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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Dixie County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 13.88%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.785%. The median was 9.589% and the figure for Florida was 10.411%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.88Dixie County
Lowest5.785Union County
Median9.58967 counties
Florida10.411History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 8.472 %Baker County: 9.027 %Bay County: 8.893 %Bradford County: 10.619 %Brevard County: 9.509 %Broward County: 11.597 %Calhoun County: 13.598 %Charlotte County: 8.574 %Citrus County: 9.08 %Clay County: 10.144 %Collier County: 9.743 %Columbia County: 8.873 %DeSoto County: 7.16 %Dixie County: 13.88 %Duval County: 10.067 %Escambia County: 8.638 %Flagler County: 11.272 %Franklin County: 7.216 %Gadsden County: 8.448 %Gilchrist County: 10.577 %Glades County: 13.333 %Gulf County: 8.118 %Hamilton County: 10.692 %Hardee County: 9.442 %Hendry County: 6.857 %Hernando County: 9.58 %Highlands County: 7.894 %Hillsborough County: 10.988 %Holmes County: 10.766 %Indian River County: 8.191 %Jackson County: 8.333 %Jefferson County: 9.396 %Lafayette County: 8.939 %Lake County: 9.633 %Lee County: 9.97 %Leon County: 9 %Levy County: 7.883 %Liberty County: 9.589 %Madison County: 9.015 %Manatee County: 10.24 %Marion County: 9.458 %Martin County: 9.118 %Miami-Dade County: 11.672 %Monroe County: 10.558 %Nassau County: 9.746 %Okaloosa County: 8.976 %Okeechobee County: 9.429 %Orange County: 10.451 %Osceola County: 10.8 %Palm Beach County: 10.76 %Pasco County: 10.306 %Pinellas County: 9.707 %Polk County: 9.644 %Putnam County: 10.485 %St. Johns County: 9.863 %St. Lucie County: 9.57 %Santa Rosa County: 10.22 %Sarasota County: 10.081 %Seminole County: 10.796 %Sumter County: 9.181 %Suwannee County: 8.547 %Taylor County: 6.225 %Union County: 5.785 %Volusia County: 9.416 %Wakulla County: 10.209 %Walton County: 10.329 %Washington County: 10.951 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Dixie County: 13.88 %Dixie County13.88Calhoun County: 13.598 %Calhoun County13.598Glades County: 13.333 %Glades County13.333Miami-Dade County: 11.672 %Miami-Dade County11.672Broward County: 11.597 %Broward County11.597Flagler County: 11.272 %Flagler County11.272Hillsborough County: 10.988 %Hillsborough County10.988Washington County: 10.951 %Washington County10.951Osceola County: 10.8 %Osceola County10.8Seminole County: 10.796 %Seminole County10.796Holmes County: 10.766 %Holmes County10.766Palm Beach County: 10.76 %Palm Beach County10.76Hamilton County: 10.692 %Hamilton County10.692Bradford County: 10.619 %Bradford County10.619Gilchrist County: 10.577 %Gilchrist County10.577Monroe County: 10.558 %Monroe County10.558Putnam County: 10.485 %Putnam County10.485Orange County: 10.451 %Orange County10.451Walton County: 10.329 %Walton County10.329Pasco County: 10.306 %Pasco County10.306Manatee County: 10.24 %Manatee County10.24Santa Rosa County: 10.22 %Santa Rosa County10.22Wakulla County: 10.209 %Wakulla County10.209Clay County: 10.144 %Clay County10.144Sarasota County: 10.081 %Sarasota County10.081Duval County: 10.067 %Duval County10.067Lee County: 9.97 %Lee County9.97St. Johns County: 9.863 %St. Johns County9.863Nassau County: 9.746 %Nassau County9.746Collier County: 9.743 %Collier County9.743Pinellas County: 9.707 %Pinellas County9.707Polk County: 9.644 %Polk County9.644Lake County: 9.633 %Lake County9.633Liberty County: 9.589 %Liberty County9.589Hernando County: 9.58 %Hernando County9.58St. Lucie County: 9.57 %St. Lucie County9.57Brevard County: 9.509 %Brevard County9.509Marion County: 9.458 %Marion County9.458Hardee County: 9.442 %Hardee County9.442Okeechobee County: 9.429 %Okeechobee County9.429Dixie County: 13.88 %Dixie County13.88Calhoun County: 13.598 %Calhoun County13.598Glades County: 13.333 %Glades County13.333Miami-Dade