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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate, 2023

Glades County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 14.286%. Dixie County had the lowest, at 4.432%. The median was 10.198% and the figure for Florida was 10.909%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.286Glades County
Lowest4.432Dixie County
Median10.19867 counties
Florida10.909History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Glades County: 14.286 %Glades County14.286Gilchrist County: 12.816 %Gilchrist County12.816Osceola County: 12.546 %Osceola County12.546Hamilton County: 12.081 %Hamilton County12.081Charlotte County: 12.021 %Charlotte County12.021Lee County: 11.762 %Lee County11.762St. Lucie County: 11.669 %St. Lucie County11.669Orange County: 11.668 %Orange County11.668Broward County: 11.568 %Broward County11.568Palm Beach County: 11.303 %Palm Beach County11.303Hillsborough County: 11.267 %Hillsborough County11.267Miami-Dade County: 11.251 %Miami-Dade County11.251Wakulla County: 11.233 %Wakulla County11.233Okeechobee County: 11.192 %Okeechobee County11.192Jefferson County: 10.985 %Jefferson County10.985Walton County: 10.951 %Walton County10.951Seminole County: 10.925 %Seminole County10.925Hernando County: 10.891 %Hernando County10.891Manatee County: 10.87 %Manatee County10.87Clay County: 10.83 %Clay County10.83Polk County: 10.807 %Polk County10.807Pasco County: 10.796 %Pasco County10.796Putnam County: 10.781 %Putnam County10.781Nassau County: 10.692 %Nassau County10.692Pinellas County: 10.656 %Pinellas County10.656Lake County: 10.531 %Lake County10.531Flagler County: 10.526 %Flagler County10.526Sarasota County: 10.35 %Sarasota County10.35Marion County: 10.336 %Marion County10.336Duval County: 10.29 %Duval County10.29Collier County: 10.274 %Collier County10.274Brevard County: 10.265 %Brevard County10.265Volusia County: 10.222 %Volusia County10.222Monroe County: 10.198 %Monroe County10.198Escambia County: 10.117 %Escambia County10.117Liberty County: 10.063 %Liberty County10.063Indian River County: 10.014 %Indian River County10.014Jackson County: 10.007 %Jackson County10.007Citrus County: 9.934 %Citrus County9.934Martin County: 9.921 %Martin County9.921
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Glades County14.286+3.22 pts
2Gilchrist County12.816+5.26 pts
3Osceola County12.546+0.37 pts
4Hamilton County12.081+4.72 pts
5Charlotte County12.021+1.72 pts
6Lee County11.762+1.13 pts
7St. Lucie County11.669+0.47 pts
8Orange County11.668+0.48 pts
9Broward County11.568-1.17 pts
10Palm Beach County11.303-0.6 pts
11Hillsborough County11.267-0.06 pts
12Miami-Dade County11.251-1.08 pts
13Wakulla County11.233+0.99 pts
14Okeechobee County11.192+2.95 pts
15Jefferson County10.985+2.39 pts
16Walton County10.951+0.72 pts
17Seminole County10.925-0.7 pts
18Hernando County10.891+0.82 pts
19Manatee County10.87+0.44 pts
20Clay County10.83-0.57 pts
21Polk County10.807+0.63 pts
22Pasco County10.796-0.41 pts
23Putnam County10.781+1.27 pts
24Nassau County10.692+0.6 pts
25Pinellas County10.656-0.04 pts
26Lake County10.531-0.26 pts
27Flagler County10.526+0.2 pts
28Sarasota County10.35-0.36 pts
29Marion County10.336+0.23 pts
30Duval County10.29-0.26 pts
31Collier County10.274-0.37 pts
32Brevard County10.265-0.04 pts
33Volusia County10.222+0.03 pts
34Monroe County10.198-1.21 pts
35Escambia County10.117+0.09 pts
36Liberty County10.063+1.31 pts
37Indian River County10.014+0.84 pts
38Jackson County10.007-1.06 pts
39Citrus County9.934+1.05 pts
40Martin County9.921+0.39 pts
41St. Johns County9.908-0.62 pts
42Alachua County9.907+0.49 pts
43Levy County9.877+2.12 pts
44Okaloosa County9.835-0.52 pts
45Santa Rosa County9.702-2.31 pts
46Gulf County9.579+1.13 pts
47Hendry County9.438+1.82 pts
48DeSoto County9.369-1.3 pts
49Suwannee County9.219-0.09 pts
50Franklin County9.168-0.21 pts
51Highlands County9.129+1.36 pts
52Gadsden County9.125-1.03 pts
53Bradford County9.102-0.85 pts
54Baker County9.024+2.39 pts
55Bay County8.901-1 pts
56Sumter County8.845+0.46 pts
57Columbia County8.712-0.99 pts
58Holmes County8.602+1.24 pts
59Madison County8.567+2.53 pts
60Leon County8.49-1.4 pts
61Hardee County8.386-1.82 pts
62Washington County8.385+0.59 pts
63Calhoun County8.38+0.38 pts
64Lafayette County6.573+2.65 pts
65Taylor County6.289-1.63 pts
66Union County5.128+0.42 pts
67Dixie County4.432-1.27 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/florida-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/florida-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Glades County, with 14.286% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Dixie County, with 4.432% in 2023.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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