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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Franklin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 13.264%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 5.208%. The median was 9.57% and the figure for Florida was 10.552%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.264Franklin County
Lowest5.208Lafayette County
Median9.5767 counties
Florida10.552History

Map of counties, 2017

Alachua County: 8.776 %Baker County: 7.563 %Bay County: 8.623 %Bradford County: 7.29 %Brevard County: 9.331 %Broward County: 11.423 %Calhoun County: 9.687 %Charlotte County: 9.558 %Citrus County: 9.382 %Clay County: 9.518 %Collier County: 10.08 %Columbia County: 8.254 %DeSoto County: 9.07 %Dixie County: 9.494 %Duval County: 9.57 %Escambia County: 9.832 %Flagler County: 9.649 %Franklin County: 13.264 %Gadsden County: 10.68 %Gilchrist County: 7.589 %Glades County: 11.483 %Gulf County: 6.403 %Hamilton County: 10.828 %Hardee County: 5.502 %Hendry County: 7.306 %Hernando County: 9.457 %Highlands County: 10.169 %Hillsborough County: 12.167 %Holmes County: 7.069 %Indian River County: 9.803 %Jackson County: 8.097 %Jefferson County: 10.762 %Lafayette County: 5.208 %Lake County: 9.628 %Lee County: 9.96 %Leon County: 8.77 %Levy County: 8.26 %Liberty County: 9.032 %Madison County: 10.877 %Manatee County: 9.773 %Marion County: 8.84 %Martin County: 9.148 %Miami-Dade County: 11.918 %Monroe County: 9.066 %Nassau County: 11.193 %Okaloosa County: 9.164 %Okeechobee County: 6.008 %Orange County: 10.649 %Osceola County: 11.856 %Palm Beach County: 10.699 %Pasco County: 10.87 %Pinellas County: 10.31 %Polk County: 10.103 %Putnam County: 9.939 %St. Johns County: 9.499 %St. Lucie County: 10.3 %Santa Rosa County: 10.919 %Sarasota County: 10.163 %Seminole County: 10.372 %Sumter County: 8.696 %Suwannee County: 10.24 %Taylor County: 9.814 %Union County: 12.658 %Volusia County: 9.379 %Wakulla County: 8.479 %Walton County: 8.594 %Washington County: 6.732 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Franklin County: 13.264 %Franklin County13.264Union County: 12.658 %Union County12.658Hillsborough County: 12.167 %Hillsborough County12.167Miami-Dade County: 11.918 %Miami-Dade County11.918Osceola County: 11.856 %Osceola County11.856Glades County: 11.483 %Glades County11.483Broward County: 11.423 %Broward County11.423Nassau County: 11.193 %Nassau County11.193Santa Rosa County: 10.919 %Santa Rosa County10.919Madison County: 10.877 %Madison County10.877Pasco County: 10.87 %Pasco County10.87Hamilton County: 10.828 %Hamilton County10.828Jefferson County: 10.762 %Jefferson County10.762Palm Beach County: 10.699 %Palm Beach County10.699Gadsden County: 10.68 %Gadsden County10.68Orange County: 10.649 %Orange County10.649Seminole County: 10.372 %Seminole County10.372Pinellas County: 10.31 %Pinellas County10.31St. Lucie County: 10.3 %St. Lucie County10.3Suwannee County: 10.24 %Suwannee County10.24Highlands County: 10.169 %Highlands County10.169Sarasota County: 10.163 %Sarasota County10.163Polk County: 10.103 %Polk County10.103Collier County: 10.08 %Collier County10.08Lee County: 9.96 %Lee County9.96Putnam County: 9.939 %Putnam County9.939Escambia County: 9.832 %Escambia County9.832Taylor County: 9.814 %Taylor County9.814Indian River County: 9.803 %Indian River County9.803Manatee County: 9.773 %Manatee County9.773Calhoun County: 9.687 %Calhoun County9.687Flagler County: 9.649 %Flagler County9.649Lake County: 9.628 %Lake County9.628Duval County: 9.57 %Duval County9.57Charlotte County: 9.558 %Charlotte County9.558Clay County: 9.518 %Clay County9.518St. Johns County: 9.499 %St. Johns County9.499Dixie County: 9.494 %Dixie County9.494Hernando County: 9.457 %Hernando County9.457Citrus County: 9.382 %Citrus County9.382Franklin County: 13.264 %Franklin County13.264Union County: 12.658 %Union County12.658Hillsborough County: 12.167 %Hillsborough County12.167Miami-Dade