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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Martin County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 15.714%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 6.788%. The median was 13.432% and the figure for Florida was 14.565%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.714Martin County
Lowest6.788Liberty County
Median13.43267 counties
Florida14.565History

Map of counties, 2016

Alachua County: 11.157 %Baker County: 11.35 %Bay County: 10.858 %Bradford County: 12.105 %Brevard County: 13.553 %Broward County: 14.911 %Calhoun County: 7.895 %Charlotte County: 13.644 %Citrus County: 15.659 %Clay County: 13.339 %Collier County: 14.398 %Columbia County: 12.495 %DeSoto County: 12.869 %Dixie County: 9.762 %Duval County: 14.292 %Escambia County: 13.432 %Flagler County: 15.394 %Franklin County: 14.219 %Gadsden County: 11.131 %Gilchrist County: 14.994 %Glades County: 14.819 %Gulf County: 13.653 %Hamilton County: 10.458 %Hardee County: 11.648 %Hendry County: 12.793 %Hernando County: 13.385 %Highlands County: 12.154 %Hillsborough County: 14.486 %Holmes County: 8.909 %Indian River County: 12.69 %Jackson County: 11.281 %Jefferson County: 10.061 %Lafayette County: 14.853 %Lake County: 14.862 %Lee County: 14.249 %Leon County: 12.081 %Levy County: 14.13 %Liberty County: 6.788 %Madison County: 9.214 %Manatee County: 14.285 %Marion County: 11.369 %Martin County: 15.714 %Miami-Dade County: 14.639 %Monroe County: 13.527 %Nassau County: 11.444 %Okaloosa County: 13.888 %Okeechobee County: 13.664 %Orange County: 14.449 %Osceola County: 14.271 %Palm Beach County: 15.235 %Pasco County: 14.33 %Pinellas County: 12.691 %Polk County: 12.741 %Putnam County: 12.068 %St. Johns County: 15.053 %St. Lucie County: 13.92 %Santa Rosa County: 14.035 %Sarasota County: 13.395 %Seminole County: 14.879 %Sumter County: 12.621 %Suwannee County: 10.472 %Taylor County: 8.172 %Union County: 9.258 %Volusia County: 13.471 %Wakulla County: 14.8 %Walton County: 14.884 %Washington County: 11.508 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Martin County: 15.714 %Martin County15.714Citrus County: 15.659 %Citrus County15.659Flagler County: 15.394 %Flagler County15.394Palm Beach County: 15.235 %Palm Beach County15.235St. Johns County: 15.053 %St. Johns County15.053Gilchrist County: 14.994 %Gilchrist County14.994Broward County: 14.911 %Broward County14.911Walton County: 14.884 %Walton County14.884Seminole County: 14.879 %Seminole County14.879Lake County: 14.862 %Lake County14.862Lafayette County: 14.853 %Lafayette County14.853Glades County: 14.819 %Glades County14.819Wakulla County: 14.8 %Wakulla County14.8Miami-Dade County: 14.639 %Miami-Dade County14.639Hillsborough County: 14.486 %Hillsborough County14.486Orange County: 14.449 %Orange County14.449Collier County: 14.398 %Collier County14.398Pasco County: 14.33 %Pasco County14.33Duval County: 14.292 %Duval County14.292Manatee County: 14.285 %Manatee County14.285Osceola County: 14.271 %Osceola County14.271Lee County: 14.249 %Lee County14.249Franklin County: 14.219 %Franklin County14.219Levy County: 14.13 %Levy County14.13Santa Rosa County: 14.035 %Santa Rosa County14.035St. Lucie County: 13.92 %St. Lucie County13.92Okaloosa County: 13.888 %Okaloosa County13.888Okeechobee County: 13.664 %Okeechobee County13.664Gulf County: 13.653 %Gulf County13.653Charlotte County: 13.644 %Charlotte County13.644Brevard County: 13.553 %Brevard County13.553Monroe County: 13.527 %Monroe County13.527Volusia County: 13.471 %Volusia County13.471Escambia County: 13.432 %Escambia County13.432Sarasota County: 13.395 %Sarasota County13.395Hernando County: 13.385 %Hernando County13.385Clay County: 13.339 %Clay County13.339DeSoto County: 12.869 %DeSoto County12.869Hendry County: 12.793 %Hendry County12.793Polk County: 12.741 %Polk County12.741Martin County: 15.714 %Martin County15.714Citrus County: 15.659 %Citrus County15.659Flagler County: 15.394 %Flagler County15.394Palm Beach