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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Wakulla County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 15.491%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 8.054%. The median was 10.551% and the figure for Florida was 10.922%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.491Wakulla County
Lowest8.054Liberty County
Median10.55167 counties
Florida10.922History

Map of counties, 2012

Alachua County: 9.238 %Baker County: 8.929 %Bay County: 10.368 %Bradford County: 11.028 %Brevard County: 10.543 %Broward County: 11.877 %Calhoun County: 12.222 %Charlotte County: 11.346 %Citrus County: 10.428 %Clay County: 10.434 %Collier County: 10.564 %Columbia County: 10.118 %DeSoto County: 10.243 %Dixie County: 9.581 %Duval County: 10.871 %Escambia County: 9.639 %Flagler County: 11.72 %Franklin County: 10.054 %Gadsden County: 10.387 %Gilchrist County: 9 %Glades County: 10.753 %Gulf County: 15.18 %Hamilton County: 14.744 %Hardee County: 9.763 %Hendry County: 9.552 %Hernando County: 10.265 %Highlands County: 9.426 %Hillsborough County: 11.006 %Holmes County: 11.405 %Indian River County: 9.085 %Jackson County: 10.109 %Jefferson County: 10.455 %Lafayette County: 13.043 %Lake County: 11.275 %Lee County: 11.428 %Leon County: 9.351 %Levy County: 10.551 %Liberty County: 8.054 %Madison County: 11.169 %Manatee County: 10.85 %Marion County: 10.565 %Martin County: 9.108 %Miami-Dade County: 11.123 %Monroe County: 9.051 %Nassau County: 10.684 %Okaloosa County: 10.644 %Okeechobee County: 10.449 %Orange County: 11.012 %Osceola County: 11.411 %Palm Beach County: 11.43 %Pasco County: 10.906 %Pinellas County: 10.436 %Polk County: 9.891 %Putnam County: 12.761 %St. Johns County: 11.931 %St. Lucie County: 10.657 %Santa Rosa County: 10.686 %Sarasota County: 10.426 %Seminole County: 11.586 %Sumter County: 10.668 %Suwannee County: 8.531 %Taylor County: 8.432 %Union County: 10.526 %Volusia County: 10.349 %Wakulla County: 15.491 %Walton County: 11.877 %Washington County: 8.211 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Wakulla County: 15.491 %Wakulla County15.491Gulf County: 15.18 %Gulf County15.18Hamilton County: 14.744 %Hamilton County14.744Lafayette County: 13.043 %Lafayette County13.043Putnam County: 12.761 %Putnam County12.761Calhoun County: 12.222 %Calhoun County12.222St. Johns County: 11.931 %St. Johns County11.931Broward County: 11.877 %Broward County11.877Walton County: 11.877 %Walton County11.877Flagler County: 11.72 %Flagler County11.72Seminole County: 11.586 %Seminole County11.586Palm Beach County: 11.43 %Palm Beach County11.43Lee County: 11.428 %Lee County11.428Osceola County: 11.411 %Osceola County11.411Holmes County: 11.405 %Holmes County11.405Charlotte County: 11.346 %Charlotte County11.346Lake County: 11.275 %Lake County11.275Madison County: 11.169 %Madison County11.169Miami-Dade County: 11.123 %Miami-Dade County11.123Bradford County: 11.028 %Bradford County11.028Orange County: 11.012 %Orange County11.012Hillsborough County: 11.006 %Hillsborough County11.006Pasco County: 10.906 %Pasco County10.906Duval County: 10.871 %Duval County10.871Manatee County: 10.85 %Manatee County10.85Glades County: 10.753 %Glades County10.753Santa Rosa County: 10.686 %Santa Rosa County10.686Nassau County: 10.684 %Nassau County10.684Sumter County: 10.668 %Sumter County10.668St. Lucie County: 10.657 %St. Lucie County10.657Okaloosa County: 10.644 %Okaloosa County10.644Marion County: 10.565 %Marion County10.565Collier County: 10.564 %Collier County10.564Levy County: 10.551 %Levy County10.551Brevard County: 10.543 %Brevard County10.543Union County: 10.526 %Union County10.526Jefferson County: 10.455 %Jefferson County10.455Okeechobee County: 10.449 %Okeechobee County10.449Pinellas County: 10.436 %Pinellas County10.436Clay County: 10.434 %Clay County10.434Wakulla County: 15.491 %Wakulla County15.491Gulf County: 15.18 %Gulf County15.18Hamilton County: 14.744 %Hamilton County14.744Lafayette County: 13.043 %Lafayette County13.043Putnam County: 12.761 %Putnam County12.761Calhoun