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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Broward County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 11.94%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 5.291%. The median was 9.44% and the figure for Florida was 10.536%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.94Broward County
Lowest5.291Lafayette County
Median9.4467 counties
Florida10.536History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 9.168 %Baker County: 8.311 %Bay County: 9.233 %Bradford County: 8.5 %Brevard County: 10.374 %Broward County: 11.94 %Calhoun County: 10.588 %Charlotte County: 9.55 %Citrus County: 10.47 %Clay County: 9.096 %Collier County: 9.823 %Columbia County: 7.14 %DeSoto County: 10.664 %Dixie County: 9.44 %Duval County: 9.534 %Escambia County: 9.011 %Flagler County: 9.387 %Franklin County: 10.563 %Gadsden County: 8.538 %Gilchrist County: 9.186 %Glades County: 11.207 %Gulf County: 11.823 %Hamilton County: 8.108 %Hardee County: 7.494 %Hendry County: 8.032 %Hernando County: 9.657 %Highlands County: 7.952 %Hillsborough County: 10.124 %Holmes County: 6.87 %Indian River County: 8.459 %Jackson County: 8.522 %Jefferson County: 7.453 %Lafayette County: 5.291 %Lake County: 9.08 %Lee County: 10.031 %Leon County: 9.519 %Levy County: 7.376 %Liberty County: 9.938 %Madison County: 6.196 %Manatee County: 10.359 %Marion County: 8.92 %Martin County: 9.649 %Miami-Dade County: 11.892 %Monroe County: 9.182 %Nassau County: 10.275 %Okaloosa County: 8.804 %Okeechobee County: 7.809 %Orange County: 11.037 %Osceola County: 11.361 %Palm Beach County: 11.423 %Pasco County: 9.566 %Pinellas County: 10.421 %Polk County: 9.317 %Putnam County: 10.091 %St. Johns County: 9.225 %St. Lucie County: 10.979 %Santa Rosa County: 10.034 %Sarasota County: 9.548 %Seminole County: 10.717 %Sumter County: 10.503 %Suwannee County: 8.068 %Taylor County: 7.643 %Union County: 7.5 %Volusia County: 9.717 %Wakulla County: 9.704 %Walton County: 8.359 %Washington County: 7.813 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Broward County: 11.94 %Broward County11.94Miami-Dade County: 11.892 %Miami-Dade County11.892Gulf County: 11.823 %Gulf County11.823Palm Beach County: 11.423 %Palm Beach County11.423Osceola County: 11.361 %Osceola County11.361Glades County: 11.207 %Glades County11.207Orange County: 11.037 %Orange County11.037St. Lucie County: 10.979 %St. Lucie County10.979Seminole County: 10.717 %Seminole County10.717DeSoto County: 10.664 %DeSoto County10.664Calhoun County: 10.588 %Calhoun County10.588Franklin County: 10.563 %Franklin County10.563Sumter County: 10.503 %Sumter County10.503Citrus County: 10.47 %Citrus County10.47Pinellas County: 10.421 %Pinellas County10.421Brevard County: 10.374 %Brevard County10.374Manatee County: 10.359 %Manatee County10.359Nassau County: 10.275 %Nassau County10.275Hillsborough County: 10.124 %Hillsborough County10.124Putnam County: 10.091 %Putnam County10.091Santa Rosa County: 10.034 %Santa Rosa County10.034Lee County: 10.031 %Lee County10.031Liberty County: 9.938 %Liberty County9.938Collier County: 9.823 %Collier County9.823Volusia County: 9.717 %Volusia County9.717Wakulla County: 9.704 %Wakulla County9.704Hernando County: 9.657 %Hernando County9.657Martin County: 9.649 %Martin County9.649Pasco County: 9.566 %Pasco County9.566Charlotte County: 9.55 %Charlotte County9.55Sarasota County: 9.548 %Sarasota County9.548Duval County: 9.534 %Duval County9.534Leon County: 9.519 %Leon County9.519Dixie County: 9.44 %Dixie County9.44Flagler County: 9.387 %Flagler County9.387Polk County: 9.317 %Polk County9.317Bay County: 9.233 %Bay County9.233St. Johns County: 9.225 %St. Johns County9.225Gilchrist County: 9.186 %Gilchrist County9.186Monroe County: 9.182 %Monroe County9.182Broward County: 11.94 %Broward County11.94Miami-Dade County: 11.892 %Miami-Dade County11.892Gulf County: 11.823 %Gulf County11.823Palm