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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Bay County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 13.465%. Hendry County had the lowest, at 7.13%. The median was 9.525% and the figure for Florida was 10.107%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.465Bay County
Lowest7.13Hendry County
Median9.52567 counties
Florida10.107History

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 9.24 %Baker County: 8.54 %Bay County: 13.465 %Bradford County: 10.851 %Brevard County: 9.355 %Broward County: 10.941 %Calhoun County: 9.496 %Charlotte County: 10.168 %Citrus County: 9.597 %Clay County: 9.181 %Collier County: 9.864 %Columbia County: 8.475 %DeSoto County: 8.553 %Dixie County: 12.384 %Duval County: 9.711 %Escambia County: 8.77 %Flagler County: 10.179 %Franklin County: 8.757 %Gadsden County: 7.942 %Gilchrist County: 10.066 %Glades County: 9.174 %Gulf County: 11.252 %Hamilton County: 7.818 %Hardee County: 7.733 %Hendry County: 7.13 %Hernando County: 8.359 %Highlands County: 8.326 %Hillsborough County: 9.525 %Holmes County: 10.757 %Indian River County: 9.285 %Jackson County: 9.92 %Jefferson County: 9.628 %Lafayette County: 7.609 %Lake County: 10.211 %Lee County: 9.775 %Leon County: 8.147 %Levy County: 9.651 %Liberty County: 11.842 %Madison County: 11.62 %Manatee County: 10.117 %Marion County: 8.59 %Martin County: 7.635 %Miami-Dade County: 11.563 %Monroe County: 9.907 %Nassau County: 9.07 %Okaloosa County: 9.418 %Okeechobee County: 7.613 %Orange County: 10.142 %Osceola County: 10.926 %Palm Beach County: 10.589 %Pasco County: 9.61 %Pinellas County: 9.64 %Polk County: 9.21 %Putnam County: 10.009 %St. Johns County: 9.78 %St. Lucie County: 9.218 %Santa Rosa County: 10.491 %Sarasota County: 9.495 %Seminole County: 9.594 %Sumter County: 10.07 %Suwannee County: 8.134 %Taylor County: 7.895 %Union County: 7.175 %Volusia County: 8.996 %Wakulla County: 12.881 %Walton County: 8.753 %Washington County: 9.239 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Bay County: 13.465 %Bay County13.465Wakulla County: 12.881 %Wakulla County12.881Dixie County: 12.384 %Dixie County12.384Liberty County: 11.842 %Liberty County11.842Madison County: 11.62 %Madison County11.62Miami-Dade County: 11.563 %Miami-Dade County11.563Gulf County: 11.252 %Gulf County11.252Broward County: 10.941 %Broward County10.941Osceola County: 10.926 %Osceola County10.926Bradford County: 10.851 %Bradford County10.851Holmes County: 10.757 %Holmes County10.757Palm Beach County: 10.589 %Palm Beach County10.589Santa Rosa County: 10.491 %Santa Rosa County10.491Lake County: 10.211 %Lake County10.211Flagler County: 10.179 %Flagler County10.179Charlotte County: 10.168 %Charlotte County10.168Orange County: 10.142 %Orange County10.142Manatee County: 10.117 %Manatee County10.117Sumter County: 10.07 %Sumter County10.07Gilchrist County: 10.066 %Gilchrist County10.066Putnam County: 10.009 %Putnam County10.009Jackson County: 9.92 %Jackson County9.92Monroe County: 9.907 %Monroe County9.907Collier County: 9.864 %Collier County9.864St. Johns County: 9.78 %St. Johns County9.78Lee County: 9.775 %Lee County9.775Duval County: 9.711 %Duval County9.711Levy County: 9.651 %Levy County9.651Pinellas County: 9.64 %Pinellas County9.64Jefferson County: 9.628 %Jefferson County9.628Pasco County: 9.61 %Pasco County9.61Citrus County: 9.597 %Citrus County9.597Seminole County: 9.594 %Seminole County9.594Hillsborough County: 9.525 %Hillsborough County9.525Calhoun County: 9.496 %Calhoun County9.496Sarasota County: 9.495 %Sarasota County9.495Okaloosa County: 9.418 %Okaloosa County9.418Brevard County: 9.355 %Brevard County9.355Indian River County: 9.285 %Indian River County9.285Alachua County: 9.24 %Alachua County9.24Bay County: 13.465 %Bay County13.465Wakulla County: 12.881 %Wakulla County12.881Dixie County: 12.384 %Dixie County12.384Liberty County: 11.842 %Liberty County11.842Madison County: 11.62 %Madison County11.62Miami-Dade County: 11.563 %Miami-Dade County11.563Gulf County: 11.252 %Gulf County11.252Broward County: 10.941 %Broward County10.941Osceola County: 10.926 %Osceola County10.926Bradford County: 10.851 %Bradford County10.851Holmes County: 10.757 %Holmes County10.757Palm Beach County: 10.589 %Palm Beach County10.589Santa Rosa County: 10.491 %Santa Rosa County10.491Lake County: 10.211 %Lake County10.211Flagler County: 10.179 %Flagler County10.179Charlotte County: 10.168 %Charlotte County10.168Orange County: 10.142 %Orange County10.142Manatee County: 10.117 %Manatee County10.117Sumter County: 10.07 %Sumter County10.07Gilchrist County: 10.066 %Gilchrist County10.066Putnam County: 10.009 %Putnam County10.009Jackson County: 9.92 %Jackson County9.92Monroe County: 9.907 %Monroe County9.907Collier County: 9.864 %Collier County9.864St. Johns County: 9.78 %St. Johns County9.78Lee County: 9.775 %Lee County9.775Duval County: 9.711 %Duval County9.711Levy County: 9.651 %Levy County9.651Pinellas County: 9.64 %Pinellas County9.64Jefferson County: 9.628 %Jefferson County9.628Pasco County: 9.61 %Pasco County9.61Citrus County: 9.597 %Citrus County9.597Seminole County: 9.594 %Seminole County9.594Hillsborough County: 9.525 %Hillsborough County9.525Calhoun County: 9.496 %Calhoun County9.496Sarasota County: 9.495 %Sarasota County9.495Okaloosa County: 9.418 %Okaloosa County9.418Brevard County: 9.355 %Brevard County9.355Indian River County: 9.285 %Indian River County9.285Alachua County: 9.24 %Alachua County9.24
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Bay County13.465+4.4 pts
2Wakulla County12.881+1.6 pts
3Dixie County12.384+2.51 pts
4Liberty County11.842-3.84 pts
5Madison County11.62+3.89 pts
6Miami-Dade County11.563-0.18 pts
7Gulf County11.252+3.22 pts
8Broward County10.941-0.37 pts
9Osceola County10.926-0.63 pts
10Bradford County10.851+2.82 pts
11Holmes County10.757+3.54 pts
12Palm Beach County10.589-0.35 pts
13Santa Rosa County10.491+1.44 pts
14Lake County10.211+0.43 pts
15Flagler County10.179-0.21 pts
16Charlotte County10.168+0.33 pts
17Orange County10.142-0.53 pts
18Manatee County10.117+0.25 pts
19Sumter County10.07+0.55 pts
20Gilchrist County10.066-1.83 pts
21Putnam County10.009-0.96 pts
22Jackson County9.92+1.59 pts
23Monroe County9.907-1.25 pts
24Collier County9.864+0.35 pts
25St. Johns County9.78-0.31 pts
26Lee County9.775-0.4 pts
27Duval County9.711-0.37 pts
28Levy County9.651-2.97 pts
29Pinellas County9.64-0.4 pts
30Jefferson County9.628-1.46 pts
31Pasco County9.61-0.18 pts
32Citrus County9.597+0.72 pts
33Seminole County9.594-0.72 pts
34Hillsborough County9.525-0.8 pts
35Calhoun County9.496-2.23 pts
36Sarasota County9.495-0.9 pts
37Okaloosa County9.418-0.09 pts
38Brevard County9.355-0.3 pts
39Indian River County9.285-0.73 pts
40Alachua County9.24+0.37 pts
41Washington County9.239+0.4 pts
42St. Lucie County9.218-0.74 pts
43Polk County9.21+0.45 pts
44Clay County9.181-0.99 pts
45Glades County9.174-1.45 pts
46Nassau County9.07-1.47 pts
47Volusia County8.996-0.43 pts
48Escambia County8.77-0.81 pts
49Franklin County8.757+1.27 pts
50Walton County8.753-1.82 pts
51Marion County8.59-1.25 pts
52DeSoto County8.553-0.58 pts
53Baker County8.54+1.03 pts
54Columbia County8.475+0.95 pts
55Hernando County8.359-1.02 pts
56Highlands County8.326+0.5 pts
57Leon County8.147-1.04 pts
58Suwannee County8.134-3.13 pts
59Gadsden County7.942-1.71 pts
60Taylor County7.895-0.29 pts
61Hamilton County7.818-2.54 pts
62Hardee County7.733-0.86 pts
63Martin County7.635-1.65 pts
64Okeechobee County7.613-2.29 pts
65Lafayette County7.609-2.86 pts
66Union County7.175+0.98 pts
67Hendry County7.13-1.95 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Bay County, with 13.465% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Hendry County, with 7.13% in 2019.

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