County: 11.918 %Miami-Dade County11.918Osceola County: 11.856 %Osceola County11.856Glades County: 11.483 %Glades County11.483Broward County: 11.423 %Broward County11.423Nassau County: 11.193 %Nassau County11.193Santa Rosa County: 10.919 %Santa Rosa County10.919Madison County: 10.877 %Madison County10.877Pasco County: 10.87 %Pasco County10.87Hamilton County: 10.828 %Hamilton County10.828Jefferson County: 10.762 %Jefferson County10.762Palm Beach County: 10.699 %Palm Beach County10.699Gadsden County: 10.68 %Gadsden County10.68Orange County: 10.649 %Orange County10.649Seminole County: 10.372 %Seminole County10.372Pinellas County: 10.31 %Pinellas County10.31St. Lucie County: 10.3 %St. Lucie County10.3Suwannee County: 10.24 %Suwannee County10.24Highlands County: 10.169 %Highlands County10.169Sarasota County: 10.163 %Sarasota County10.163Polk County: 10.103 %Polk County10.103Collier County: 10.08 %Collier County10.08Lee County: 9.96 %Lee County9.96Putnam County: 9.939 %Putnam County9.939Escambia County: 9.832 %Escambia County9.832Taylor County: 9.814 %Taylor County9.814Indian River County: 9.803 %Indian River County9.803Manatee County: 9.773 %Manatee County9.773Calhoun County: 9.687 %Calhoun County9.687Flagler County: 9.649 %Flagler County9.649Lake County: 9.628 %Lake County9.628Duval County: 9.57 %Duval County9.57Charlotte County: 9.558 %Charlotte County9.558Clay County: 9.518 %Clay County9.518St. Johns County: 9.499 %St. Johns County9.499Dixie County: 9.494 %Dixie County9.494Hernando County: 9.457 %Hernando County9.457Citrus County: 9.382 %Citrus County9.382
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Franklin County13.264+4.16 pts
2Union County12.658+5.31 pts
3Hillsborough County12.167+2.61 pts
4Miami-Dade County11.918+0.61 pts
5Osceola County11.856+1.72 pts
6Glades County11.483+0.7 pts
7Broward County11.423+0.13 pts
8Nassau County11.193+2.76 pts
9Santa Rosa County10.919+1.62 pts
10Madison County10.877-0.37 pts
11Pasco County10.87+0.81 pts
12Hamilton County10.828+3.93 pts
13Jefferson County10.762-0.35 pts
14Palm Beach County10.699+0.38 pts
15Gadsden County10.68+1.19 pts
16Orange County10.649+0.69 pts
17Seminole County10.372+0.85 pts
18Pinellas County10.31+0.94 pts
19St. Lucie County10.3+1.18 pts
20Suwannee County10.24+1.3 pts
21Highlands County10.169+2.81 pts
22Sarasota County10.163+0.97 pts
23Polk County10.103+1.43 pts
24Collier County10.08+0.89 pts
25Lee County9.96+0.95 pts
26Putnam County9.939+2.19 pts
27Escambia County9.832+1.15 pts
28Taylor County9.814+0.55 pts
29Indian River County9.803+0.82 pts
30Manatee County9.773+0.4 pts
31Calhoun County9.687+2.81 pts
32Flagler County9.649-0.37 pts
33Lake County9.628+0.43 pts
34Duval County9.57+0.59 pts
35Charlotte County9.558+0.18 pts
36Clay County9.518+0.52 pts
37St. Johns County9.499+0.54 pts
38Dixie County9.494+0.55 pts
39Hernando County9.457+1.33 pts
40Citrus County9.382+0.92 pts
41Volusia County9.379+0.4 pts
42Brevard County9.331+1.1 pts
43Okaloosa County9.164+0.58 pts
44Martin County9.148+0.56 pts
45DeSoto County9.07+2.21 pts
46Monroe County9.066+0.39 pts
47Liberty County9.032+3.66 pts
48Marion County8.84+0.48 pts
49Alachua County8.776+0.24 pts
50Leon County8.77+0.48 pts
51Sumter County8.696+0.65 pts
52Bay County8.623-0.14 pts
53Walton County8.594-0.09 pts
54Wakulla County8.479-0.69 pts
55Levy County8.26+0.07 pts
56Columbia County8.254+0.3 pts
57Jackson County8.097+0.75 pts
58Gilchrist County7.589-0.3 pts
59Baker County7.563-3.13 pts
60Hendry County7.306-0.14 pts
61Bradford County7.29+0.62 pts
62Holmes County7.069-1.74 pts
63Washington County6.732-1.55 pts
64Gulf County6.403-6.68 pts
65Okeechobee County6.008-2.46 pts
66Hardee County5.502-3.29 pts
67Lafayette County5.208-1.46 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Franklin County, with 13.264% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lafayette County, with 5.208% in 2017.

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