County: 11.672 %Miami-Dade County11.672Broward County: 11.597 %Broward County11.597Flagler County: 11.272 %Flagler County11.272Hillsborough County: 10.988 %Hillsborough County10.988Washington County: 10.951 %Washington County10.951Osceola County: 10.8 %Osceola County10.8Seminole County: 10.796 %Seminole County10.796Holmes County: 10.766 %Holmes County10.766Palm Beach County: 10.76 %Palm Beach County10.76Hamilton County: 10.692 %Hamilton County10.692Bradford County: 10.619 %Bradford County10.619Gilchrist County: 10.577 %Gilchrist County10.577Monroe County: 10.558 %Monroe County10.558Putnam County: 10.485 %Putnam County10.485Orange County: 10.451 %Orange County10.451Walton County: 10.329 %Walton County10.329Pasco County: 10.306 %Pasco County10.306Manatee County: 10.24 %Manatee County10.24Santa Rosa County: 10.22 %Santa Rosa County10.22Wakulla County: 10.209 %Wakulla County10.209Clay County: 10.144 %Clay County10.144Sarasota County: 10.081 %Sarasota County10.081Duval County: 10.067 %Duval County10.067Lee County: 9.97 %Lee County9.97St. Johns County: 9.863 %St. Johns County9.863Nassau County: 9.746 %Nassau County9.746Collier County: 9.743 %Collier County9.743Pinellas County: 9.707 %Pinellas County9.707Polk County: 9.644 %Polk County9.644Lake County: 9.633 %Lake County9.633Liberty County: 9.589 %Liberty County9.589Hernando County: 9.58 %Hernando County9.58St. Lucie County: 9.57 %St. Lucie County9.57Brevard County: 9.509 %Brevard County9.509Marion County: 9.458 %Marion County9.458Hardee County: 9.442 %Hardee County9.442Okeechobee County: 9.429 %Okeechobee County9.429
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Dixie County13.88-0.49 pts
2Calhoun County13.598+7.5 pts
3Glades County13.333+3.6 pts
4Miami-Dade County11.672-0.25 pts
5Broward County11.597-0.1 pts
6Flagler County11.272+0.34 pts
7Hillsborough County10.988+0.41 pts
8Washington County10.951+1.87 pts
9Osceola County10.8-0.91 pts
10Seminole County10.796-0.18 pts
11Holmes County10.766+1.58 pts
12Palm Beach County10.76-0.12 pts
13Hamilton County10.692+4.26 pts
14Bradford County10.619+0.52 pts
15Gilchrist County10.577-1.33 pts
16Monroe County10.558+1.17 pts
17Putnam County10.485+1.75 pts
18Orange County10.451-0.41 pts
19Walton County10.329+0.23 pts
20Pasco County10.306-1.24 pts
21Manatee County10.24+0.58 pts
22Santa Rosa County10.22-0.1 pts
23Wakulla County10.209+0.49 pts
24Clay County10.144-0.03 pts
25Sarasota County10.081+0.03 pts
26Duval County10.067-0.79 pts
27Lee County9.97-0.56 pts
28St. Johns County9.863+0.77 pts
29Nassau County9.746-0.45 pts
30Collier County9.743+0.31 pts
31Pinellas County9.707-0.29 pts
32Polk County9.644-0.16 pts
33Lake County9.633-0.5 pts
34Liberty County9.589+5.48 pts
35Hernando County9.58-0.79 pts
36St. Lucie County9.57-1.44 pts
37Brevard County9.509-0.37 pts
38Marion County9.458-1.36 pts
39Hardee County9.442-0.13 pts
40Okeechobee County9.429-1.75 pts
41Volusia County9.416-0.05 pts
42Jefferson County9.396+0.68 pts
43Sumter County9.181-0.75 pts
44Martin County9.118-0.69 pts
45Citrus County9.08-2.86 pts
46Baker County9.027+0.79 pts
47Madison County9.015+4.18 pts
48Leon County9-0.66 pts
49Okaloosa County8.976-0.21 pts
50Lafayette County8.939+3.29 pts
51Bay County8.893-0.27 pts
52Columbia County8.873-0.68 pts
53Escambia County8.638-0.76 pts
54Charlotte County8.574-2.3 pts
55Suwannee County8.547+1.49 pts
56Alachua County8.472-0.7 pts
57Gadsden County8.448+0.27 pts
58Jackson County8.333+1.46 pts
59Indian River County8.191-0.78 pts
60Gulf County8.118+0.4 pts
61Highlands County7.894-1.57 pts
62Levy County7.883-3.68 pts
63Franklin County7.216-0.56 pts
64DeSoto County7.16-1.7 pts
65Hendry County6.857-1.15 pts
66Taylor County6.225-3.93 pts
67Union County5.785-7.44 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dixie County, with 13.88% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Union County, with 5.785% in 2015.

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