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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Lafayette County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 23.41%. Union County had the lowest, at 7.88%. The median was 14.165% and the figure for Florida was 15.266%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.41Lafayette County
Lowest7.88Union County
Median14.16567 counties
Florida15.266History

Map of counties, 2013

Alachua County: 12.402 %Baker County: 9.919 %Bay County: 13.888 %Bradford County: 10.549 %Brevard County: 15.017 %Broward County: 15.593 %Calhoun County: 19.07 %Charlotte County: 15.586 %Citrus County: 12.847 %Clay County: 15.413 %Collier County: 16.246 %Columbia County: 11.248 %DeSoto County: 11.156 %Dixie County: 15.165 %Duval County: 13.914 %Escambia County: 13.909 %Flagler County: 14.069 %Franklin County: 15.733 %Gadsden County: 9.393 %Gilchrist County: 18.075 %Glades County: 11.758 %Gulf County: 18.564 %Hamilton County: 11.586 %Hardee County: 10.359 %Hendry County: 15.558 %Hernando County: 12.207 %Highlands County: 10.554 %Hillsborough County: 16.614 %Holmes County: 10.285 %Indian River County: 10.316 %Jackson County: 8.666 %Jefferson County: 14.125 %Lafayette County: 23.41 %Lake County: 15.143 %Lee County: 14.645 %Leon County: 13.058 %Levy County: 14.308 %Liberty County: 8.067 %Madison County: 18.178 %Manatee County: 14.981 %Marion County: 13.217 %Martin County: 14.165 %Miami-Dade County: 15.057 %Monroe County: 14.917 %Nassau County: 14.258 %Okaloosa County: 14.316 %Okeechobee County: 12.26 %Orange County: 13.205 %Osceola County: 15.14 %Palm Beach County: 15.183 %Pasco County: 14.986 %Pinellas County: 14.795 %Polk County: 12.472 %Putnam County: 11.222 %St. Johns County: 17.783 %St. Lucie County: 14.215 %Santa Rosa County: 13.603 %Sarasota County: 13.626 %Seminole County: 14.066 %Sumter County: 16.692 %Suwannee County: 8.108 %Taylor County: 14.538 %Union County: 7.88 %Volusia County: 14.922 %Wakulla County: 18.492 %Walton County: 17.997 %Washington County: 8.448 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Lafayette County: 23.41 %Lafayette County23.41Calhoun County: 19.07 %Calhoun County19.07Gulf County: 18.564 %Gulf County18.564Wakulla County: 18.492 %Wakulla County18.492Madison County: 18.178 %Madison County18.178Gilchrist County: 18.075 %Gilchrist County18.075Walton County: 17.997 %Walton County17.997St. Johns County: 17.783 %St. Johns County17.783Sumter County: 16.692 %Sumter County16.692Hillsborough County: 16.614 %Hillsborough County16.614Collier County: 16.246 %Collier County16.246Franklin County: 15.733 %Franklin County15.733Broward County: 15.593 %Broward County15.593Charlotte County: 15.586 %Charlotte County15.586Hendry County: 15.558 %Hendry County15.558Clay County: 15.413 %Clay County15.413Palm Beach County: 15.183 %Palm Beach County15.183Dixie County: 15.165 %Dixie County15.165Lake County: 15.143 %Lake County15.143Osceola County: 15.14 %Osceola County15.14Miami-Dade County: 15.057 %Miami-Dade County15.057Brevard County: 15.017 %Brevard County15.017Pasco County: 14.986 %Pasco County14.986Manatee County: 14.981 %Manatee County14.981Volusia County: 14.922 %Volusia County14.922Monroe County: 14.917 %Monroe County14.917Pinellas County: 14.795 %Pinellas County14.795Lee County: 14.645 %Lee County14.645Taylor County: 14.538 %Taylor County14.538Okaloosa County: 14.316 %Okaloosa County14.316Levy County: 14.308 %Levy County14.308Nassau County: 14.258 %Nassau County14.258St. Lucie County: 14.215 %St. Lucie County14.215Martin County: 14.165 %Martin County14.165Jefferson County: 14.125 %Jefferson County14.125Flagler County: 14.069 %Flagler County14.069Seminole County: 14.066 %Seminole County14.066Duval County: 13.914 %Duval County13.914Escambia County: 13.909 %Escambia County13.909Bay County: 13.888 %Bay County13.888Lafayette County: 23.41 %Lafayette County23.41Calhoun County: 19.07 %Calhoun County19.07Gulf County: 18.564 %Gulf County18.564Wakulla County: 