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Counties in Florida by job creation rate, 2023

Glades County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 29.506%. Baker County had the lowest, at 9.003%. The median was 14.862% and the figure for Florida was 14.928%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.506Glades County
Lowest9.003Baker County
Median14.86267 counties
Florida14.928History

Map of counties, 2023

Alachua County: 15.27 %Baker County: 9.003 %Bay County: 14.45 %Bradford County: 17.113 %Brevard County: 15.006 %Broward County: 15.998 %Calhoun County: 11.772 %Charlotte County: 16.879 %Citrus County: 11.461 %Clay County: 15.296 %Collier County: 15.316 %Columbia County: 13.352 %DeSoto County: 13.96 %Dixie County: 14.766 %Duval County: 13.729 %Escambia County: 14.33 %Flagler County: 14.891 %Franklin County: 12.575 %Gadsden County: 14.862 %Gilchrist County: 16.934 %Glades County: 29.506 %Gulf County: 19.684 %Hamilton County: 15.244 %Hardee County: 14.006 %Hendry County: 18.972 %Hernando County: 14.328 %Highlands County: 12.818 %Hillsborough County: 16.894 %Holmes County: 15.076 %Indian River County: 13.767 %Jackson County: 13.306 %Jefferson County: 15.163 %Lafayette County: 15.228 %Lake County: 16.039 %Lee County: 15.635 %Leon County: 14.659 %Levy County: 15.527 %Liberty County: 14.252 %Madison County: 10.726 %Manatee County: 15.494 %Marion County: 14.112 %Martin County: 16.457 %Miami-Dade County: 15.987 %Monroe County: 16.794 %Nassau County: 13.992 %Okaloosa County: 16.254 %Okeechobee County: 14.063 %Orange County: 14.425 %Osceola County: 14.74 %Palm Beach County: 16.062 %Pasco County: 15.926 %Pinellas County: 14.019 %Polk County: 13.452 %Putnam County: 13.454 %St. Johns County: 17.376 %St. Lucie County: 16.579 %Santa Rosa County: 16.656 %Sarasota County: 16.179 %Seminole County: 14.769 %Sumter County: 14.567 %Suwannee County: 13.23 %Taylor County: 10.688 %Union County: 10.742 %Volusia County: 12.438 %Wakulla County: 17.787 %Walton County: 21.533 %Washington County: 10.025 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Glades County: 29.506 %Glades County29.506Walton County: 21.533 %Walton County21.533Gulf County: 19.684 %Gulf County19.684Hendry County: 18.972 %Hendry County18.972Wakulla County: 17.787 %Wakulla County17.787St. Johns County: 17.376 %St. Johns County17.376Bradford County: 17.113 %Bradford County17.113Gilchrist County: 16.934 %Gilchrist County16.934Hillsborough County: 16.894 %Hillsborough County16.894Charlotte County: 16.879 %Charlotte County16.879Monroe County: 16.794 %Monroe County16.794Santa Rosa County: 16.656 %Santa Rosa County16.656St. Lucie County: 16.579 %St. Lucie County16.579Martin County: 16.457 %Martin County16.457Okaloosa County: 16.254 %Okaloosa County16.254Sarasota County: 16.179 %Sarasota County16.179Palm Beach County: 16.062 %Palm Beach County16.062Lake County: 16.039 %Lake County16.039Broward County: 15.998 %Broward County15.998Miami-Dade County: 15.987 %Miami-Dade County15.987Pasco County: 15.926 %Pasco County15.926Lee County: 15.635 %Lee County15.635Levy County: 15.527 %Levy County15.527Manatee County: 15.494 %Manatee County15.494Collier County: 15.316 %Collier County15.316Clay County: 15.296 %Clay County15.296Alachua County: 15.27 %Alachua County15.27Hamilton County: 15.244 %Hamilton County15.244Lafayette County: 15.228 %Lafayette County15.228Jefferson County: 15.163 %Jefferson County15.163Holmes County: 15.076 %Holmes County15.076Brevard County: 15.006 %Brevard County15.006Flagler County: 14.891 %Flagler County14.891Gadsden County: 14.862 %Gadsden County14.862Seminole County: 14.769 %Seminole County14.769Dixie County: 14.766 %Dixie County14.766Osceola County: 14.74 %Osceola County14.74Leon County: 14.659 %Leon County14.659Sumter County: 14.567 %Sumter County14.567Bay County: 14.45 %Bay County14.45Glades County: 29.506 %Glades County29.506Walton County: 21.533 %Walton County21.533Gulf County: 19.684 %Gulf County19.684Hendry County: 18.972 %Hendry County18.972Wakulla County: 17.787 %Wakulla County17.787St. Johns County: 17.376 %St. Johns County17.376Bradford County: 17.113 %Bradford County17.113Gilchrist