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Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate

Broward County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 12.735%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 3.922%. The median was 10.105% and the figure for Florida was 11.214%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.735Broward County
Lowest3.922Lafayette County
Median10.10567 counties
Florida11.214History

Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 9.413 %Baker County: 6.633 %Bay County: 9.905 %Bradford County: 9.95 %Brevard County: 10.308 %Broward County: 12.735 %Calhoun County: 8 %Charlotte County: 10.305 %Citrus County: 8.885 %Clay County: 11.397 %Collier County: 10.64 %Columbia County: 9.704 %DeSoto County: 10.672 %Dixie County: 5.698 %Duval County: 10.552 %Escambia County: 10.027 %Flagler County: 10.328 %Franklin County: 9.375 %Gadsden County: 10.154 %Gilchrist County: 7.555 %Glades County: 11.064 %Gulf County: 8.451 %Hamilton County: 7.358 %Hardee County: 10.204 %Hendry County: 7.615 %Hernando County: 10.073 %Highlands County: 7.77 %Hillsborough County: 11.327 %Holmes County: 7.366 %Indian River County: 9.176 %Jackson County: 11.067 %Jefferson County: 8.594 %Lafayette County: 3.922 %Lake County: 10.789 %Lee County: 10.637 %Leon County: 9.888 %Levy County: 7.759 %Liberty County: 8.75 %Madison County: 6.04 %Manatee County: 10.43 %Marion County: 10.105 %Martin County: 9.532 %Miami-Dade County: 12.335 %Monroe County: 11.409 %Nassau County: 10.088 %Okaloosa County: 10.352 %Okeechobee County: 8.246 %Orange County: 11.184 %Osceola County: 12.18 %Palm Beach County: 11.907 %Pasco County: 11.205 %Pinellas County: 10.7 %Polk County: 10.173 %Putnam County: 9.516 %St. Johns County: 10.523 %St. Lucie County: 11.2 %Santa Rosa County: 12.014 %Sarasota County: 10.71 %Seminole County: 11.626 %Sumter County: 8.381 %Suwannee County: 9.313 %Taylor County: 7.918 %Union County: 4.706 %Volusia County: 10.189 %Wakulla County: 10.239 %Walton County: 10.226 %Washington County: 7.799 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Broward County: 12.735 %Broward County12.735Miami-Dade County: 12.335 %Miami-Dade County12.335Osceola County: 12.18 %Osceola County12.18Santa Rosa County: 12.014 %Santa Rosa County12.014Palm Beach County: 11.907 %Palm Beach County11.907Seminole County: 11.626 %Seminole County11.626Monroe County: 11.409 %Monroe County11.409Clay County: 11.397 %Clay County11.397Hillsborough County: 11.327 %Hillsborough County11.327Pasco County: 11.205 %Pasco County11.205St. Lucie County: 11.2 %St. Lucie County11.2Orange County: 11.184 %Orange County11.184Jackson County: 11.067 %Jackson County11.067Glades County: 11.064 %Glades County11.064Lake County: 10.789 %Lake County10.789Sarasota County: 10.71 %Sarasota County10.71Pinellas County: 10.7 %Pinellas County10.7DeSoto County: 10.672 %DeSoto County10.672Collier County: 10.64 %Collier County10.64Lee County: 10.637 %Lee County10.637Duval County: 10.552 %Duval County10.552St. Johns County: 10.523 %St. Johns County10.523Manatee County: 10.43 %Manatee County10.43Okaloosa County: 10.352 %Okaloosa County10.352Flagler County: 10.328 %Flagler County10.328Brevard County: 10.308 %Brevard County10.308Charlotte County: 10.305 %Charlotte County10.305Wakulla County: 10.239 %Wakulla County10.239Walton County: 10.226 %Walton County10.226Hardee County: 10.204 %Hardee County10.204Volusia County: 10.189 %Volusia County10.189Polk County: 10.173 %Polk County10.173Gadsden County: 10.154 %Gadsden County10.154Marion County: 10.105 %Marion County10.105Nassau County: 10.088 %Nassau County10.088Hernando County: 10.073 %Hernando County10.073Escambia County: 10.027 %Escambia County10.027Bradford County: 9.95 %Bradford County9.95Bay County: 9.905 %Bay County9.905Leon County: 9.888 %Leon County9.888Broward County: 12.735 %Broward County12.735Miami-Dade County: 12.335 %Miami-Dade County12.335Osceola County: 12.18 %Osceola County12.18Santa Rosa County: 12.014 %Santa