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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Dixie County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 14.375%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 4.11%. The median was 9.803% and the figure for Florida was 10.689%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.375Dixie County
Lowest4.11Liberty County
Median9.80367 counties
Florida10.689History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 9.172 %Baker County: 8.239 %Bay County: 9.16 %Bradford County: 10.101 %Brevard County: 9.877 %Broward County: 11.693 %Calhoun County: 6.094 %Charlotte County: 10.871 %Citrus County: 11.937 %Clay County: 10.169 %Collier County: 9.433 %Columbia County: 9.555 %DeSoto County: 8.861 %Dixie County: 14.375 %Duval County: 10.862 %Escambia County: 9.399 %Flagler County: 10.937 %Franklin County: 7.774 %Gadsden County: 8.183 %Gilchrist County: 11.911 %Glades County: 9.73 %Gulf County: 7.722 %Hamilton County: 6.431 %Hardee County: 9.577 %Hendry County: 8.008 %Hernando County: 10.374 %Highlands County: 9.46 %Hillsborough County: 10.574 %Holmes County: 9.186 %Indian River County: 8.974 %Jackson County: 6.873 %Jefferson County: 8.716 %Lafayette County: 5.65 %Lake County: 10.137 %Lee County: 10.53 %Leon County: 9.658 %Levy County: 11.563 %Liberty County: 4.11 %Madison County: 4.836 %Manatee County: 9.663 %Marion County: 10.816 %Martin County: 9.806 %Miami-Dade County: 11.919 %Monroe County: 9.386 %Nassau County: 10.198 %Okaloosa County: 9.182 %Okeechobee County: 11.176 %Orange County: 10.866 %Osceola County: 11.712 %Palm Beach County: 10.876 %Pasco County: 11.543 %Pinellas County: 9.994 %Polk County: 9.803 %Putnam County: 8.737 %St. Johns County: 9.097 %St. Lucie County: 11.006 %Santa Rosa County: 10.321 %Sarasota County: 10.05 %Seminole County: 10.975 %Sumter County: 9.932 %Suwannee County: 7.059 %Taylor County: 10.151 %Union County: 13.223 %Volusia County: 9.467 %Wakulla County: 9.717 %Walton County: 10.104 %Washington County: 9.078 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Dixie County: 14.375 %Dixie County14.375Union County: 13.223 %Union County13.223Citrus County: 11.937 %Citrus County11.937Miami-Dade County: 11.919 %Miami-Dade County11.919Gilchrist County: 11.911 %Gilchrist County11.911Osceola County: 11.712 %Osceola County11.712Broward County: 11.693 %Broward County11.693Levy County: 11.563 %Levy County11.563Pasco County: 11.543 %Pasco County11.543Okeechobee County: 11.176 %Okeechobee County11.176St. Lucie County: 11.006 %St. Lucie County11.006Seminole County: 10.975 %Seminole County10.975Flagler County: 10.937 %Flagler County10.937Palm Beach County: 10.876 %Palm Beach County10.876Charlotte County: 10.871 %Charlotte County10.871Orange County: 10.866 %Orange County10.866Duval County: 10.862 %Duval County10.862Marion County: 10.816 %Marion County10.816Hillsborough County: 10.574 %Hillsborough County10.574Lee County: 10.53 %Lee County10.53Hernando County: 10.374 %Hernando County10.374Santa Rosa County: 10.321 %Santa Rosa County10.321Nassau County: 10.198 %Nassau County10.198Clay County: 10.169 %Clay County10.169Taylor County: 10.151 %Taylor County10.151Lake County: 10.137 %Lake County10.137Walton County: 10.104 %Walton County10.104Bradford County: 10.101 %Bradford County10.101Sarasota County: 10.05 %Sarasota County10.05Pinellas County: 9.994 %Pinellas County9.994Sumter County: 9.932 %Sumter County9.932Brevard County: 9.877 %Brevard County9.877Martin County: 9.806 %Martin County9.806Polk County: 9.803 %Polk County9.803Glades County: 9.73 %Glades County9.73Wakulla County: 9.717 %Wakulla County9.717Manatee County: 9.663 %Manatee County9.663Leon County: 9.658 %Leon County9.658Hardee County: 9.577 %Hardee County9.577Columbia County: 9.555 %Columbia County9.555Dixie County: 14.375 %Dixie County14.375Union County: 13.223 %Union County13.223Citrus County: 11.937 %Citrus County11.937Miami-Dade County: 11.919 %Miami-Dade