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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Hamilton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 15.282%. Madison County had the lowest, at 5.965%. The median was 9.949% and the figure for Florida was 10.864%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.282Hamilton County
Lowest5.965Madison County
Median9.94967 counties
Florida10.864History

Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 10.007 %Baker County: 9.85 %Bay County: 8.84 %Bradford County: 9.262 %Brevard County: 9.906 %Broward County: 12.213 %Calhoun County: 7.602 %Charlotte County: 10.309 %Citrus County: 9.06 %Clay County: 10.31 %Collier County: 10.48 %Columbia County: 9.709 %DeSoto County: 9.761 %Dixie County: 10.429 %Duval County: 10.553 %Escambia County: 8.768 %Flagler County: 11.807 %Franklin County: 9.391 %Gadsden County: 8.857 %Gilchrist County: 11.613 %Glades County: 11.304 %Gulf County: 6.574 %Hamilton County: 15.282 %Hardee County: 8.983 %Hendry County: 6.745 %Hernando County: 9.651 %Highlands County: 8.039 %Hillsborough County: 10.25 %Holmes County: 8.713 %Indian River County: 10.315 %Jackson County: 8.707 %Jefferson County: 7.759 %Lafayette County: 8.649 %Lake County: 9.949 %Lee County: 10.411 %Leon County: 8.344 %Levy County: 9.869 %Liberty County: 10.191 %Madison County: 5.965 %Manatee County: 10.623 %Marion County: 9.801 %Martin County: 10.257 %Miami-Dade County: 12.06 %Monroe County: 10.529 %Nassau County: 10.68 %Okaloosa County: 9.894 %Okeechobee County: 8.679 %Orange County: 11.287 %Osceola County: 12.658 %Palm Beach County: 11.416 %Pasco County: 10.755 %Pinellas County: 10.578 %Polk County: 9.889 %Putnam County: 8.756 %St. Johns County: 11.449 %St. Lucie County: 10.728 %Santa Rosa County: 10.481 %Sarasota County: 10.26 %Seminole County: 10.449 %Sumter County: 8.763 %Suwannee County: 6.924 %Taylor County: 8.031 %Union County: 6.087 %Volusia County: 9.819 %Wakulla County: 13.095 %Walton County: 10.84 %Washington County: 10.428 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Hamilton County: 15.282 %Hamilton County15.282Wakulla County: 13.095 %Wakulla County13.095Osceola County: 12.658 %Osceola County12.658Broward County: 12.213 %Broward County12.213Miami-Dade County: 12.06 %Miami-Dade County12.06Flagler County: 11.807 %Flagler County11.807Gilchrist County: 11.613 %Gilchrist County11.613St. Johns County: 11.449 %St. Johns County11.449Palm Beach County: 11.416 %Palm Beach County11.416Glades County: 11.304 %Glades County11.304Orange County: 11.287 %Orange County11.287Walton County: 10.84 %Walton County10.84Pasco County: 10.755 %Pasco County10.755St. Lucie County: 10.728 %St. Lucie County10.728Nassau County: 10.68 %Nassau County10.68Manatee County: 10.623 %Manatee County10.623Pinellas County: 10.578 %Pinellas County10.578Duval County: 10.553 %Duval County10.553Monroe County: 10.529 %Monroe County10.529Santa Rosa County: 10.481 %Santa Rosa County10.481Collier County: 10.48 %Collier County10.48Seminole County: 10.449 %Seminole County10.449Dixie County: 10.429 %Dixie County10.429Washington County: 10.428 %Washington County10.428Lee County: 10.411 %Lee County10.411Indian River County: 10.315 %Indian River County10.315Clay County: 10.31 %Clay County10.31Charlotte County: 10.309 %Charlotte County10.309Sarasota County: 10.26 %Sarasota County10.26Martin County: 10.257 %Martin County10.257Hillsborough County: 10.25 %Hillsborough County10.25Liberty County: 10.191 %Liberty County10.191Alachua County: 10.007 %Alachua County10.007Lake County: 9.949 %Lake County9.949Brevard County: 9.906 %Brevard County9.906Okaloosa County: 9.894 %Okaloosa County9.894Polk County: 9.889 %Polk County9.889Levy County: 9.869 %Levy County9.869Baker County: 9.85 %Baker County9.85Volusia County: 9.819 %Volusia County9.819Hamilton County: 15.282 %Hamilton County15.282Wakulla County: 13.095 %Wakulla County13.095Osceola County: 12.658 %Osceola County12.658Broward