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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Union County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 25.069%. Baker County had the lowest, at 8.261%. The median was 14.532% and the figure for Florida was 15.486%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.069Union County
Lowest8.261Baker County
Median14.53267 counties
Florida15.486History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 13.66 %Baker County: 8.261 %Bay County: 17.386 %Bradford County: 15.051 %Brevard County: 15.207 %Broward County: 16.516 %Calhoun County: 11.124 %Charlotte County: 14.556 %Citrus County: 16.055 %Clay County: 13.769 %Collier County: 14.969 %Columbia County: 12.178 %DeSoto County: 12.976 %Dixie County: 22.532 %Duval County: 14.03 %Escambia County: 12.122 %Flagler County: 14.4 %Franklin County: 10.831 %Gadsden County: 11.984 %Gilchrist County: 18.041 %Glades County: 16.596 %Gulf County: 15.449 %Hamilton County: 21.863 %Hardee County: 10.159 %Hendry County: 14.134 %Hernando County: 14.125 %Highlands County: 11.751 %Hillsborough County: 17.555 %Holmes County: 18.112 %Indian River County: 14.195 %Jackson County: 11.265 %Jefferson County: 16.074 %Lafayette County: 11.596 %Lake County: 16.055 %Lee County: 16.893 %Leon County: 15.177 %Levy County: 13.515 %Liberty County: 13.824 %Madison County: 10.798 %Manatee County: 16.858 %Marion County: 18.562 %Martin County: 13.599 %Miami-Dade County: 16.62 %Monroe County: 15.279 %Nassau County: 12.677 %Okaloosa County: 14.111 %Okeechobee County: 15.153 %Orange County: 14.046 %Osceola County: 13.147 %Palm Beach County: 15.828 %Pasco County: 17.596 %Pinellas County: 14.058 %Polk County: 12.328 %Putnam County: 10.058 %St. Johns County: 18.018 %St. Lucie County: 14.404 %Santa Rosa County: 17.607 %Sarasota County: 14.532 %Seminole County: 15.587 %Sumter County: 15.622 %Suwannee County: 13.221 %Taylor County: 15.675 %Union County: 25.069 %Volusia County: 13.996 %Wakulla County: 17.405 %Walton County: 16.192 %Washington County: 13.012 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Union County: 25.069 %Union County25.069Dixie County: 22.532 %Dixie County22.532Hamilton County: 21.863 %Hamilton County21.863Marion County: 18.562 %Marion County18.562Holmes County: 18.112 %Holmes County18.112Gilchrist County: 18.041 %Gilchrist County18.041St. Johns County: 18.018 %St. Johns County18.018Santa Rosa County: 17.607 %Santa Rosa County17.607Pasco County: 17.596 %Pasco County17.596Hillsborough County: 17.555 %Hillsborough County17.555Wakulla County: 17.405 %Wakulla County17.405Bay County: 17.386 %Bay County17.386Lee County: 16.893 %Lee County16.893Manatee County: 16.858 %Manatee County16.858Miami-Dade County: 16.62 %Miami-Dade County16.62Glades County: 16.596 %Glades County16.596Broward County: 16.516 %Broward County16.516Walton County: 16.192 %Walton County16.192Jefferson County: 16.074 %Jefferson County16.074Citrus County: 16.055 %Citrus County16.055Lake County: 16.055 %Lake County16.055Palm Beach County: 15.828 %Palm Beach County15.828Taylor County: 15.675 %Taylor County15.675Sumter County: 15.622 %Sumter County15.622Seminole County: 15.587 %Seminole County15.587Gulf County: 15.449 %Gulf County15.449Monroe County: 15.279 %Monroe County15.279Brevard County: 15.207 %Brevard County15.207Leon County: 15.177 %Leon County15.177Okeechobee County: 15.153 %Okeechobee County15.153Bradford County: 15.051 %Bradford County15.051Collier County: 14.969 %Collier County14.969Charlotte County: 14.556 %Charlotte County14.556Sarasota County: 14.532 %Sarasota County14.532St. Lucie County: 14.404 %St. Lucie County14.404Flagler County: 14.4 %Flagler County14.4Indian River County: 14.195 %Indian River County14.195Hendry County: 14.134 %Hendry County14.134Hernando County: 14.125 %Hernando County14.125Okaloosa County: 14.111 %Okaloosa County14.111Union County: 25.069 %Union County25.069Dixie County: 22.532 %Dixie County22.532Hamilton County: 21.863 %Hamilton County21.863Marion