Beach County: 11.423 %Palm Beach County11.423Osceola County: 11.361 %Osceola County11.361Glades County: 11.207 %Glades County11.207Orange County: 11.037 %Orange County11.037St. Lucie County: 10.979 %St. Lucie County10.979Seminole County: 10.717 %Seminole County10.717DeSoto County: 10.664 %DeSoto County10.664Calhoun County: 10.588 %Calhoun County10.588Franklin County: 10.563 %Franklin County10.563Sumter County: 10.503 %Sumter County10.503Citrus County: 10.47 %Citrus County10.47Pinellas County: 10.421 %Pinellas County10.421Brevard County: 10.374 %Brevard County10.374Manatee County: 10.359 %Manatee County10.359Nassau County: 10.275 %Nassau County10.275Hillsborough County: 10.124 %Hillsborough County10.124Putnam County: 10.091 %Putnam County10.091Santa Rosa County: 10.034 %Santa Rosa County10.034Lee County: 10.031 %Lee County10.031Liberty County: 9.938 %Liberty County9.938Collier County: 9.823 %Collier County9.823Volusia County: 9.717 %Volusia County9.717Wakulla County: 9.704 %Wakulla County9.704Hernando County: 9.657 %Hernando County9.657Martin County: 9.649 %Martin County9.649Pasco County: 9.566 %Pasco County9.566Charlotte County: 9.55 %Charlotte County9.55Sarasota County: 9.548 %Sarasota County9.548Duval County: 9.534 %Duval County9.534Leon County: 9.519 %Leon County9.519Dixie County: 9.44 %Dixie County9.44Flagler County: 9.387 %Flagler County9.387Polk County: 9.317 %Polk County9.317Bay County: 9.233 %Bay County9.233St. Johns County: 9.225 %St. Johns County9.225Gilchrist County: 9.186 %Gilchrist County9.186Monroe County: 9.182 %Monroe County9.182
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Broward County11.94-0.27 pts
2Miami-Dade County11.892-0.17 pts
3Gulf County11.823+5.25 pts
4Palm Beach County11.423+0.01 pts
5Osceola County11.361-1.3 pts
6Glades County11.207-0.1 pts
7Orange County11.037-0.25 pts
8St. Lucie County10.979+0.25 pts
9Seminole County10.717+0.27 pts
10DeSoto County10.664+0.9 pts
11Calhoun County10.588+2.99 pts
12Franklin County10.563+1.17 pts
13Sumter County10.503+1.74 pts
14Citrus County10.47+1.41 pts
15Pinellas County10.421-0.16 pts
16Brevard County10.374+0.47 pts
17Manatee County10.359-0.26 pts
18Nassau County10.275-0.4 pts
19Hillsborough County10.124-0.13 pts
20Putnam County10.091+1.33 pts
21Santa Rosa County10.034-0.45 pts
22Lee County10.031-0.38 pts
23Liberty County9.938-0.25 pts
24Collier County9.823-0.66 pts
25Volusia County9.717-0.1 pts
26Wakulla County9.704-3.39 pts
27Hernando County9.657+0.01 pts
28Martin County9.649-0.61 pts
29Pasco County9.566-1.19 pts
30Charlotte County9.55-0.76 pts
31Sarasota County9.548-0.71 pts
32Duval County9.534-1.02 pts
33Leon County9.519+1.18 pts
34Dixie County9.44-0.99 pts
35Flagler County9.387-2.42 pts
36Polk County9.317-0.57 pts
37Bay County9.233+0.39 pts
38St. Johns County9.225-2.22 pts
39Gilchrist County9.186-2.43 pts
40Monroe County9.182-1.35 pts
41Alachua County9.168-0.84 pts
42Clay County9.096-1.21 pts
43Lake County9.08-0.87 pts
44Escambia County9.011+0.24 pts
45Marion County8.92-0.88 pts
46Okaloosa County8.804-1.09 pts
47Gadsden County8.538-0.32 pts
48Jackson County8.522-0.19 pts
49Bradford County8.5-0.76 pts
50Indian River County8.459-1.86 pts
51Walton County8.359-2.48 pts
52Baker County8.311-1.54 pts
53Hamilton County8.108-7.17 pts
54Suwannee County8.068+1.14 pts
55Hendry County8.032+1.29 pts
56Highlands County7.952-0.09 pts
57Washington County7.813-2.62 pts
58Okeechobee County7.809-0.87 pts
59Taylor County7.643-0.39 pts
60Union County7.5+1.41 pts
61Hardee County7.494-1.49 pts
62Jefferson County7.453-0.31 pts
63Levy County7.376-2.49 pts
64Columbia County7.14-2.57 pts
65Holmes County6.87-1.84 pts
66Madison County6.196+0.23 pts
67Lafayette County5.291-3.36 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Broward County, with 11.94% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lafayette County, with 5.291% in 2021.

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