County: 15.235 %Palm Beach County15.235St. Johns County: 15.053 %St. Johns County15.053Gilchrist County: 14.994 %Gilchrist County14.994Broward County: 14.911 %Broward County14.911Walton County: 14.884 %Walton County14.884Seminole County: 14.879 %Seminole County14.879Lake County: 14.862 %Lake County14.862Lafayette County: 14.853 %Lafayette County14.853Glades County: 14.819 %Glades County14.819Wakulla County: 14.8 %Wakulla County14.8Miami-Dade County: 14.639 %Miami-Dade County14.639Hillsborough County: 14.486 %Hillsborough County14.486Orange County: 14.449 %Orange County14.449Collier County: 14.398 %Collier County14.398Pasco County: 14.33 %Pasco County14.33Duval County: 14.292 %Duval County14.292Manatee County: 14.285 %Manatee County14.285Osceola County: 14.271 %Osceola County14.271Lee County: 14.249 %Lee County14.249Franklin County: 14.219 %Franklin County14.219Levy County: 14.13 %Levy County14.13Santa Rosa County: 14.035 %Santa Rosa County14.035St. Lucie County: 13.92 %St. Lucie County13.92Okaloosa County: 13.888 %Okaloosa County13.888Okeechobee County: 13.664 %Okeechobee County13.664Gulf County: 13.653 %Gulf County13.653Charlotte County: 13.644 %Charlotte County13.644Brevard County: 13.553 %Brevard County13.553Monroe County: 13.527 %Monroe County13.527Volusia County: 13.471 %Volusia County13.471Escambia County: 13.432 %Escambia County13.432Sarasota County: 13.395 %Sarasota County13.395Hernando County: 13.385 %Hernando County13.385Clay County: 13.339 %Clay County13.339DeSoto County: 12.869 %DeSoto County12.869Hendry County: 12.793 %Hendry County12.793Polk County: 12.741 %Polk County12.741
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Martin County15.714+2.12 pts
2Citrus County15.659-0.4 pts
3Flagler County15.394+0.99 pts
4Palm Beach County15.235-0.59 pts
5St. Johns County15.053-2.96 pts
6Gilchrist County14.994-3.05 pts
7Broward County14.911-1.6 pts
8Walton County14.884-1.31 pts
9Seminole County14.879-0.71 pts
10Lake County14.862-1.19 pts
11Lafayette County14.853+3.26 pts
12Glades County14.819-1.78 pts
13Wakulla County14.8-2.61 pts
14Miami-Dade County14.639-1.98 pts
15Hillsborough County14.486-3.07 pts
16Orange County14.449+0.4 pts
17Collier County14.398-0.57 pts
18Pasco County14.33-3.27 pts
19Duval County14.292+0.26 pts
20Manatee County14.285-2.57 pts
21Osceola County14.271+1.12 pts
22Lee County14.249-2.64 pts
23Franklin County14.219+3.39 pts
24Levy County14.13+0.62 pts
25Santa Rosa County14.035-3.57 pts
26St. Lucie County13.92-0.48 pts
27Okaloosa County13.888-0.22 pts
28Okeechobee County13.664-1.49 pts
29Gulf County13.653-1.8 pts
30Charlotte County13.644-0.91 pts
31Brevard County13.553-1.65 pts
32Monroe County13.527-1.75 pts
33Volusia County13.471-0.53 pts
34Escambia County13.432+1.31 pts
35Sarasota County13.395-1.14 pts
36Hernando County13.385-0.74 pts
37Clay County13.339-0.43 pts
38DeSoto County12.869-0.11 pts
39Hendry County12.793-1.34 pts
40Polk County12.741+0.41 pts
41Pinellas County12.691-1.37 pts
42Indian River County12.69-1.51 pts
43Sumter County12.621-3 pts
44Columbia County12.495+0.32 pts
45Highlands County12.154+0.4 pts
46Bradford County12.105-2.95 pts
47Leon County12.081-3.1 pts
48Putnam County12.068+2.01 pts
49Hardee County11.648+1.49 pts
50Washington County11.508-1.5 pts
51Nassau County11.444-1.23 pts
52Marion County11.369-7.19 pts
53Baker County11.35+3.09 pts
54Jackson County11.281+0.02 pts
55Alachua County11.157-2.5 pts
56Gadsden County11.131-0.85 pts
57Bay County10.858-6.53 pts
58Suwannee County10.472-2.75 pts
59Hamilton County10.458-11.4 pts
60Jefferson County10.061-6.01 pts
61Dixie County9.762-12.77 pts
62Union County9.258-15.81 pts
63Madison County9.214-1.58 pts
64Holmes County8.909-9.2 pts
65Taylor County8.172-7.5 pts
66Calhoun County7.895-3.23 pts
67Liberty County6.788-7.04 pts

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Martin County, with 15.714% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Liberty County, with 6.788% in 2016.

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