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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Dixie County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 15.476%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 6.849%. The median was 10.424% and the figure for Florida was 10.859%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.476Dixie County
Lowest6.849Liberty County
Median10.42467 counties
Florida10.859History

Map of counties, 2013

Alachua County: 10.074 %Baker County: 8.658 %Bay County: 8.974 %Bradford County: 13.367 %Brevard County: 10.437 %Broward County: 11.755 %Calhoun County: 7.843 %Charlotte County: 9.637 %Citrus County: 10.893 %Clay County: 10.909 %Collier County: 10.079 %Columbia County: 9.376 %DeSoto County: 10.243 %Dixie County: 15.476 %Duval County: 10.39 %Escambia County: 9.37 %Flagler County: 12.153 %Franklin County: 9.286 %Gadsden County: 7.711 %Gilchrist County: 13.602 %Glades County: 14.13 %Gulf County: 13.834 %Hamilton County: 7.947 %Hardee County: 9.972 %Hendry County: 11.122 %Hernando County: 12.276 %Highlands County: 9.554 %Hillsborough County: 10.91 %Holmes County: 10 %Indian River County: 9.608 %Jackson County: 8.293 %Jefferson County: 11.468 %Lafayette County: 11.364 %Lake County: 9.896 %Lee County: 10.424 %Leon County: 8.904 %Levy County: 11.353 %Liberty County: 6.849 %Madison County: 12.789 %Manatee County: 10.937 %Marion County: 9.84 %Martin County: 9.967 %Miami-Dade County: 11.714 %Monroe County: 9.705 %Nassau County: 12.162 %Okaloosa County: 10.192 %Okeechobee County: 10.87 %Orange County: 11.033 %Osceola County: 12.579 %Palm Beach County: 11.085 %Pasco County: 11.284 %Pinellas County: 10.36 %Polk County: 9.368 %Putnam County: 8.745 %St. Johns County: 9.894 %St. Lucie County: 10.901 %Santa Rosa County: 11.162 %Sarasota County: 10.271 %Seminole County: 11.675 %Sumter County: 10.482 %Suwannee County: 10.858 %Taylor County: 10.456 %Union County: 9.717 %Volusia County: 10.339 %Wakulla County: 12.983 %Walton County: 10.714 %Washington County: 9.971 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Dixie County: 15.476 %Dixie County15.476Glades County: 14.13 %Glades County14.13Gulf County: 13.834 %Gulf County13.834Gilchrist County: 13.602 %Gilchrist County13.602Bradford County: 13.367 %Bradford County13.367Wakulla County: 12.983 %Wakulla County12.983Madison County: 12.789 %Madison County12.789Osceola County: 12.579 %Osceola County12.579Hernando County: 12.276 %Hernando County12.276Nassau County: 12.162 %Nassau County12.162Flagler County: 12.153 %Flagler County12.153Broward County: 11.755 %Broward County11.755Miami-Dade County: 11.714 %Miami-Dade County11.714Seminole County: 11.675 %Seminole County11.675Jefferson County: 11.468 %Jefferson County11.468Lafayette County: 11.364 %Lafayette County11.364Levy County: 11.353 %Levy County11.353Pasco County: 11.284 %Pasco County11.284Santa Rosa County: 11.162 %Santa Rosa County11.162Hendry County: 11.122 %Hendry County11.122Palm Beach County: 11.085 %Palm Beach County11.085Orange County: 11.033 %Orange County11.033Manatee County: 10.937 %Manatee County10.937Hillsborough County: 10.91 %Hillsborough County10.91Clay County: 10.909 %Clay County10.909St. Lucie County: 10.901 %St. Lucie County10.901Citrus County: 10.893 %Citrus County10.893Okeechobee County: 10.87 %Okeechobee County10.87Suwannee County: 10.858 %Suwannee County10.858Walton County: 10.714 %Walton County10.714Sumter County: 10.482 %Sumter County10.482Taylor County: 10.456 %Taylor County10.456Brevard County: 10.437 %Brevard County10.437Lee County: 10.424 %Lee County10.424Duval County: 10.39 %Duval County10.39Pinellas County: 10.36 %Pinellas County10.36Volusia County: 10.339 %Volusia County10.339Sarasota County: 10.271 %Sarasota County10.271DeSoto County: 10.243 %DeSoto County10.243Okaloosa County: 10.192 %Okaloosa County10.192Dixie County: 15.476 %Dixie County15.476Glades County: 14.13 %Glades County14.13Gulf County: 13.834 %Gulf County13.834Gilchrist County: 13.602 %Gilchrist County13.602Bradford County: 13.367 %Bradford County13.367Wakulla County: 12.983 %Wakulla County12.983Madison County: 12.789 %Madison County12.789Osceola County: 12.579 %Osceola County12.579Hernando County: 12.276 %Hernando County12.276Nassau County: 12.162 %Nassau County12.162Flagler County: 12.153 %Flagler County12.153Broward County: 11.755 %Broward County11.755Miami-Dade County: 11.714 %Miami-Dade County11.714Seminole County: 11.675 %Seminole County11.675Jefferson County: 11.468 %Jefferson County11.468Lafayette County: 11.364 %Lafayette County11.364Levy County: 11.353 %Levy County11.353Pasco County: 11.284 %Pasco County11.284Santa Rosa County: 11.162 %Santa Rosa County11.162Hendry County: 11.122 %Hendry County11.122Palm Beach County: 11.085 %Palm Beach County11.085Orange County: 11.033 %Orange County11.033Manatee County: 10.937 %Manatee County10.937Hillsborough County: 10.91 %Hillsborough County10.91Clay County: 10.909 %Clay County10.909St. Lucie County: 10.901 %St. Lucie County10.901Citrus County: 10.893 %Citrus County10.893Okeechobee County: 10.87 %Okeechobee County10.87Suwannee County: 10.858 %Suwannee County10.858Walton County: 10.714 %Walton County10.714Sumter County: 10.482 %Sumter County10.482Taylor County: 10.456 %Taylor County10.456Brevard County: 10.437 %Brevard County10.437Lee County: 10.424 %Lee County10.424Duval County: 10.39 %Duval County10.39Pinellas County: 10.36 %Pinellas County10.36Volusia County: 10.339 %Volusia County10.339Sarasota County: 10.271 %Sarasota County10.271DeSoto County: 10.243 %DeSoto County10.243Okaloosa County: 10.192 %Okaloosa County10.192
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Dixie County15.476+5.9 pts
2Glades County14.13+3.38 pts
3Gulf County13.834-1.35 pts
4Gilchrist County13.602+4.6 pts
5Bradford County13.367+2.34 pts
6Wakulla County12.983-2.51 pts
7Madison County12.789+1.62 pts
8Osceola County12.579+1.17 pts
9Hernando County12.276+2.01 pts
10Nassau County12.162+1.48 pts
11Flagler County12.153+0.43 pts
12Broward County11.755-0.12 pts
13Miami-Dade County11.714+0.59 pts
14Seminole County11.675+0.09 pts
15Jefferson County11.468+1.01 pts
16Lafayette County11.364-1.68 pts
17Levy County11.353+0.8 pts
18Pasco County11.284+0.38 pts
19Santa Rosa County11.162+0.48 pts
20Hendry County11.122+1.57 pts
21Palm Beach County11.085-0.34 pts
22Orange County11.033+0.02 pts
23Manatee County10.937+0.09 pts
24Hillsborough County10.91-0.1 pts
25Clay County10.909+0.48 pts
26St. Lucie County10.901+0.24 pts
27Citrus County10.893+0.46 pts
28Okeechobee County10.87+0.42 pts
29Suwannee County10.858+2.33 pts
30Walton County10.714-1.16 pts
31Sumter County10.482-0.19 pts
32Taylor County10.456+2.02 pts
33Brevard County10.437-0.11 pts
34Lee County10.424-1 pts
35Duval County10.39-0.48 pts
36Pinellas County10.36-0.08 pts
37Volusia County10.339-0.01 pts
38Sarasota County10.271-0.15 pts
39DeSoto County10.2430 pts
40Okaloosa County10.192-0.45 pts
41Collier County10.079-0.48 pts
42Alachua County10.074+0.84 pts
43Holmes County10-1.4 pts
44Hardee County9.972+0.21 pts
45Washington County9.971+1.76 pts
46Martin County9.967+0.86 pts
47Lake County9.896-1.38 pts
48St. Johns County9.894-2.04 pts
49Marion County9.84-0.72 pts
50Union County9.717-0.81 pts
51Monroe County9.705+0.65 pts
52Charlotte County9.637-1.71 pts
53Indian River County9.608+0.52 pts
54Highlands County9.554+0.13 pts
55Columbia County9.376-0.74 pts
56Escambia County9.37-0.27 pts
57Polk County9.368-0.52 pts
58Franklin County9.286-0.77 pts
59Bay County8.974-1.39 pts
60Leon County8.904-0.45 pts
61Putnam County8.745-4.02 pts
62Baker County8.658-0.27 pts
63Jackson County8.293-1.82 pts
64Hamilton County7.947-6.8 pts
65Calhoun County7.843-4.38 pts
66Gadsden County7.711-2.68 pts
67Liberty County6.849-1.21 pts

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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.

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dixie County, with 15.476% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Liberty County, with 6.849% in 2013.

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