Counties in Florida by real GDP growth

Sumter County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2021, at 16.4%. Liberty County had the lowest, at -6.8%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for Florida was 9.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest16.4Sumter County
Lowest-6.8Liberty County
Median7.367 counties
Florida9.4History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Sumter CountySumter County: 16.4 %16.4Walton CountyWalton County: 15.5 %15.5Orange CountyOrange County: 13.5 %13.5Indian River CountyIndian River County: 13 %13Collier CountyCollier County: 12.9 %12.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 12.2 %12.2Pasco CountyPasco County: 11.3 %11.3Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 11.2 %11.2Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 11.1 %11.1Brevard CountyBrevard County: 11 %11Osceola CountyOsceola County: 10.4 %10.4Nassau CountyNassau County: 9.8 %9.8St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 9.8 %9.8Manatee CountyManatee County: 9.6 %9.6St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 9.3 %9.3Broward CountyBroward County: 9.2 %9.2Citrus CountyCitrus County: 9.2 %9.2Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 8.8 %8.8Lake CountyLake County: 8.8 %8.8Bay CountyBay County: 8.7 %8.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 8.7 %8.7Lee CountyLee County: 8.4 %8.4Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 8.3 %8.3Flagler CountyFlagler County: 8.2 %8.2Marion CountyMarion County: 8 %8Escambia CountyEscambia County: 7.7 %7.7Hardee CountyHardee County: 7.7 %7.7Hernando CountyHernando County: 7.5 %7.5Leon CountyLeon County: 7.5 %7.5Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 7.4 %7.4Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 7.4 %7.4Duval CountyDuval County: 7.3 %7.3Holmes CountyHolmes County: 7.3 %7.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 7.3 %7.3Alachua CountyAlachua County: 7.2 %7.2Clay CountyClay County: 7.2 %7.2Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 7.1 %7.1Seminole CountySeminole County: 7 %7Polk CountyPolk County: 6.9 %6.9Union CountyUnion County: 6.2 %6.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Sumter County16.4+14.3 pts
2Walton County15.5+13.8 pts
3Orange County13.5+19.8 pts
4Indian River County13+11.7 pts
5Collier County12.9+13.5 pts
6Monroe County12.2+17.2 pts
7Pasco County11.3+9.7 pts
8Palm Beach County11.2+11.1 pts
9Miami-Dade County11.1+17.6 pts
10Brevard County11+9.9 pts
11Osceola County10.4+13.7 pts
12Nassau County9.8+5 pts
12St. Johns County9.8+3.1 pts
14Manatee County9.6+11.4 pts
15St. Lucie County9.3+5.9 pts
16Broward County9.2+11 pts
16Citrus County9.2+8 pts
18Hillsborough County8.8+7.4 pts
18Lake County8.8+5.8 pts
20Bay County8.7+7.6 pts
20Calhoun County8.7+6 pts
22Lee County8.4+8.7 pts
23Okaloosa County8.3+5.3 pts
24Flagler County8.2+4.6 pts
25Marion County8+4.3 pts
26Escambia County7.7+8.2 pts
26Hardee County7.7+11.5 pts
28Hernando County7.5+5.9 pts
28Leon County7.5+10 pts
30Pinellas County7.4+6.7 pts
30Wakulla County7.4+6.4 pts
32Duval County7.3+6.3 pts
32Holmes County7.3+10 pts
32Jefferson County7.3+7.9 pts
35Alachua County7.2+8 pts
35Clay County7.2+7.9 pts
37Santa Rosa County7.1+5.5 pts
38Seminole County7+6.2 pts
39Polk County6.9+4.2 pts
40Union County6.2+3 pts
41Gulf County6+0.6 pts
42Volusia County5.6+5.1 pts
43Baker County5.5-2.5 pts
44Sarasota County5.1+3.6 pts
44Washington County5.1+3.1 pts
46Highlands County4.4+9.9 pts
47Charlotte County4.2-1.4 pts
48DeSoto County3.5+8.7 pts
49Suwannee County3.3-0.6 pts
50Hamilton County3.1+4.1 pts
51Franklin County2.9+3.7 pts
52Okeechobee County1.9-5.6 pts
53Levy County1.4-8.2 pts
54Madison County0.6-4.6 pts
55Martin County0.4-7.7 pts
56Jackson County0.3+1.5 pts
57Lafayette County0.2-8 pts
58Columbia County0.1-2.7 pts
59Hendry County-0.3-2.7 pts
60Bradford County-2.1-7.9 pts
61Putnam County-2.4-6.3 pts
62Glades County-3.6-1.1 pts
63Gilchrist County-4.4-21.5 pts
64Dixie County-4.5-14.3 pts
65Gadsden County-5.7-10.3 pts
66Taylor County-6.5-11.7 pts
67Liberty County-6.8-12.4 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?

Sumter County, with 16.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Liberty County, with -6.8% in 2021.

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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