County11.919Gilchrist County: 11.911 %Gilchrist County11.911Osceola County: 11.712 %Osceola County11.712Broward County: 11.693 %Broward County11.693Levy County: 11.563 %Levy County11.563Pasco County: 11.543 %Pasco County11.543Okeechobee County: 11.176 %Okeechobee County11.176St. Lucie County: 11.006 %St. Lucie County11.006Seminole County: 10.975 %Seminole County10.975Flagler County: 10.937 %Flagler County10.937Palm Beach County: 10.876 %Palm Beach County10.876Charlotte County: 10.871 %Charlotte County10.871Orange County: 10.866 %Orange County10.866Duval County: 10.862 %Duval County10.862Marion County: 10.816 %Marion County10.816Hillsborough County: 10.574 %Hillsborough County10.574Lee County: 10.53 %Lee County10.53Hernando County: 10.374 %Hernando County10.374Santa Rosa County: 10.321 %Santa Rosa County10.321Nassau County: 10.198 %Nassau County10.198Clay County: 10.169 %Clay County10.169Taylor County: 10.151 %Taylor County10.151Lake County: 10.137 %Lake County10.137Walton County: 10.104 %Walton County10.104Bradford County: 10.101 %Bradford County10.101Sarasota County: 10.05 %Sarasota County10.05Pinellas County: 9.994 %Pinellas County9.994Sumter County: 9.932 %Sumter County9.932Brevard County: 9.877 %Brevard County9.877Martin County: 9.806 %Martin County9.806Polk County: 9.803 %Polk County9.803Glades County: 9.73 %Glades County9.73Wakulla County: 9.717 %Wakulla County9.717Manatee County: 9.663 %Manatee County9.663Leon County: 9.658 %Leon County9.658Hardee County: 9.577 %Hardee County9.577Columbia County: 9.555 %Columbia County9.555
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Dixie County14.375-1.1 pts
2Union County13.223+3.51 pts
3Citrus County11.937+1.04 pts
4Miami-Dade County11.919+0.21 pts
5Gilchrist County11.911-1.69 pts
6Osceola County11.712-0.87 pts
7Broward County11.693-0.06 pts
8Levy County11.563+0.21 pts
9Pasco County11.543+0.26 pts
10Okeechobee County11.176+0.31 pts
11St. Lucie County11.006+0.11 pts
12Seminole County10.975-0.7 pts
13Flagler County10.937-1.22 pts
14Palm Beach County10.876-0.21 pts
15Charlotte County10.871+1.23 pts
16Orange County10.866-0.17 pts
17Duval County10.862+0.47 pts
18Marion County10.816+0.98 pts
19Hillsborough County10.574-0.34 pts
20Lee County10.53+0.11 pts
21Hernando County10.374-1.9 pts
22Santa Rosa County10.321-0.84 pts
23Nassau County10.198-1.96 pts
24Clay County10.169-0.74 pts
25Taylor County10.151-0.3 pts
26Lake County10.137+0.24 pts
27Walton County10.104-0.61 pts
28Bradford County10.101-3.27 pts
29Sarasota County10.05-0.22 pts
30Pinellas County9.994-0.37 pts
31Sumter County9.932-0.55 pts
32Brevard County9.877-0.56 pts
33Martin County9.806-0.16 pts
34Polk County9.803+0.44 pts
35Glades County9.73-4.4 pts
36Wakulla County9.717-3.27 pts
37Manatee County9.663-1.27 pts
38Leon County9.658+0.75 pts
39Hardee County9.577-0.39 pts
40Columbia County9.555+0.18 pts
41Volusia County9.467-0.87 pts
42Highlands County9.46-0.09 pts
43Collier County9.433-0.65 pts
44Escambia County9.399+0.03 pts
45Monroe County9.386-0.32 pts
46Holmes County9.186-0.81 pts
47Okaloosa County9.182-1.01 pts
48Alachua County9.172-0.9 pts
49Bay County9.16+0.19 pts
50St. Johns County9.097-0.8 pts
51Washington County9.078-0.89 pts
52Indian River County8.974-0.63 pts
53DeSoto County8.861-1.38 pts
54Putnam County8.737-0.01 pts
55Jefferson County8.716-2.75 pts
56Baker County8.239-0.42 pts
57Gadsden County8.183+0.47 pts
58Hendry County8.008-3.11 pts
59Franklin County7.774-1.51 pts
60Gulf County7.722-6.11 pts
61Suwannee County7.059-3.8 pts
62Jackson County6.873-1.42 pts
63Hamilton County6.431-1.52 pts
64Calhoun County6.094-1.75 pts
65Lafayette County5.65-5.71 pts
66Madison County4.836-7.95 pts
67Liberty County4.11-2.74 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.

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dixie County, with 14.375% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Liberty County, with 4.11% in 2014.

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