Counties in Florida by real GDP growth

Lafayette County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2023, at 18.5%. Hardee County had the lowest, at -4.2%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for Florida was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest18.5Lafayette County
Lowest-4.2Hardee County
Median5.467 counties
Florida4.3History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 18.5 %18.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 18 %18Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 16.4 %16.4Levy CountyLevy County: 16.2 %16.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 15.7 %15.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 12.3 %12.3Liberty CountyLiberty County: 11.2 %11.2Madison CountyMadison County: 10.8 %10.8Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 10.4 %10.4Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 10.2 %10.2Union CountyUnion County: 10.1 %10.1DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 9.5 %9.5Dixie CountyDixie County: 9 %9Citrus CountyCitrus County: 8.7 %8.7St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 8.5 %8.5Collier CountyCollier County: 8.4 %8.4Lake CountyLake County: 8.4 %8.4Manatee CountyManatee County: 7.7 %7.7Marion CountyMarion County: 7.5 %7.5Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 7.2 %7.2Washington CountyWashington County: 7.2 %7.2St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 7.1 %7.1Clay CountyClay County: 7 %7Pasco CountyPasco County: 6.8 %6.8Columbia CountyColumbia County: 6.5 %6.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 6.5 %6.5Brevard CountyBrevard County: 6.3 %6.3Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 6.3 %6.3Sumter CountySumter County: 6.1 %6.1Highlands CountyHighlands County: 5.9 %5.9Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 5.7 %5.7Osceola CountyOsceola County: 5.6 %5.6Sarasota CountySarasota County: 5.6 %5.6Hernando CountyHernando County: 5.4 %5.4Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 5.3 %5.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 5.3 %5.3Orange CountyOrange County: 5.1 %5.1Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5 %5Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 4.9 %4.9Martin CountyMartin County: 4.8 %4.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lafayette County18.5-0.3 pts
2Putnam County18+15.1 pts
3Okeechobee County16.4+5.8 pts
4Levy County16.2+19.6 pts
5Calhoun County15.7+14.9 pts
6Jefferson County12.3+10.2 pts
7Liberty County11.2+18.5 pts
8Madison County10.8+1.4 pts
9Charlotte County10.4+7 pts
10Suwannee County10.2-3.8 pts
11Union County10.1+2.4 pts
12DeSoto County9.5+5.2 pts
13Dixie County9+9.6 pts
14Citrus County8.7+2.5 pts
15St. Johns County8.5-0.4 pts
16Collier County8.4+2.9 pts
16Lake County8.4+4.1 pts
18Manatee County7.7+1.6 pts
19Marion County7.5+3.2 pts
20Gilchrist County7.2+6 pts
20Washington County7.2+6.3 pts
22St. Lucie County7.1+1 pts
23Clay County7+1.1 pts
24Pasco County6.8+0.1 pts
25Columbia County6.5+2.9 pts
25Jackson County6.5+4.2 pts
27Brevard County6.30 pts
27Gadsden County6.3+5.5 pts
29Sumter County6.1-6.4 pts
30Highlands County5.9+0.2 pts
31Palm Beach County5.7+0.7 pts
32Osceola County5.6-4.4 pts
32Sarasota County5.6-2.9 pts
34Hernando County5.4-2.2 pts
35Hillsborough County5.3-1 pts
35Monroe County5.3+0.2 pts
37Orange County5.1-2.1 pts
38Volusia County5-0.6 pts
39Santa Rosa County4.9-1.2 pts
40Martin County4.8-2.7 pts
40Walton County4.8-3.2 pts
42Indian River County4.7+10.3 pts
42Leon County4.7-1.9 pts
42Miami-Dade County4.7-2.7 pts
45Broward County4.4-2 pts
45Duval County4.4-1.8 pts
47Lee County4.3-3.6 pts
48Bradford County4.2-0.3 pts
48Pinellas County4.2-1.9 pts
50Bay County4.1+0.6 pts
51Holmes County3.5-2.8 pts
51Polk County3.5-0.9 pts
53Taylor County3.4-0.5 pts
54Nassau County3.3-2.3 pts
55Flagler County3-11.1 pts
55Gulf County3-2.7 pts
57Alachua County2.8-1.5 pts
58Escambia County2.5-0.2 pts
59Okaloosa County2.4-1.3 pts
60Seminole County2.3-3.1 pts
61Hendry County1.7-1.4 pts
62Wakulla County1.4-3.2 pts
63Baker County-0.1+1 pts
64Hamilton County-0.8-10.1 pts
65Glades County-1.6-10.4 pts
66Franklin County-2.2-8.6 pts
67Hardee County-4.2-9.8 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?

Lafayette County, with 18.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Hardee County, with -4.2% in 2023.

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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