County: 12.222 %Calhoun County12.222St. Johns County: 11.931 %St. Johns County11.931Broward County: 11.877 %Broward County11.877Walton County: 11.877 %Walton County11.877Flagler County: 11.72 %Flagler County11.72Seminole County: 11.586 %Seminole County11.586Palm Beach County: 11.43 %Palm Beach County11.43Lee County: 11.428 %Lee County11.428Osceola County: 11.411 %Osceola County11.411Holmes County: 11.405 %Holmes County11.405Charlotte County: 11.346 %Charlotte County11.346Lake County: 11.275 %Lake County11.275Madison County: 11.169 %Madison County11.169Miami-Dade County: 11.123 %Miami-Dade County11.123Bradford County: 11.028 %Bradford County11.028Orange County: 11.012 %Orange County11.012Hillsborough County: 11.006 %Hillsborough County11.006Pasco County: 10.906 %Pasco County10.906Duval County: 10.871 %Duval County10.871Manatee County: 10.85 %Manatee County10.85Glades County: 10.753 %Glades County10.753Santa Rosa County: 10.686 %Santa Rosa County10.686Nassau County: 10.684 %Nassau County10.684Sumter County: 10.668 %Sumter County10.668St. Lucie County: 10.657 %St. Lucie County10.657Okaloosa County: 10.644 %Okaloosa County10.644Marion County: 10.565 %Marion County10.565Collier County: 10.564 %Collier County10.564Levy County: 10.551 %Levy County10.551Brevard County: 10.543 %Brevard County10.543Union County: 10.526 %Union County10.526Jefferson County: 10.455 %Jefferson County10.455Okeechobee County: 10.449 %Okeechobee County10.449Pinellas County: 10.436 %Pinellas County10.436Clay County: 10.434 %Clay County10.434
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Wakulla County15.491-0.31 pts
2Gulf County15.18+6.47 pts
3Hamilton County14.744+3.9 pts
4Lafayette County13.043+1.46 pts
5Putnam County12.761+2.56 pts
6Calhoun County12.222+1.2 pts
7St. Johns County11.931-0.91 pts
8Broward County11.877-1.1 pts
8Walton County11.877-0.31 pts
10Flagler County11.72-4.29 pts
11Seminole County11.586-1.81 pts
12Palm Beach County11.43-0.93 pts
13Lee County11.428-1.29 pts
14Osceola County11.411-3.66 pts
15Holmes County11.405-3.98 pts
16Charlotte County11.346-0.92 pts
17Lake County11.275-1.27 pts
18Madison County11.169+0.7 pts
19Miami-Dade County11.123-1.73 pts
20Bradford County11.028-3.07 pts
21Orange County11.012-1.79 pts
22Hillsborough County11.006-1.53 pts
23Pasco County10.906-1.44 pts
24Duval County10.871-1.28 pts
25Manatee County10.85-1.02 pts
26Glades County10.753-3.77 pts
27Santa Rosa County10.686-2.03 pts
28Nassau County10.684-2.72 pts
29Sumter County10.668-2.05 pts
30St. Lucie County10.657-2.32 pts
31Okaloosa County10.644-0.1 pts
32Marion County10.565-1.74 pts
33Collier County10.564-1.11 pts
34Levy County10.551-2.37 pts
35Brevard County10.543-1.94 pts
36Union County10.526-0.67 pts
37Jefferson County10.455-3.7 pts
38Okeechobee County10.449-1.79 pts
39Pinellas County10.436-1.78 pts
40Clay County10.434-2.51 pts
41Citrus County10.428-0.91 pts
42Sarasota County10.426-1.8 pts
43Gadsden County10.387-0.08 pts
44Bay County10.368-1.73 pts
45Volusia County10.349-1.59 pts
46Hernando County10.265-2.93 pts
47DeSoto County10.243-4.1 pts
48Columbia County10.118-0.24 pts
49Jackson County10.109-1.63 pts
50Franklin County10.054-4.36 pts
51Polk County9.891-1.84 pts
52Hardee County9.763-2.27 pts
53Escambia County9.639-0.9 pts
54Dixie County9.581-3.34 pts
55Hendry County9.552-5.08 pts
56Highlands County9.426-2.59 pts
57Leon County9.351-1.26 pts
58Alachua County9.238-1.74 pts
59Martin County9.108-1.82 pts
60Indian River County9.085-2.18 pts
61Monroe County9.051-3.22 pts
62Gilchrist County9-3.09 pts
63Baker County8.929-2.28 pts
64Suwannee County8.531-3.43 pts
65Taylor County8.432-0.8 pts
66Washington County8.211-2.44 pts
67Liberty County8.054+3.86 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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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, 2012) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wakulla County, with 15.491% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Liberty County, with 8.054% in 2012.

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