# Counties in Florida by job creation rate, 2023

All 67 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/florida-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Glades County | 29.506 |
| 2 | Walton County | 21.533 |
| 3 | Gulf County | 19.684 |
| 4 | Hendry County | 18.972 |
| 5 | Wakulla County | 17.787 |
| 6 | St. Johns County | 17.376 |
| 7 | Bradford County | 17.113 |
| 8 | Gilchrist County | 16.934 |
| 9 | Hillsborough County | 16.894 |
| 10 | Charlotte County | 16.879 |
| 11 | Monroe County | 16.794 |
| 12 | Santa Rosa County | 16.656 |
| 13 | St. Lucie County | 16.579 |
| 14 | Martin County | 16.457 |
| 15 | Okaloosa County | 16.254 |
| 16 | Sarasota County | 16.179 |
| 17 | Palm Beach County | 16.062 |
| 18 | Lake County | 16.039 |
| 19 | Broward County | 15.998 |
| 20 | Miami-Dade County | 15.987 |
| 21 | Pasco County | 15.926 |
| 22 | Lee County | 15.635 |
| 23 | Levy County | 15.527 |
| 24 | Manatee County | 15.494 |
| 25 | Collier County | 15.316 |
| 26 | Clay County | 15.296 |
| 27 | Alachua County | 15.27 |
| 28 | Hamilton County | 15.244 |
| 29 | Lafayette County | 15.228 |
| 30 | Jefferson County | 15.163 |
| 31 | Holmes County | 15.076 |
| 32 | Brevard County | 15.006 |
| 33 | Flagler County | 14.891 |
| 34 | Gadsden County | 14.862 |
| 35 | Seminole County | 14.769 |
| 36 | Dixie County | 14.766 |
| 37 | Osceola County | 14.74 |
| 38 | Leon County | 14.659 |
| 39 | Sumter County | 14.567 |
| 40 | Bay County | 14.45 |
| 41 | Orange County | 14.425 |
| 42 | Escambia County | 14.33 |
| 43 | Hernando County | 14.328 |
| 44 | Liberty County | 14.252 |
| 45 | Marion County | 14.112 |
| 46 | Okeechobee County | 14.063 |
| 47 | Pinellas County | 14.019 |
| 48 | Hardee County | 14.006 |
| 49 | Nassau County | 13.992 |
| 50 | DeSoto County | 13.96 |
| 51 | Indian River County | 13.767 |
| 52 | Duval County | 13.729 |
| 53 | Putnam County | 13.454 |
| 54 | Polk County | 13.452 |
| 55 | Columbia County | 13.352 |
| 56 | Jackson County | 13.306 |
| 57 | Suwannee County | 13.23 |
| 58 | Highlands County | 12.818 |
| 59 | Franklin County | 12.575 |
| 60 | Volusia County | 12.438 |
| 61 | Calhoun County | 11.772 |
| 62 | Citrus County | 11.461 |
| 63 | Union County | 10.742 |
| 64 | Madison County | 10.726 |
| 65 | Taylor County | 10.688 |
| 66 | Washington County | 10.025 |
| 67 | Baker County | 9.003 |