Counties in Florida by real GDP growth

Hamilton County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2018, at 12.3%. Okeechobee County had the lowest, at -8.1%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Florida was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12.3Hamilton County
Median3.167 counties
Florida3.5History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 12.3 %12.3Madison CountyMadison County: 7.7 %7.7St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 6.9 %6.9Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 6.6 %6.6Sumter CountySumter County: 5.8 %5.8Sarasota CountySarasota County: 5.4 %5.4Glades CountyGlades County: 5.1 %5.1Hendry CountyHendry County: 5.1 %5.1Citrus CountyCitrus County: 5 %5Hernando CountyHernando County: 5 %5Seminole CountySeminole County: 5 %5Indian River CountyIndian River County: 4.9 %4.9Manatee CountyManatee County: 4.9 %4.9Brevard CountyBrevard County: 4.6 %4.6Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 4.3 %4.3Clay CountyClay County: 4.2 %4.2Marion CountyMarion County: 4.2 %4.2Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 4.2 %4.2Lee CountyLee County: 4.1 %4.1Martin CountyMartin County: 4.1 %4.1Walton CountyWalton County: 4.1 %4.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4 %4Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 3.8 %3.8Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 3.8 %3.8Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 3.7 %3.7Alachua CountyAlachua County: 3.5 %3.5Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 3.5 %3.5Orange CountyOrange County: 3.5 %3.5Pasco CountyPasco County: 3.5 %3.5Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 3.5 %3.5Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 3.4 %3.4Collier CountyCollier County: 3.3 %3.3Volusia CountyVolusia County: 3.2 %3.2Osceola CountyOsceola County: 3.1 %3.1Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 3.1 %3.1Broward CountyBroward County: 3 %3St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 2.9 %2.9Duval CountyDuval County: 2.8 %2.8Lake CountyLake County: 2.8 %2.8Polk CountyPolk County: 2.7 %2.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Hamilton County12.3+2.8 pts
2Madison County7.7+6.1 pts
3St. Johns County6.9-0.5 pts
4Santa Rosa County6.6+5.3 pts
5Sumter County5.8+1.3 pts
6Sarasota County5.4+0.9 pts
7Glades County5.1+1.4 pts
7Hendry County5.1+8 pts
9Citrus County5+9.6 pts
9Hernando County5+2.6 pts
9Seminole County50 pts
12Indian River County4.9+6.1 pts
12Manatee County4.9+2.3 pts
14Brevard County4.6-0.2 pts
15Miami-Dade County4.3-0.9 pts
16Clay County4.2+3 pts
16Marion County4.2+3.8 pts
16Okaloosa County4.2+1.7 pts
19Lee County4.1+3.5 pts
19Martin County4.1+5.8 pts
19Walton County4.1-1.3 pts
22Columbia County4+1.3 pts
23Gilchrist County3.8+1.9 pts
23Lafayette County3.8+7.6 pts
25Hillsborough County3.7+1 pts
26Alachua County3.5-0.4 pts
26Charlotte County3.5+0.8 pts
26Orange County3.5-2.1 pts
26Pasco County3.5+1.5 pts
26Suwannee County3.5+0.7 pts
31Palm Beach County3.4-1.2 pts
32Collier County3.3+1.3 pts
33Volusia County3.2+0.7 pts
34Osceola County3.1-3.8 pts
34Pinellas County3.1+2 pts
36Broward County3-0.5 pts
37St. Lucie County2.9+0.7 pts
38Duval County2.8-1.7 pts
38Lake County2.8-0.8 pts
40Polk County2.7-2.4 pts
40Putnam County2.7+5.5 pts
42Franklin County2.5+0.8 pts
43Bay County2.2+2.7 pts
44Taylor County2+6.3 pts
45Nassau County1.7-0.5 pts
46Flagler County1.4-2.6 pts
47Bradford County1.3-4.4 pts
48Wakulla County0.9-4.3 pts
49Jackson County0.8-1.1 pts
50Gulf County0.6+4.8 pts
51Leon County0.5-2.5 pts
51Washington County0.5+0.2 pts
53Monroe County0.3-1.5 pts
54Levy County0.1-3.1 pts
55Escambia County-0.4-4.1 pts
55Gadsden County-0.4-3.8 pts
57Calhoun County-1-12.2 pts
58Holmes County-1.3-1.4 pts
59Liberty County-1.4-1.7 pts
60Union County-1.7-7.3 pts
61Dixie County-1.9-5.7 pts
62Baker County-2.2-2.1 pts
63Highlands County-2.5-2.9 pts
64DeSoto County-3-5.4 pts
65Jefferson County-3.5+0.2 pts
66Hardee County-7.1-3.3 pts
67Okeechobee County-8.1-15.6 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Hamilton County, with 12.3% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Okeechobee County, with -8.1% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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