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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Dixie County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 21.747%. Union County had the lowest, at 6.009%. The median was 13.667% and the figure for Florida was 15.746%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.747Dixie County
Lowest6.009Union County
Median13.66767 counties
Florida15.746History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 11.018 %Baker County: 9.962 %Bay County: 19.195 %Bradford County: 12.159 %Brevard County: 13.982 %Broward County: 15.825 %Calhoun County: 10.158 %Charlotte County: 15.953 %Citrus County: 13.177 %Clay County: 14.21 %Collier County: 14.516 %Columbia County: 12.268 %DeSoto County: 10.47 %Dixie County: 21.747 %Duval County: 14.853 %Escambia County: 12.833 %Flagler County: 17.242 %Franklin County: 13.653 %Gadsden County: 9.248 %Gilchrist County: 17.026 %Glades County: 13.667 %Gulf County: 12.999 %Hamilton County: 8.663 %Hardee County: 10.352 %Hendry County: 10.706 %Hernando County: 13.362 %Highlands County: 13.788 %Hillsborough County: 16.697 %Holmes County: 13.485 %Indian River County: 12.949 %Jackson County: 9.265 %Jefferson County: 16.344 %Lafayette County: 17.908 %Lake County: 14.7 %Lee County: 16.444 %Leon County: 14.851 %Levy County: 13.578 %Liberty County: 7.526 %Madison County: 12.41 %Manatee County: 13.867 %Marion County: 13.63 %Martin County: 13.218 %Miami-Dade County: 15.192 %Monroe County: 17.282 %Nassau County: 15.162 %Okaloosa County: 12.437 %Okeechobee County: 14.931 %Orange County: 13.646 %Osceola County: 16.95 %Palm Beach County: 16.627 %Pasco County: 13.664 %Pinellas County: 13.085 %Polk County: 11.78 %Putnam County: 10.923 %St. Johns County: 15.779 %St. Lucie County: 16.281 %Santa Rosa County: 11.688 %Sarasota County: 15.416 %Seminole County: 16.35 %Sumter County: 16.37 %Suwannee County: 9.624 %Taylor County: 18.336 %Union County: 6.009 %Volusia County: 14.072 %Wakulla County: 15.005 %Walton County: 16.493 %Washington County: 11.328 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Dixie County: 21.747 %Dixie County21.747Bay County: 19.195 %Bay County19.195Taylor County: 18.336 %Taylor County18.336Lafayette County: 17.908 %Lafayette County17.908Monroe County: 17.282 %Monroe County17.282Flagler County: 17.242 %Flagler County17.242Gilchrist County: 17.026 %Gilchrist County17.026Osceola County: 16.95 %Osceola County16.95Hillsborough County: 16.697 %Hillsborough County16.697Palm Beach County: 16.627 %Palm Beach County16.627Walton County: 16.493 %Walton County16.493Lee County: 16.444 %Lee County16.444Sumter County: 16.37 %Sumter County16.37Seminole County: 16.35 %Seminole County16.35Jefferson County: 16.344 %Jefferson County16.344St. Lucie County: 16.281 %St. Lucie County16.281Charlotte County: 15.953 %Charlotte County15.953Broward County: 15.825 %Broward County15.825St. Johns County: 15.779 %St. Johns County15.779Sarasota County: 15.416 %Sarasota County15.416Miami-Dade County: 15.192 %Miami-Dade County15.192Nassau County: 15.162 %Nassau County15.162Wakulla County: 15.005 %Wakulla County15.005Okeechobee County: 14.931 %Okeechobee County14.931Duval County: 14.853 %Duval County14.853Leon County: 14.851 %Leon County14.851Lake County: 14.7 %Lake County14.7Collier County: 14.516 %Collier County14.516Clay County: 14.21 %Clay County14.21Volusia County: 14.072 %Volusia County14.072Brevard County: 13.982 %Brevard County13.982Manatee County: 13.867 %Manatee County13.867Highlands County: 13.788 %Highlands County13.788Glades County: 13.667 %Glades County13.667Pasco County: 13.664 %Pasco County13.664Franklin County: 13.653 %Franklin County13.653Orange County: 13.646 %Orange County13.646Marion County: 13.63 %Marion County13.63Levy County: 13.578 %Levy County13.578Holmes County: 13.485 %Holmes County13.485Dixie County: 21.747 %Dixie County21.747Bay County: 19.195 %Bay County19.195Taylor County: 18.336 %Taylor County18.336Lafayette County: 