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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Walton County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 19.843%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 6.991%. The median was 14.476% and the figure for Florida was 16.615%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.843Walton County
Lowest6.991Hamilton County
Median14.47667 counties
Florida16.615History

Map of counties, 2012

Alachua County: 11.616 %Baker County: 9.206 %Bay County: 15.274 %Bradford County: 12.244 %Brevard County: 14.001 %Broward County: 16.276 %Calhoun County: 16.632 %Charlotte County: 15.667 %Citrus County: 13.52 %Clay County: 14.235 %Collier County: 15.268 %Columbia County: 15.057 %DeSoto County: 16.273 %Dixie County: 17.997 %Duval County: 15.155 %Escambia County: 15.417 %Flagler County: 14.015 %Franklin County: 17.734 %Gadsden County: 9.077 %Gilchrist County: 11.455 %Glades County: 10.51 %Gulf County: 16.054 %Hamilton County: 6.991 %Hardee County: 12.683 %Hendry County: 17.129 %Hernando County: 13.616 %Highlands County: 12.759 %Hillsborough County: 16.367 %Holmes County: 15.825 %Indian River County: 14.651 %Jackson County: 9.569 %Jefferson County: 13.658 %Lafayette County: 18.134 %Lake County: 14.4 %Lee County: 16.369 %Leon County: 13.453 %Levy County: 13.162 %Liberty County: 8.93 %Madison County: 13.851 %Manatee County: 15.012 %Marion County: 13.601 %Martin County: 13.513 %Miami-Dade County: 16.567 %Monroe County: 17.516 %Nassau County: 13.606 %Okaloosa County: 16.075 %Okeechobee County: 16.338 %Orange County: 16.053 %Osceola County: 15.408 %Palm Beach County: 16.953 %Pasco County: 16.331 %Pinellas County: 15.745 %Polk County: 14.476 %Putnam County: 12.048 %St. Johns County: 14.418 %St. Lucie County: 14.39 %Santa Rosa County: 17.376 %Sarasota County: 16.831 %Seminole County: 16.821 %Sumter County: 14.506 %Suwannee County: 10.062 %Taylor County: 10.467 %Union County: 7.751 %Volusia County: 13.93 %Wakulla County: 11.387 %Walton County: 19.843 %Washington County: 11.035 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Walton County: 19.843 %Walton County19.843Lafayette County: 18.134 %Lafayette County18.134Dixie County: 17.997 %Dixie County17.997Franklin County: 17.734 %Franklin County17.734Monroe County: 17.516 %Monroe County17.516Santa Rosa County: 17.376 %Santa Rosa County17.376Hendry County: 17.129 %Hendry County17.129Palm Beach County: 16.953 %Palm Beach County16.953Sarasota County: 16.831 %Sarasota County16.831Seminole County: 16.821 %Seminole County16.821Calhoun County: 16.632 %Calhoun County16.632Miami-Dade County: 16.567 %Miami-Dade County16.567Lee County: 16.369 %Lee County16.369Hillsborough County: 16.367 %Hillsborough County16.367Okeechobee County: 16.338 %Okeechobee County16.338Pasco County: 16.331 %Pasco County16.331Broward County: 16.276 %Broward County16.276DeSoto County: 16.273 %DeSoto County16.273Okaloosa County: 16.075 %Okaloosa County16.075Gulf County: 16.054 %Gulf County16.054Orange County: 16.053 %Orange County16.053Holmes County: 15.825 %Holmes County15.825Pinellas County: 15.745 %Pinellas County15.745Charlotte County: 15.667 %Charlotte County15.667Escambia County: 15.417 %Escambia County15.417Osceola County: 15.408 %Osceola County15.408Bay County: 15.274 %Bay County15.274Collier County: 15.268 %Collier County15.268Duval County: 15.155 %Duval County15.155Columbia County: 15.057 %Columbia County15.057Manatee County: 15.012 %Manatee County15.012Indian River County: 14.651 %Indian River County14.651Sumter County: 14.506 %Sumter County14.506Polk County: 14.476 %Polk County14.476St. Johns County: 14.418 %St. Johns County14.418Lake County: 14.4 %Lake County14.4St. Lucie County: 14.39 %St. Lucie County14.39Clay County: 14.235 %Clay County14.235Flagler County: 14.015 %Flagler County14.015Brevard County: 14.001 %Brevard County14.001Walton County: 19.843 %Walton County19.843Lafayette County: 18.134 %Lafayette County18.134Dixie County: 17.997 %Dixie County17.997Franklin