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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Liberty County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 15.686%. Union County had the lowest, at 6.195%. The median was 9.842% and the figure for Florida was 10.442%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.686Liberty County
Lowest6.195Union County
Median9.84267 counties
Florida10.442History

Map of counties, 2018

Alachua County: 8.875 %Baker County: 7.51 %Bay County: 9.065 %Bradford County: 8.029 %Brevard County: 9.657 %Broward County: 11.314 %Calhoun County: 11.73 %Charlotte County: 9.838 %Citrus County: 8.873 %Clay County: 10.171 %Collier County: 9.513 %Columbia County: 7.521 %DeSoto County: 9.131 %Dixie County: 9.877 %Duval County: 10.076 %Escambia County: 9.583 %Flagler County: 10.384 %Franklin County: 7.487 %Gadsden County: 9.648 %Gilchrist County: 11.894 %Glades County: 10.628 %Gulf County: 8.029 %Hamilton County: 10.356 %Hardee County: 8.591 %Hendry County: 9.083 %Hernando County: 9.374 %Highlands County: 7.823 %Hillsborough County: 10.327 %Holmes County: 7.214 %Indian River County: 10.019 %Jackson County: 8.333 %Jefferson County: 11.086 %Lafayette County: 10.471 %Lake County: 9.785 %Lee County: 10.176 %Leon County: 9.185 %Levy County: 12.619 %Liberty County: 15.686 %Madison County: 7.733 %Manatee County: 9.864 %Marion County: 9.842 %Martin County: 9.285 %Miami-Dade County: 11.741 %Monroe County: 11.153 %Nassau County: 10.539 %Okaloosa County: 9.509 %Okeechobee County: 9.902 %Orange County: 10.675 %Osceola County: 11.558 %Palm Beach County: 10.941 %Pasco County: 9.79 %Pinellas County: 10.039 %Polk County: 8.756 %Putnam County: 10.966 %St. Johns County: 10.088 %St. Lucie County: 9.959 %Santa Rosa County: 9.05 %Sarasota County: 10.392 %Seminole County: 10.314 %Sumter County: 9.521 %Suwannee County: 11.261 %Taylor County: 8.19 %Union County: 6.195 %Volusia County: 9.427 %Wakulla County: 11.285 %Walton County: 10.575 %Washington County: 8.84 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Liberty County: 15.686 %Liberty County15.686Levy County: 12.619 %Levy County12.619Gilchrist County: 11.894 %Gilchrist County11.894Miami-Dade County: 11.741 %Miami-Dade County11.741Calhoun County: 11.73 %Calhoun County11.73Osceola County: 11.558 %Osceola County11.558Broward County: 11.314 %Broward County11.314Wakulla County: 11.285 %Wakulla County11.285Suwannee County: 11.261 %Suwannee County11.261Monroe County: 11.153 %Monroe County11.153Jefferson County: 11.086 %Jefferson County11.086Putnam County: 10.966 %Putnam County10.966Palm Beach County: 10.941 %Palm Beach County10.941Orange County: 10.675 %Orange County10.675Glades County: 10.628 %Glades County10.628Walton County: 10.575 %Walton County10.575Nassau County: 10.539 %Nassau County10.539Lafayette County: 10.471 %Lafayette County10.471Sarasota County: 10.392 %Sarasota County10.392Flagler County: 10.384 %Flagler County10.384Hamilton County: 10.356 %Hamilton County10.356Hillsborough County: 10.327 %Hillsborough County10.327Seminole County: 10.314 %Seminole County10.314Lee County: 10.176 %Lee County10.176Clay County: 10.171 %Clay County10.171St. Johns County: 10.088 %St. Johns County10.088Duval County: 10.076 %Duval County10.076Pinellas County: 10.039 %Pinellas County10.039Indian River County: 10.019 %Indian River County10.019St. Lucie County: 9.959 %St. Lucie County9.959Okeechobee County: 9.902 %Okeechobee County9.902Dixie County: 9.877 %Dixie County9.877Manatee County: 9.864 %Manatee County9.864Marion County: 9.842 %Marion County9.842Charlotte County: 9.838 %Charlotte County9.838Pasco County: 9.79 %Pasco County9.79Lake County: 9.785 %Lake County9.785Brevard County: 9.657 %Brevard County9.657Gadsden County: 9.648 %Gadsden County9.648Escambia County: 9.583 %Escambia County9.583Liberty County: 15.686 %Liberty County15.686Levy County: 12.619 %Levy County12.619Gilchrist County: 11.894 %Gilchrist County11.894Miami-Dade County: 