy County: 12.248 %Levy County12.248Martin County: 12.136 %Martin County12.136Walton County: 18.493 %Walton County18.493Osceola County: 17.507 %Osceola County17.507Miami-Dade County: 16.808 %Miami-Dade County16.808Broward County: 16.8 %Broward County16.8St. Johns County: 15.649 %St. Johns County15.649Flagler County: 15.52 %Flagler County15.52Orange County: 15.468 %Orange County15.468Palm Beach County: 15.466 %Palm Beach County15.466St. Lucie County: 15.069 %St. Lucie County15.069Santa Rosa County: 14.925 %Santa Rosa County14.925Pasco County: 14.862 %Pasco County14.862Lee County: 14.514 %Lee County14.514Hillsborough County: 14.508 %Hillsborough County14.508Manatee County: 14.489 %Manatee County14.489Clay County: 14.37 %Clay County14.37Lake County: 14.114 %Lake County14.114Collier County: 13.95 %Collier County13.95Nassau County: 13.885 %Nassau County13.885Wakulla County: 13.728 %Wakulla County13.728Jefferson County: 13.665 %Jefferson County13.665Dixie County: 13.569 %Dixie County13.569Polk County: 13.539 %Polk County13.539Seminole County: 13.333 %Seminole County13.333Sarasota County: 13.239 %Sarasota County13.239Pinellas County: 13.123 %Pinellas County13.123Charlotte County: 13.112 %Charlotte County13.112Gilchrist County: 12.944 %Gilchrist County12.944Duval County: 12.839 %Duval County12.839Gulf County: 12.808 %Gulf County12.808Okaloosa County: 12.807 %Okaloosa County12.807Hernando County: 12.763 %Hernando County12.763Monroe County: 12.694 %Monroe County12.694Sumter County: 12.691 %Sumter County12.691Volusia County: 12.59 %Volusia County12.59Washington County: 12.5 %Washington County12.5Gadsden County: 12.49 %Gadsden County12.49Marion County: 12.306 %Marion County12.306Escambia County: 12.291 %Escambia County12.291Levy County: 12.248 %Levy County12.248Martin County: 12.136 %Martin County12.136
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Walton County18.493+3.7 pts
2Osceola County17.507+2.61 pts
3Miami-Dade County16.808+3.23 pts
4Broward County16.8+4.25 pts
5St. Johns County15.649+1.55 pts
6Flagler County15.52+1.82 pts
7Orange County15.468+2.45 pts
8Palm Beach County15.466+2.86 pts
9St. Lucie County15.069+2.13 pts
10Santa Rosa County14.925+1.32 pts
11Pasco County14.862+2.75 pts
12Lee County14.514+1.94 pts
13Hillsborough County14.508+1.78 pts
14Manatee County14.489+1.67 pts
15Clay County14.37+4.06 pts
16Lake County14.114+1.79 pts
17Collier County13.95+1.39 pts
18Nassau County13.885+1.26 pts
19Wakulla County13.728+3.49 pts
20Jefferson County13.665+4.18 pts
21Dixie County13.569-0.54 pts
22Polk County13.539+2.11 pts
23Seminole County13.333+1.94 pts
24Sarasota County13.239+1.72 pts
25Pinellas County13.123+1.84 pts
26Charlotte County13.112+1.86 pts
27Gilchrist County12.944-0.82 pts
28Duval County12.839+1.44 pts
29Gulf County12.808-3.46 pts
30Okaloosa County12.807+2.47 pts
31Hernando County12.763+2.52 pts
32Monroe County12.694+1.96 pts
33Sumter County12.691+0.19 pts
34Volusia County12.59+1.72 pts
35Washington County12.5+1.54 pts
36Gadsden County12.49+3.96 pts
37Marion County12.306+1.67 pts
38Escambia County12.291+1.99 pts
39Levy County12.248-1.4 pts
40Martin County12.136+1.63 pts
41Baker County12.064+1.94 pts
42Indian River County12.01+1.77 pts
43Brevard County11.872+1.84 pts
44Hendry County11.727-1.09 pts
45Bay County11.463-0.59 pts
46Alachua County11.417+0.32 pts
47Glades County11.207-1.84 pts
48Liberty County11.18-2.83 pts
49Hardee County11.111+1.34 pts
50Leon County10.98+1.58 pts
51DeSoto County10.881+1.55 pts
52Union County10.833-0.47 pts
53Holmes County10.687-1.59 pts
54Jackson County10.652+2.61 pts
55Lafayette County10.582+3.01 pts
56Citrus County10.546+0.8 pts
57Putnam County10.349+0.81 pts
58Okeechobee County10.327+1.52 pts
59Highlands County9.954+1.75 pts
60Columbia County9.771-0.7 pts
61Calhoun County9.412+0.64 pts
62Suwannee County9.154+0.5 pts
63Bradford County9-0.01 pts
64Taylor County8.408-2.21 pts
65Franklin County7.746-1.99 pts
66Hamilton County6.757-6.53 pts
67Madison County6.54-2.93 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Walton County, with 18.493% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Madison County, with 6.54% in 2021.

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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