County: 16.934 %Gilchrist County16.934Hillsborough County: 16.894 %Hillsborough County16.894Charlotte County: 16.879 %Charlotte County16.879Monroe County: 16.794 %Monroe County16.794Santa Rosa County: 16.656 %Santa Rosa County16.656St. Lucie County: 16.579 %St. Lucie County16.579Martin County: 16.457 %Martin County16.457Okaloosa County: 16.254 %Okaloosa County16.254Sarasota County: 16.179 %Sarasota County16.179Palm Beach County: 16.062 %Palm Beach County16.062Lake County: 16.039 %Lake County16.039Broward County: 15.998 %Broward County15.998Miami-Dade County: 15.987 %Miami-Dade County15.987Pasco County: 15.926 %Pasco County15.926Lee County: 15.635 %Lee County15.635Levy County: 15.527 %Levy County15.527Manatee County: 15.494 %Manatee County15.494Collier County: 15.316 %Collier County15.316Clay County: 15.296 %Clay County15.296Alachua County: 15.27 %Alachua County15.27Hamilton County: 15.244 %Hamilton County15.244Lafayette County: 15.228 %Lafayette County15.228Jefferson County: 15.163 %Jefferson County15.163Holmes County: 15.076 %Holmes County15.076Brevard County: 15.006 %Brevard County15.006Flagler County: 14.891 %Flagler County14.891Gadsden County: 14.862 %Gadsden County14.862Seminole County: 14.769 %Seminole County14.769Dixie County: 14.766 %Dixie County14.766Osceola County: 14.74 %Osceola County14.74Leon County: 14.659 %Leon County14.659Sumter County: 14.567 %Sumter County14.567Bay County: 14.45 %Bay County14.45
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Glades County29.506+15.17 pts
2Walton County21.533-0.25 pts
3Gulf County19.684-0.29 pts
4Hendry County18.972+2.33 pts
5Wakulla County17.787+3.95 pts
6St. Johns County17.376-2.79 pts
7Bradford County17.113+5.83 pts
8Gilchrist County16.934+1.74 pts
9Hillsborough County16.894-0.92 pts
10Charlotte County16.879+0.32 pts
11Monroe County16.794-5.18 pts
12Santa Rosa County16.656+0.05 pts
13St. Lucie County16.579-1.51 pts
14Martin County16.457-0.47 pts
15Okaloosa County16.254-0.48 pts
16Sarasota County16.179-2.21 pts
17Palm Beach County16.062-3.3 pts
18Lake County16.039-1.64 pts
19Broward County15.998-1.51 pts
20Miami-Dade County15.987-1.89 pts
21Pasco County15.926-2.16 pts
22Lee County15.635-2.71 pts
23Levy County15.527+1.21 pts
24Manatee County15.494-2.37 pts
25Collier County15.316-1.75 pts
26Clay County15.296+1.43 pts
27Alachua County15.27+1.2 pts
28Hamilton County15.244+0.77 pts
29Lafayette County15.228-1.47 pts
30Jefferson County15.163-14.04 pts
31Holmes County15.076-1.39 pts
32Brevard County15.006-1.88 pts
33Flagler County14.891-3.94 pts
34Gadsden County14.8620 pts
35Seminole County14.769-1.33 pts
36Dixie County14.766-6.38 pts
37Osceola County14.74-2.71 pts
38Leon County14.659-1.63 pts
39Sumter County14.567-1.5 pts
40Bay County14.45-2.61 pts
41Orange County14.425-4.62 pts
42Escambia County14.33+0.43 pts
43Hernando County14.328-4.85 pts
44Liberty County14.252+1.83 pts
45Marion County14.112-2.97 pts
46Okeechobee County14.063-3.61 pts
47Pinellas County14.019-3.57 pts
48Hardee County14.006+0.94 pts
49Nassau County13.992-4.93 pts
50DeSoto County13.96+2.34 pts
51Indian River County13.767-0.51 pts
52Duval County13.729-1.69 pts
53Putnam County13.454-0.38 pts
54Polk County13.452-1.87 pts
55Columbia County13.352-0.62 pts
56Jackson County13.306+1.5 pts
57Suwannee County13.23-1.53 pts
58Highlands County12.818-4.53 pts
59Franklin County12.575-4.61 pts
60Volusia County12.438-3.6 pts
61Calhoun County11.772-10.64 pts
62Citrus County11.461-3.81 pts
63Union County10.742-5.18 pts
64Madison County10.726-3.74 pts
65Taylor County10.688-2.07 pts
66Washington County10.025-2.09 pts
67Baker County9.003-3.34 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Florida by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/florida-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Florida by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/florida-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Florida by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Glades County, with 29.506% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Baker County, with 9.003% in 2023.

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