17.908 %Lafayette County17.908Monroe County: 17.282 %Monroe County17.282Flagler County: 17.242 %Flagler County17.242Gilchrist County: 17.026 %Gilchrist County17.026Osceola County: 16.95 %Osceola County16.95Hillsborough County: 16.697 %Hillsborough County16.697Palm Beach County: 16.627 %Palm Beach County16.627Walton County: 16.493 %Walton County16.493Lee County: 16.444 %Lee County16.444Sumter County: 16.37 %Sumter County16.37Seminole County: 16.35 %Seminole County16.35Jefferson County: 16.344 %Jefferson County16.344St. Lucie County: 16.281 %St. Lucie County16.281Charlotte County: 15.953 %Charlotte County15.953Broward County: 15.825 %Broward County15.825St. Johns County: 15.779 %St. Johns County15.779Sarasota County: 15.416 %Sarasota County15.416Miami-Dade County: 15.192 %Miami-Dade County15.192Nassau County: 15.162 %Nassau County15.162Wakulla County: 15.005 %Wakulla County15.005Okeechobee County: 14.931 %Okeechobee County14.931Duval County: 14.853 %Duval County14.853Leon County: 14.851 %Leon County14.851Lake County: 14.7 %Lake County14.7Collier County: 14.516 %Collier County14.516Clay County: 14.21 %Clay County14.21Volusia County: 14.072 %Volusia County14.072Brevard County: 13.982 %Brevard County13.982Manatee County: 13.867 %Manatee County13.867Highlands County: 13.788 %Highlands County13.788Glades County: 13.667 %Glades County13.667Pasco County: 13.664 %Pasco County13.664Franklin County: 13.653 %Franklin County13.653Orange County: 13.646 %Orange County13.646Marion County: 13.63 %Marion County13.63Levy County: 13.578 %Levy County13.578Holmes County: 13.485 %Holmes County13.485
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Dixie County21.747+6.58 pts
2Bay County19.195+5.31 pts
3Taylor County18.336+3.8 pts
4Lafayette County17.908-5.5 pts
5Monroe County17.282+2.37 pts
6Flagler County17.242+3.17 pts
7Gilchrist County17.026-1.05 pts
8Osceola County16.95+1.81 pts
9Hillsborough County16.697+0.08 pts
10Palm Beach County16.627+1.44 pts
11Walton County16.493-1.5 pts
12Lee County16.444+1.8 pts
13Sumter County16.37-0.32 pts
14Seminole County16.35+2.28 pts
15Jefferson County16.344+2.22 pts
16St. Lucie County16.281+2.07 pts
17Charlotte County15.953+0.37 pts
18Broward County15.825+0.23 pts
19St. Johns County15.779-2 pts
20Sarasota County15.416+1.79 pts
21Miami-Dade County15.192+0.13 pts
22Nassau County15.162+0.9 pts
23Wakulla County15.005-3.49 pts
24Okeechobee County14.931+2.67 pts
25Duval County14.853+0.94 pts
26Leon County14.851+1.79 pts
27Lake County14.7-0.44 pts
28Collier County14.516-1.73 pts
29Clay County14.21-1.2 pts
30Volusia County14.072-0.85 pts
31Brevard County13.982-1.04 pts
32Manatee County13.867-1.11 pts
33Highlands County13.788+3.23 pts
34Glades County13.667+1.91 pts
35Pasco County13.664-1.32 pts
36Franklin County13.653-2.08 pts
37Orange County13.646+0.44 pts
38Marion County13.63+0.41 pts
39Levy County13.578-0.73 pts
40Holmes County13.485+3.2 pts
41Hernando County13.362+1.15 pts
42Martin County13.218-0.95 pts
43Citrus County13.177+0.33 pts
44Pinellas County13.085-1.71 pts
45Gulf County12.999-5.56 pts
46Indian River County12.949+2.63 pts
47Escambia County12.833-1.08 pts
48Okaloosa County12.437-1.88 pts
49Madison County12.41-5.77 pts
50Columbia County12.268+1.02 pts
51Bradford County12.159+1.61 pts
52Polk County11.78-0.69 pts
53Santa Rosa County11.688-1.91 pts
54Washington County11.328+2.88 pts
55Alachua County11.018-1.38 pts
56Putnam County10.923-0.3 pts
57Hendry County10.706-4.85 pts
58DeSoto County10.47-0.69 pts
59Hardee County10.352-0.01 pts
60Calhoun County10.158-8.91 pts
61Baker County9.962+0.04 pts
62Suwannee County9.624+1.52 pts
63Jackson County9.265+0.6 pts
64Gadsden County9.248-0.15 pts
65Hamilton County8.663-2.92 pts
66Liberty County7.526-0.54 pts
67Union County6.009-1.87 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Dixie County, with 21.747% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Union County, with 6.009% in 2014.

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