Rosa County12.014Palm Beach County: 11.907 %Palm Beach County11.907Seminole County: 11.626 %Seminole County11.626Monroe County: 11.409 %Monroe County11.409Clay County: 11.397 %Clay County11.397Hillsborough County: 11.327 %Hillsborough County11.327Pasco County: 11.205 %Pasco County11.205St. Lucie County: 11.2 %St. Lucie County11.2Orange County: 11.184 %Orange County11.184Jackson County: 11.067 %Jackson County11.067Glades County: 11.064 %Glades County11.064Lake County: 10.789 %Lake County10.789Sarasota County: 10.71 %Sarasota County10.71Pinellas County: 10.7 %Pinellas County10.7DeSoto County: 10.672 %DeSoto County10.672Collier County: 10.64 %Collier County10.64Lee County: 10.637 %Lee County10.637Duval County: 10.552 %Duval County10.552St. Johns County: 10.523 %St. Johns County10.523Manatee County: 10.43 %Manatee County10.43Okaloosa County: 10.352 %Okaloosa County10.352Flagler County: 10.328 %Flagler County10.328Brevard County: 10.308 %Brevard County10.308Charlotte County: 10.305 %Charlotte County10.305Wakulla County: 10.239 %Wakulla County10.239Walton County: 10.226 %Walton County10.226Hardee County: 10.204 %Hardee County10.204Volusia County: 10.189 %Volusia County10.189Polk County: 10.173 %Polk County10.173Gadsden County: 10.154 %Gadsden County10.154Marion County: 10.105 %Marion County10.105Nassau County: 10.088 %Nassau County10.088Hernando County: 10.073 %Hernando County10.073Escambia County: 10.027 %Escambia County10.027Bradford County: 9.95 %Bradford County9.95Bay County: 9.905 %Bay County9.905Leon County: 9.888 %Leon County9.888
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Broward County12.735+0.79 pts
2Miami-Dade County12.335+0.44 pts
3Osceola County12.18+0.82 pts
4Santa Rosa County12.014+1.98 pts
5Palm Beach County11.907+0.48 pts
6Seminole County11.626+0.91 pts
7Monroe County11.409+2.23 pts
8Clay County11.397+2.3 pts
9Hillsborough County11.327+1.2 pts
10Pasco County11.205+1.64 pts
11St. Lucie County11.2+0.22 pts
12Orange County11.184+0.15 pts
13Jackson County11.067+2.54 pts
14Glades County11.064-0.14 pts
15Lake County10.789+1.71 pts
16Sarasota County10.71+1.16 pts
17Pinellas County10.7+0.28 pts
18DeSoto County10.672+0.01 pts
19Collier County10.64+0.82 pts
20Lee County10.637+0.61 pts
21Duval County10.552+1.02 pts
22St. Johns County10.523+1.3 pts
23Manatee County10.43+0.07 pts
24Okaloosa County10.352+1.55 pts
25Flagler County10.328+0.94 pts
26Brevard County10.308-0.07 pts
27Charlotte County10.305+0.75 pts
28Wakulla County10.239+0.54 pts
29Walton County10.226+1.87 pts
30Hardee County10.204+2.71 pts
31Volusia County10.189+0.47 pts
32Polk County10.173+0.86 pts
33Gadsden County10.154+1.62 pts
34Marion County10.105+1.19 pts
35Nassau County10.088-0.19 pts
36Hernando County10.073+0.42 pts
37Escambia County10.027+1.02 pts
38Bradford County9.95+1.45 pts
39Bay County9.905+0.67 pts
40Leon County9.888+0.37 pts
41Columbia County9.704+2.56 pts
42Martin County9.532-0.12 pts
43Putnam County9.516-0.57 pts
44Alachua County9.413+0.25 pts
45Franklin County9.375-1.19 pts
46Suwannee County9.313+1.25 pts
47Indian River County9.176+0.72 pts
48Citrus County8.885-1.59 pts
49Liberty County8.75-1.19 pts
50Jefferson County8.594+1.14 pts
51Gulf County8.451-3.37 pts
52Sumter County8.381-2.12 pts
53Okeechobee County8.246+0.44 pts
54Calhoun County8-2.59 pts
55Taylor County7.918+0.28 pts
56Washington County7.799-0.01 pts
57Highlands County7.77-0.18 pts
58Levy County7.759+0.38 pts
59Hendry County7.615-0.42 pts
60Gilchrist County7.555-1.63 pts
61Holmes County7.366+0.5 pts
62Hamilton County7.358-0.75 pts
63Baker County6.633-1.68 pts
64Madison County6.04-0.16 pts
65Dixie County5.698-3.74 pts
66Union County4.706-2.79 pts
67Lafayette County3.922-1.37 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by establishment exit rate, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Broward County, with 12.735% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lafayette County, with 3.922% in 2022.

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