County: 12.213 %Broward County12.213Miami-Dade County: 12.06 %Miami-Dade County12.06Flagler County: 11.807 %Flagler County11.807Gilchrist County: 11.613 %Gilchrist County11.613St. Johns County: 11.449 %St. Johns County11.449Palm Beach County: 11.416 %Palm Beach County11.416Glades County: 11.304 %Glades County11.304Orange County: 11.287 %Orange County11.287Walton County: 10.84 %Walton County10.84Pasco County: 10.755 %Pasco County10.755St. Lucie County: 10.728 %St. Lucie County10.728Nassau County: 10.68 %Nassau County10.68Manatee County: 10.623 %Manatee County10.623Pinellas County: 10.578 %Pinellas County10.578Duval County: 10.553 %Duval County10.553Monroe County: 10.529 %Monroe County10.529Santa Rosa County: 10.481 %Santa Rosa County10.481Collier County: 10.48 %Collier County10.48Seminole County: 10.449 %Seminole County10.449Dixie County: 10.429 %Dixie County10.429Washington County: 10.428 %Washington County10.428Lee County: 10.411 %Lee County10.411Indian River County: 10.315 %Indian River County10.315Clay County: 10.31 %Clay County10.31Charlotte County: 10.309 %Charlotte County10.309Sarasota County: 10.26 %Sarasota County10.26Martin County: 10.257 %Martin County10.257Hillsborough County: 10.25 %Hillsborough County10.25Liberty County: 10.191 %Liberty County10.191Alachua County: 10.007 %Alachua County10.007Lake County: 9.949 %Lake County9.949Brevard County: 9.906 %Brevard County9.906Okaloosa County: 9.894 %Okaloosa County9.894Polk County: 9.889 %Polk County9.889Levy County: 9.869 %Levy County9.869Baker County: 9.85 %Baker County9.85Volusia County: 9.819 %Volusia County9.819
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Hamilton County15.282+7.46 pts
2Wakulla County13.095+0.21 pts
3Osceola County12.658+1.73 pts
4Broward County12.213+1.27 pts
5Miami-Dade County12.06+0.5 pts
6Flagler County11.807+1.63 pts
7Gilchrist County11.613+1.55 pts
8St. Johns County11.449+1.67 pts
9Palm Beach County11.416+0.83 pts
10Glades County11.304+2.13 pts
11Orange County11.287+1.15 pts
12Walton County10.84+2.09 pts
13Pasco County10.755+1.15 pts
14St. Lucie County10.728+1.51 pts
15Nassau County10.68+1.61 pts
16Manatee County10.623+0.51 pts
17Pinellas County10.578+0.94 pts
18Duval County10.553+0.84 pts
19Monroe County10.529+0.62 pts
20Santa Rosa County10.481-0.01 pts
21Collier County10.48+0.62 pts
22Seminole County10.449+0.86 pts
23Dixie County10.429-1.96 pts
24Washington County10.428+1.19 pts
25Lee County10.411+0.64 pts
26Indian River County10.315+1.03 pts
27Clay County10.31+1.13 pts
28Charlotte County10.309+0.14 pts
29Sarasota County10.26+0.77 pts
30Martin County10.257+2.62 pts
31Hillsborough County10.25+0.72 pts
32Liberty County10.191-1.65 pts
33Alachua County10.007+0.77 pts
34Lake County9.949-0.26 pts
35Brevard County9.906+0.55 pts
36Okaloosa County9.894+0.48 pts
37Polk County9.889+0.68 pts
38Levy County9.869+0.22 pts
39Baker County9.85+1.31 pts
40Volusia County9.819+0.82 pts
41Marion County9.801+1.21 pts
42DeSoto County9.761+1.21 pts
43Columbia County9.709+1.23 pts
44Hernando County9.651+1.29 pts
45Franklin County9.391+0.63 pts
46Bradford County9.262-1.59 pts
47Citrus County9.06-0.54 pts
48Hardee County8.983+1.25 pts
49Gadsden County8.857+0.91 pts
50Bay County8.84-4.63 pts
51Escambia County8.768-0 pts
52Sumter County8.763-1.31 pts
53Putnam County8.756-1.25 pts
54Holmes County8.713-2.04 pts
55Jackson County8.707-1.21 pts
56Okeechobee County8.679+1.07 pts
57Lafayette County8.649+1.04 pts
58Leon County8.344+0.2 pts
59Highlands County8.039-0.29 pts
60Taylor County8.031+0.14 pts
61Jefferson County7.759-1.87 pts
62Calhoun County7.602-1.89 pts
63Suwannee County6.924-1.21 pts
64Hendry County6.745-0.38 pts
65Gulf County6.574-4.68 pts
66Union County6.087-1.09 pts
67Madison County5.965-5.65 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hamilton County, with 15.282% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Madison County, with 5.965% in 2020.

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