18.492 %Wakulla County18.492Madison County: 18.178 %Madison County18.178Gilchrist County: 18.075 %Gilchrist County18.075Walton County: 17.997 %Walton County17.997St. Johns County: 17.783 %St. Johns County17.783Sumter County: 16.692 %Sumter County16.692Hillsborough County: 16.614 %Hillsborough County16.614Collier County: 16.246 %Collier County16.246Franklin County: 15.733 %Franklin County15.733Broward County: 15.593 %Broward County15.593Charlotte County: 15.586 %Charlotte County15.586Hendry County: 15.558 %Hendry County15.558Clay County: 15.413 %Clay County15.413Palm Beach County: 15.183 %Palm Beach County15.183Dixie County: 15.165 %Dixie County15.165Lake County: 15.143 %Lake County15.143Osceola County: 15.14 %Osceola County15.14Miami-Dade County: 15.057 %Miami-Dade County15.057Brevard County: 15.017 %Brevard County15.017Pasco County: 14.986 %Pasco County14.986Manatee County: 14.981 %Manatee County14.981Volusia County: 14.922 %Volusia County14.922Monroe County: 14.917 %Monroe County14.917Pinellas County: 14.795 %Pinellas County14.795Lee County: 14.645 %Lee County14.645Taylor County: 14.538 %Taylor County14.538Okaloosa County: 14.316 %Okaloosa County14.316Levy County: 14.308 %Levy County14.308Nassau County: 14.258 %Nassau County14.258St. Lucie County: 14.215 %St. Lucie County14.215Martin County: 14.165 %Martin County14.165Jefferson County: 14.125 %Jefferson County14.125Flagler County: 14.069 %Flagler County14.069Seminole County: 14.066 %Seminole County14.066Duval County: 13.914 %Duval County13.914Escambia County: 13.909 %Escambia County13.909Bay County: 13.888 %Bay County13.888
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Lafayette County23.41+5.28 pts
2Calhoun County19.07+2.44 pts
3Gulf County18.564+2.51 pts
4Wakulla County18.492+7.11 pts
5Madison County18.178+4.33 pts
6Gilchrist County18.075+6.62 pts
7Walton County17.997-1.85 pts
8St. Johns County17.783+3.37 pts
9Sumter County16.692+2.19 pts
10Hillsborough County16.614+0.25 pts
11Collier County16.246+0.98 pts
12Franklin County15.733-2 pts
13Broward County15.593-0.68 pts
14Charlotte County15.586-0.08 pts
15Hendry County15.558-1.57 pts
16Clay County15.413+1.18 pts
17Palm Beach County15.183-1.77 pts
18Dixie County15.165-2.83 pts
19Lake County15.143+0.74 pts
20Osceola County15.14-0.27 pts
21Miami-Dade County15.057-1.51 pts
22Brevard County15.017+1.02 pts
23Pasco County14.986-1.34 pts
24Manatee County14.981-0.03 pts
25Volusia County14.922+0.99 pts
26Monroe County14.917-2.6 pts
27Pinellas County14.795-0.95 pts
28Lee County14.645-1.72 pts
29Taylor County14.538+4.07 pts
30Okaloosa County14.316-1.76 pts
31Levy County14.308+1.15 pts
32Nassau County14.258+0.65 pts
33St. Lucie County14.215-0.18 pts
34Martin County14.165+0.65 pts
35Jefferson County14.125+0.47 pts
36Flagler County14.069+0.05 pts
37Seminole County14.066-2.76 pts
38Duval County13.914-1.24 pts
39Escambia County13.909-1.51 pts
40Bay County13.888-1.39 pts
41Sarasota County13.626-3.21 pts
42Santa Rosa County13.603-3.77 pts
43Marion County13.217-0.38 pts
44Orange County13.205-2.85 pts
45Leon County13.058-0.39 pts
46Citrus County12.847-0.67 pts
47Polk County12.472-2 pts
48Alachua County12.402+0.79 pts
49Okeechobee County12.26-4.08 pts
50Hernando County12.207-1.41 pts
51Glades County11.758+1.25 pts
52Hamilton County11.586+4.6 pts
53Columbia County11.248-3.81 pts
54Putnam County11.222-0.83 pts
55DeSoto County11.156-5.12 pts
56Highlands County10.554-2.21 pts
57Bradford County10.549-1.7 pts
58Hardee County10.359-2.32 pts
59Indian River County10.316-4.33 pts
60Holmes County10.285-5.54 pts
61Baker County9.919+0.71 pts
62Gadsden County9.393+0.32 pts
63Jackson County8.666-0.9 pts
64Washington County8.448-2.59 pts
65Suwannee County8.108-1.95 pts
66Liberty County8.067-0.86 pts
67Union County7.88+0.13 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Lafayette County, with 23.41% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Union County, with 7.88% in 2013.

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