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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Gulf County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 13.084%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 5.369%. The median was 8.937% and the figure for Florida was 9.783%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.084Gulf County
Lowest5.369Liberty County
Median8.93767 counties
Florida9.783History

Map of counties, 2016

Alachua County: 8.532 %Baker County: 10.689 %Bay County: 8.761 %Bradford County: 6.675 %Brevard County: 8.232 %Broward County: 11.295 %Calhoun County: 6.877 %Charlotte County: 9.379 %Citrus County: 8.466 %Clay County: 8.997 %Collier County: 9.192 %Columbia County: 7.955 %DeSoto County: 6.864 %Dixie County: 8.946 %Duval County: 8.979 %Escambia County: 8.678 %Flagler County: 10.016 %Franklin County: 9.106 %Gadsden County: 9.486 %Gilchrist County: 7.889 %Glades County: 10.784 %Gulf County: 13.084 %Hamilton County: 6.897 %Hardee County: 8.794 %Hendry County: 7.442 %Hernando County: 8.13 %Highlands County: 7.363 %Hillsborough County: 9.555 %Holmes County: 8.805 %Indian River County: 8.98 %Jackson County: 7.347 %Jefferson County: 11.111 %Lafayette County: 6.667 %Lake County: 9.2 %Lee County: 9.009 %Leon County: 8.287 %Levy County: 8.194 %Liberty County: 5.369 %Madison County: 11.244 %Manatee County: 9.375 %Marion County: 8.355 %Martin County: 8.591 %Miami-Dade County: 11.309 %Monroe County: 8.676 %Nassau County: 8.434 %Okaloosa County: 8.585 %Okeechobee County: 8.466 %Orange County: 9.962 %Osceola County: 10.132 %Palm Beach County: 10.322 %Pasco County: 10.064 %Pinellas County: 9.367 %Polk County: 8.671 %Putnam County: 7.749 %St. Johns County: 8.958 %St. Lucie County: 9.123 %Santa Rosa County: 9.301 %Sarasota County: 9.192 %Seminole County: 9.523 %Sumter County: 8.047 %Suwannee County: 8.937 %Taylor County: 9.259 %Union County: 7.347 %Volusia County: 8.98 %Wakulla County: 9.172 %Walton County: 8.686 %Washington County: 8.286 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Gulf County: 13.084 %Gulf County13.084Miami-Dade County: 11.309 %Miami-Dade County11.309Broward County: 11.295 %Broward County11.295Madison County: 11.244 %Madison County11.244Jefferson County: 11.111 %Jefferson County11.111Glades County: 10.784 %Glades County10.784Baker County: 10.689 %Baker County10.689Palm Beach County: 10.322 %Palm Beach County10.322Osceola County: 10.132 %Osceola County10.132Pasco County: 10.064 %Pasco County10.064Flagler County: 10.016 %Flagler County10.016Orange County: 9.962 %Orange County9.962Hillsborough County: 9.555 %Hillsborough County9.555Seminole County: 9.523 %Seminole County9.523Gadsden County: 9.486 %Gadsden County9.486Charlotte County: 9.379 %Charlotte County9.379Manatee County: 9.375 %Manatee County9.375Pinellas County: 9.367 %Pinellas County9.367Santa Rosa County: 9.301 %Santa Rosa County9.301Taylor County: 9.259 %Taylor County9.259Lake County: 9.2 %Lake County9.2Collier County: 9.192 %Collier County9.192Sarasota County: 9.192 %Sarasota County9.192Wakulla County: 9.172 %Wakulla County9.172St. Lucie County: 9.123 %St. Lucie County9.123Franklin County: 9.106 %Franklin County9.106Lee County: 9.009 %Lee County9.009Clay County: 8.997 %Clay County8.997Indian River County: 8.98 %Indian River County8.98Volusia County: 8.98 %Volusia County8.98Duval County: 8.979 %Duval County8.979St. Johns County: 8.958 %St. Johns County8.958Dixie County: 8.946 %Dixie County8.946Suwannee County: 8.937 %Suwannee County8.937Holmes County: 8.805 %Holmes County8.805Hardee County: 8.794 %Hardee County8.794Bay County: 8.761 %Bay County8.761Walton County: 8.686 %Walton County8.686Escambia County: 8.678 %Escambia County8.678Monroe County: 8.676 %Monroe County8.676Gulf County: 13.084 %Gulf County13.084Miami-Dade County: 11.309 %Miami-Dade County11.309Broward County: 11.295 %Broward County11.295Madison