County: 17.734 %Franklin County17.734Monroe County: 17.516 %Monroe County17.516Santa Rosa County: 17.376 %Santa Rosa County17.376Hendry County: 17.129 %Hendry County17.129Palm Beach County: 16.953 %Palm Beach County16.953Sarasota County: 16.831 %Sarasota County16.831Seminole County: 16.821 %Seminole County16.821Calhoun County: 16.632 %Calhoun County16.632Miami-Dade County: 16.567 %Miami-Dade County16.567Lee County: 16.369 %Lee County16.369Hillsborough County: 16.367 %Hillsborough County16.367Okeechobee County: 16.338 %Okeechobee County16.338Pasco County: 16.331 %Pasco County16.331Broward County: 16.276 %Broward County16.276DeSoto County: 16.273 %DeSoto County16.273Okaloosa County: 16.075 %Okaloosa County16.075Gulf County: 16.054 %Gulf County16.054Orange County: 16.053 %Orange County16.053Holmes County: 15.825 %Holmes County15.825Pinellas County: 15.745 %Pinellas County15.745Charlotte County: 15.667 %Charlotte County15.667Escambia County: 15.417 %Escambia County15.417Osceola County: 15.408 %Osceola County15.408Bay County: 15.274 %Bay County15.274Collier County: 15.268 %Collier County15.268Duval County: 15.155 %Duval County15.155Columbia County: 15.057 %Columbia County15.057Manatee County: 15.012 %Manatee County15.012Indian River County: 14.651 %Indian River County14.651Sumter County: 14.506 %Sumter County14.506Polk County: 14.476 %Polk County14.476St. Johns County: 14.418 %St. Johns County14.418Lake County: 14.4 %Lake County14.4St. Lucie County: 14.39 %St. Lucie County14.39Clay County: 14.235 %Clay County14.235Flagler County: 14.015 %Flagler County14.015Brevard County: 14.001 %Brevard County14.001
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Walton County19.843-0.75 pts
2Lafayette County18.134-2.52 pts
3Dixie County17.997+3.13 pts
4Franklin County17.734-0.44 pts
5Monroe County17.516+1.3 pts
6Santa Rosa County17.376+3.39 pts
7Hendry County17.129+2.7 pts
8Palm Beach County16.953+0.73 pts
9Sarasota County16.831+0.91 pts
10Seminole County16.821+2.51 pts
11Calhoun County16.632+4.57 pts
12Miami-Dade County16.567+0.72 pts
13Lee County16.369-1.85 pts
14Hillsborough County16.367+0.42 pts
15Okeechobee County16.338+2.48 pts
16Pasco County16.331-0 pts
17Broward County16.276+1.14 pts
18DeSoto County16.273+1.04 pts
19Okaloosa County16.075-0.28 pts
20Gulf County16.054-7.8 pts
21Orange County16.053-1.41 pts
22Holmes County15.825+1.59 pts
23Pinellas County15.745+0.54 pts
24Charlotte County15.667-1.21 pts
25Escambia County15.417+1.08 pts
26Osceola County15.408+0.47 pts
27Bay County15.274-1.48 pts
28Collier County15.268-0.43 pts
29Duval County15.155+0.89 pts
30Columbia County15.057+1.45 pts
31Manatee County15.012+2.13 pts
32Indian River County14.651+1.12 pts
33Sumter County14.506-0.9 pts
34Polk County14.476+3.27 pts
35St. Johns County14.418-0.92 pts
36Lake County14.4-0.25 pts
37St. Lucie County14.39-1.77 pts
38Clay County14.235+3.24 pts
39Flagler County14.015-4.42 pts
40Brevard County14.001-0.88 pts
41Volusia County13.93+1.57 pts
42Madison County13.851+1.52 pts
43Jefferson County13.658+2.76 pts
44Hernando County13.616-0.07 pts
45Nassau County13.606-1.34 pts
46Marion County13.601+1.03 pts
47Citrus County13.52+0.04 pts
48Martin County13.513-3.06 pts
49Leon County13.453+0.5 pts
50Levy County13.162+2.53 pts
51Highlands County12.759-2.78 pts
52Hardee County12.683+0.45 pts
53Bradford County12.244+0.19 pts
54Putnam County12.048+0.21 pts
55Alachua County11.616+0.5 pts
56Gilchrist County11.455-2.55 pts
57Wakulla County11.387-3.62 pts
58Washington County11.035-1.46 pts
59Glades County10.51-8.79 pts
60Taylor County10.467-1.49 pts
61Suwannee County10.062-0.62 pts
62Jackson County9.569+1.21 pts
63Baker County9.206+1.76 pts
64Gadsden County9.077+0.59 pts
65Liberty County8.93-3.99 pts
66Union County7.751-4.08 pts
67Hamilton County6.991+2.54 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Walton County, with 19.843% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hamilton County, with 6.991% in 2012.

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