11.741 %Miami-Dade County11.741Calhoun County: 11.73 %Calhoun County11.73Osceola County: 11.558 %Osceola County11.558Broward County: 11.314 %Broward County11.314Wakulla County: 11.285 %Wakulla County11.285Suwannee County: 11.261 %Suwannee County11.261Monroe County: 11.153 %Monroe County11.153Jefferson County: 11.086 %Jefferson County11.086Putnam County: 10.966 %Putnam County10.966Palm Beach County: 10.941 %Palm Beach County10.941Orange County: 10.675 %Orange County10.675Glades County: 10.628 %Glades County10.628Walton County: 10.575 %Walton County10.575Nassau County: 10.539 %Nassau County10.539Lafayette County: 10.471 %Lafayette County10.471Sarasota County: 10.392 %Sarasota County10.392Flagler County: 10.384 %Flagler County10.384Hamilton County: 10.356 %Hamilton County10.356Hillsborough County: 10.327 %Hillsborough County10.327Seminole County: 10.314 %Seminole County10.314Lee County: 10.176 %Lee County10.176Clay County: 10.171 %Clay County10.171St. Johns County: 10.088 %St. Johns County10.088Duval County: 10.076 %Duval County10.076Pinellas County: 10.039 %Pinellas County10.039Indian River County: 10.019 %Indian River County10.019St. Lucie County: 9.959 %St. Lucie County9.959Okeechobee County: 9.902 %Okeechobee County9.902Dixie County: 9.877 %Dixie County9.877Manatee County: 9.864 %Manatee County9.864Marion County: 9.842 %Marion County9.842Charlotte County: 9.838 %Charlotte County9.838Pasco County: 9.79 %Pasco County9.79Lake County: 9.785 %Lake County9.785Brevard County: 9.657 %Brevard County9.657Gadsden County: 9.648 %Gadsden County9.648Escambia County: 9.583 %Escambia County9.583
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Liberty County15.686+6.65 pts
2Levy County12.619+4.36 pts
3Gilchrist County11.894+4.3 pts
4Miami-Dade County11.741-0.18 pts
5Calhoun County11.73+2.04 pts
6Osceola County11.558-0.3 pts
7Broward County11.314-0.11 pts
8Wakulla County11.285+2.81 pts
9Suwannee County11.261+1.02 pts
10Monroe County11.153+2.09 pts
11Jefferson County11.086+0.32 pts
12Putnam County10.966+1.03 pts
13Palm Beach County10.941+0.24 pts
14Orange County10.675+0.03 pts
15Glades County10.628-0.86 pts
16Walton County10.575+1.98 pts
17Nassau County10.539-0.65 pts
18Lafayette County10.471+5.26 pts
19Sarasota County10.392+0.23 pts
20Flagler County10.384+0.74 pts
21Hamilton County10.356-0.47 pts
22Hillsborough County10.327-1.84 pts
23Seminole County10.314-0.06 pts
24Lee County10.176+0.22 pts
25Clay County10.171+0.65 pts
26St. Johns County10.088+0.59 pts
27Duval County10.076+0.51 pts
28Pinellas County10.039-0.27 pts
29Indian River County10.019+0.22 pts
30St. Lucie County9.959-0.34 pts
31Okeechobee County9.902+3.89 pts
32Dixie County9.877+0.38 pts
33Manatee County9.864+0.09 pts
34Marion County9.842+1 pts
35Charlotte County9.838+0.28 pts
36Pasco County9.79-1.08 pts
37Lake County9.785+0.16 pts
38Brevard County9.657+0.33 pts
39Gadsden County9.648-1.03 pts
40Escambia County9.583-0.25 pts
41Sumter County9.521+0.83 pts
42Collier County9.513-0.57 pts
43Okaloosa County9.509+0.35 pts
44Volusia County9.427+0.05 pts
45Hernando County9.374-0.08 pts
46Martin County9.285+0.14 pts
47Leon County9.185+0.42 pts
48DeSoto County9.131+0.06 pts
49Hendry County9.083+1.78 pts
50Bay County9.065+0.44 pts
51Santa Rosa County9.05-1.87 pts
52Alachua County8.875+0.1 pts
53Citrus County8.873-0.51 pts
54Washington County8.84+2.11 pts
55Polk County8.756-1.35 pts
56Hardee County8.591+3.09 pts
57Jackson County8.333+0.24 pts
58Taylor County8.19-1.62 pts
59Bradford County8.029+0.74 pts
59Gulf County8.029+1.63 pts
61Highlands County7.823-2.35 pts
62Madison County7.733-3.14 pts
63Columbia County7.521-0.73 pts
64Baker County7.51-0.05 pts
65Franklin County7.487-5.78 pts
66Holmes County7.214+0.15 pts
67Union County6.195-6.46 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Liberty County, with 15.686% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Union County, with 6.195% in 2018.

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