County: 11.244 %Madison County11.244Jefferson County: 11.111 %Jefferson County11.111Glades County: 10.784 %Glades County10.784Baker County: 10.689 %Baker County10.689Palm Beach County: 10.322 %Palm Beach County10.322Osceola County: 10.132 %Osceola County10.132Pasco County: 10.064 %Pasco County10.064Flagler County: 10.016 %Flagler County10.016Orange County: 9.962 %Orange County9.962Hillsborough County: 9.555 %Hillsborough County9.555Seminole County: 9.523 %Seminole County9.523Gadsden County: 9.486 %Gadsden County9.486Charlotte County: 9.379 %Charlotte County9.379Manatee County: 9.375 %Manatee County9.375Pinellas County: 9.367 %Pinellas County9.367Santa Rosa County: 9.301 %Santa Rosa County9.301Taylor County: 9.259 %Taylor County9.259Lake County: 9.2 %Lake County9.2Collier County: 9.192 %Collier County9.192Sarasota County: 9.192 %Sarasota County9.192Wakulla County: 9.172 %Wakulla County9.172St. Lucie County: 9.123 %St. Lucie County9.123Franklin County: 9.106 %Franklin County9.106Lee County: 9.009 %Lee County9.009Clay County: 8.997 %Clay County8.997Indian River County: 8.98 %Indian River County8.98Volusia County: 8.98 %Volusia County8.98Duval County: 8.979 %Duval County8.979St. Johns County: 8.958 %St. Johns County8.958Dixie County: 8.946 %Dixie County8.946Suwannee County: 8.937 %Suwannee County8.937Holmes County: 8.805 %Holmes County8.805Hardee County: 8.794 %Hardee County8.794Bay County: 8.761 %Bay County8.761Walton County: 8.686 %Walton County8.686Escambia County: 8.678 %Escambia County8.678Monroe County: 8.676 %Monroe County8.676
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Gulf County13.084+4.97 pts
2Miami-Dade County11.309-0.36 pts
3Broward County11.295-0.3 pts
4Madison County11.244+2.23 pts
5Jefferson County11.111+1.71 pts
6Glades County10.784-2.55 pts
7Baker County10.689+1.66 pts
8Palm Beach County10.322-0.44 pts
9Osceola County10.132-0.67 pts
10Pasco County10.064-0.24 pts
11Flagler County10.016-1.26 pts
12Orange County9.962-0.49 pts
13Hillsborough County9.555-1.43 pts
14Seminole County9.523-1.27 pts
15Gadsden County9.486+1.04 pts
16Charlotte County9.379+0.8 pts
17Manatee County9.375-0.87 pts
18Pinellas County9.367-0.34 pts
19Santa Rosa County9.301-0.92 pts
20Taylor County9.259+3.03 pts
21Lake County9.2-0.43 pts
22Collier County9.192-0.55 pts
22Sarasota County9.192-0.89 pts
24Wakulla County9.172-1.04 pts
25St. Lucie County9.123-0.45 pts
26Franklin County9.106+1.89 pts
27Lee County9.009-0.96 pts
28Clay County8.997-1.15 pts
29Indian River County8.98+0.79 pts
29Volusia County8.98-0.44 pts
31Duval County8.979-1.09 pts
32St. Johns County8.958-0.9 pts
33Dixie County8.946-4.93 pts
34Suwannee County8.937+0.39 pts
35Holmes County8.805-1.96 pts
36Hardee County8.794-0.65 pts
37Bay County8.761-0.13 pts
38Walton County8.686-1.64 pts
39Escambia County8.678+0.04 pts
40Monroe County8.676-1.88 pts
41Polk County8.671-0.97 pts
42Martin County8.591-0.53 pts
43Okaloosa County8.585-0.39 pts
44Alachua County8.532+0.06 pts
45Citrus County8.466-0.61 pts
45Okeechobee County8.466-0.96 pts
47Nassau County8.434-1.31 pts
48Marion County8.355-1.1 pts
49Leon County8.287-0.71 pts
50Washington County8.286-2.67 pts
51Brevard County8.232-1.28 pts
52Levy County8.194+0.31 pts
53Hernando County8.13-1.45 pts
54Sumter County8.047-1.13 pts
55Columbia County7.955-0.92 pts
56Gilchrist County7.889-2.69 pts
57Putnam County7.749-2.74 pts
58Hendry County7.442+0.58 pts
59Highlands County7.363-0.53 pts
60Jackson County7.347-0.99 pts
60Union County7.347+1.56 pts
62Hamilton County6.897-3.79 pts
63Calhoun County6.877-6.72 pts
64DeSoto County6.864-0.3 pts
65Bradford County6.675-3.94 pts
66Lafayette County6.667-2.27 pts
67Liberty County5.369-4.22 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Gulf County, with 13.084% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Liberty County, with 5.369% in 2016.

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