County: 18.562 %Marion County18.562Holmes County: 18.112 %Holmes County18.112Gilchrist County: 18.041 %Gilchrist County18.041St. Johns County: 18.018 %St. Johns County18.018Santa Rosa County: 17.607 %Santa Rosa County17.607Pasco County: 17.596 %Pasco County17.596Hillsborough County: 17.555 %Hillsborough County17.555Wakulla County: 17.405 %Wakulla County17.405Bay County: 17.386 %Bay County17.386Lee County: 16.893 %Lee County16.893Manatee County: 16.858 %Manatee County16.858Miami-Dade County: 16.62 %Miami-Dade County16.62Glades County: 16.596 %Glades County16.596Broward County: 16.516 %Broward County16.516Walton County: 16.192 %Walton County16.192Jefferson County: 16.074 %Jefferson County16.074Citrus County: 16.055 %Citrus County16.055Lake County: 16.055 %Lake County16.055Palm Beach County: 15.828 %Palm Beach County15.828Taylor County: 15.675 %Taylor County15.675Sumter County: 15.622 %Sumter County15.622Seminole County: 15.587 %Seminole County15.587Gulf County: 15.449 %Gulf County15.449Monroe County: 15.279 %Monroe County15.279Brevard County: 15.207 %Brevard County15.207Leon County: 15.177 %Leon County15.177Okeechobee County: 15.153 %Okeechobee County15.153Bradford County: 15.051 %Bradford County15.051Collier County: 14.969 %Collier County14.969Charlotte County: 14.556 %Charlotte County14.556Sarasota County: 14.532 %Sarasota County14.532St. Lucie County: 14.404 %St. Lucie County14.404Flagler County: 14.4 %Flagler County14.4Indian River County: 14.195 %Indian River County14.195Hendry County: 14.134 %Hendry County14.134Hernando County: 14.125 %Hernando County14.125Okaloosa County: 14.111 %Okaloosa County14.111
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Union County25.069+19.06 pts
2Dixie County22.532+0.79 pts
3Hamilton County21.863+13.2 pts
4Marion County18.562+4.93 pts
5Holmes County18.112+4.63 pts
6Gilchrist County18.041+1.02 pts
7St. Johns County18.018+2.24 pts
8Santa Rosa County17.607+5.92 pts
9Pasco County17.596+3.93 pts
10Hillsborough County17.555+0.86 pts
11Wakulla County17.405+2.4 pts
12Bay County17.386-1.81 pts
13Lee County16.893+0.45 pts
14Manatee County16.858+2.99 pts
15Miami-Dade County16.62+1.43 pts
16Glades County16.596+2.93 pts
17Broward County16.516+0.69 pts
18Walton County16.192-0.3 pts
19Jefferson County16.074-0.27 pts
20Citrus County16.055+2.88 pts
20Lake County16.055+1.36 pts
22Palm Beach County15.828-0.8 pts
23Taylor County15.675-2.66 pts
24Sumter County15.622-0.75 pts
25Seminole County15.587-0.76 pts
26Gulf County15.449+2.45 pts
27Monroe County15.279-2 pts
28Brevard County15.207+1.23 pts
29Leon County15.177+0.33 pts
30Okeechobee County15.153+0.22 pts
31Bradford County15.051+2.89 pts
32Collier County14.969+0.45 pts
33Charlotte County14.556-1.4 pts
34Sarasota County14.532-0.88 pts
35St. Lucie County14.404-1.88 pts
36Flagler County14.4-2.84 pts
37Indian River County14.195+1.25 pts
38Hendry County14.134+3.43 pts
39Hernando County14.125+0.76 pts
40Okaloosa County14.111+1.67 pts
41Pinellas County14.058+0.97 pts
42Orange County14.046+0.4 pts
43Duval County14.03-0.82 pts
44Volusia County13.996-0.08 pts
45Liberty County13.824+6.3 pts
46Clay County13.769-0.44 pts
47Alachua County13.66+2.64 pts
48Martin County13.599+0.38 pts
49Levy County13.515-0.06 pts
50Suwannee County13.221+3.6 pts
51Osceola County13.147-3.8 pts
52Washington County13.012+1.68 pts
53DeSoto County12.976+2.51 pts
54Nassau County12.677-2.49 pts
55Polk County12.328+0.55 pts
56Columbia County12.178-0.09 pts
57Escambia County12.122-0.71 pts
58Gadsden County11.984+2.74 pts
59Highlands County11.751-2.04 pts
60Lafayette County11.596-6.31 pts
61Jackson County11.265+2 pts
62Calhoun County11.124+0.97 pts
63Franklin County10.831-2.82 pts
64Madison County10.798-1.61 pts
65Hardee County10.159-0.19 pts
66Putnam County10.058-0.87 pts
67Baker County8.261-1.7 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Union County, with 25.069% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Baker County, with 8.261% in 2015.

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