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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Walton County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 20.285%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 9.091%. The median was 14.433% and the figure for Florida was 14.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.285Walton County
Lowest9.091Hamilton County
Median14.43367 counties
Florida14.9History

Map of counties, 2017

Alachua County: 13.593 %Baker County: 9.259 %Bay County: 12.89 %Bradford County: 13.568 %Brevard County: 14.315 %Broward County: 15.645 %Calhoun County: 9.133 %Charlotte County: 16.145 %Citrus County: 14.433 %Clay County: 18.003 %Collier County: 15.286 %Columbia County: 13.02 %DeSoto County: 14.821 %Dixie County: 18.678 %Duval County: 15.351 %Escambia County: 13.409 %Flagler County: 17.371 %Franklin County: 14.159 %Gadsden County: 11.787 %Gilchrist County: 18.519 %Glades County: 13.066 %Gulf County: 12.473 %Hamilton County: 9.091 %Hardee County: 14.635 %Hendry County: 16.72 %Hernando County: 14.382 %Highlands County: 16.208 %Hillsborough County: 15.199 %Holmes County: 12.055 %Indian River County: 14.948 %Jackson County: 10.371 %Jefferson County: 14.339 %Lafayette County: 13.636 %Lake County: 13.855 %Lee County: 16.584 %Leon County: 13.282 %Levy County: 20.017 %Liberty County: 15.159 %Madison County: 15.125 %Manatee County: 14.324 %Marion County: 14.93 %Martin County: 13.677 %Miami-Dade County: 14.164 %Monroe County: 14.048 %Nassau County: 16.011 %Okaloosa County: 16.165 %Okeechobee County: 13.797 %Orange County: 15.162 %Osceola County: 14.108 %Palm Beach County: 15.853 %Pasco County: 15.131 %Pinellas County: 15.262 %Polk County: 12.796 %Putnam County: 11.198 %St. Johns County: 15.837 %St. Lucie County: 15.736 %Santa Rosa County: 18.388 %Sarasota County: 14.568 %Seminole County: 16.241 %Sumter County: 16.766 %Suwannee County: 10.064 %Taylor County: 13.331 %Union County: 10.434 %Volusia County: 15.276 %Wakulla County: 12.226 %Walton County: 20.285 %Washington County: 11.338 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Walton County: 20.285 %Walton County20.285Levy County: 20.017 %Levy County20.017Dixie County: 18.678 %Dixie County18.678Gilchrist County: 18.519 %Gilchrist County18.519Santa Rosa County: 18.388 %Santa Rosa County18.388Clay County: 18.003 %Clay County18.003Flagler County: 17.371 %Flagler County17.371Sumter County: 16.766 %Sumter County16.766Hendry County: 16.72 %Hendry County16.72Lee County: 16.584 %Lee County16.584Seminole County: 16.241 %Seminole County16.241Highlands County: 16.208 %Highlands County16.208Okaloosa County: 16.165 %Okaloosa County16.165Charlotte County: 16.145 %Charlotte County16.145Nassau County: 16.011 %Nassau County16.011Palm Beach County: 15.853 %Palm Beach County15.853St. Johns County: 15.837 %St. Johns County15.837St. Lucie County: 15.736 %St. Lucie County15.736Broward County: 15.645 %Broward County15.645Duval County: 15.351 %Duval County15.351Collier County: 15.286 %Collier County15.286Volusia County: 15.276 %Volusia County15.276Pinellas County: 15.262 %Pinellas County15.262Hillsborough County: 15.199 %Hillsborough County15.199Orange County: 15.162 %Orange County15.162Liberty County: 15.159 %Liberty County15.159Pasco County: 15.131 %Pasco County15.131Madison County: 15.125 %Madison County15.125Indian River County: 14.948 %Indian River County14.948Marion County: 14.93 %Marion County14.93DeSoto County: 14.821 %DeSoto County14.821Hardee County: 14.635 %Hardee County14.635Sarasota County: 14.568 %Sarasota County14.568Citrus County: 14.433 %Citrus County14.433Hernando County: 14.382 %Hernando County14.382Jefferson County: 14.339 %Jefferson County14.339Manatee County: 14.324 %Manatee County14.324Brevard County: 14.315 %Brevard County14.315Miami-Dade County: 14.164 %Miami-Dade County14.164Franklin County: 14.159 %Franklin County14.159Walton County: 20.285 %Walton County20.285Levy County: 20.017 %Levy County20.017Dixie County: 18.678 %Dixie County18.678Gilchrist County: 18.519 %Gilchrist County18.519Santa Rosa County: 18.388 %Santa Rosa County18.388Clay County: 18.003 %Clay County18.003Flagler County: 17.371 %Flagler County17.371Sumter County: 16.766 %Sumter County16.766Hendry County: 16.72 %Hendry County16.72Lee County: 16.584 %Lee County16.584Seminole County: 16.241 %Seminole County16.241Highlands County: 16.208 %Highlands County16.208Okaloosa County: 16.165 %Okaloosa County16.165Charlotte County: 16.145 %Charlotte County16.145Nassau County: 16.011 %Nassau County16.011Palm Beach County: 15.853 %Palm Beach County15.853St. Johns County: 15.837 %St. Johns County15.837St. Lucie County: 15.736 %St. Lucie County15.736Broward County: 15.645 %Broward County15.645Duval County: 15.351 %Duval County15.351Collier County: 15.286 %Collier County15.286Volusia County: 15.276 %Volusia County15.276Pinellas County: 15.262 %Pinellas County15.262Hillsborough County: 15.199 %Hillsborough County15.199Orange County: 15.162 %Orange County15.162Liberty County: 15.159 %Liberty County15.159Pasco County: 15.131 %Pasco County15.131Madison County: 15.125 %Madison County15.125Indian River County: 14.948 %Indian River County14.948Marion County: 14.93 %Marion County14.93DeSoto County: 14.821 %DeSoto County14.821Hardee County: 14.635 %Hardee County14.635Sarasota County: 14.568 %Sarasota County14.568Citrus County: 14.433 %Citrus County14.433Hernando County: 14.382 %Hernando County14.382Jefferson County: 14.339 %Jefferson County14.339Manatee County: 14.324 %Manatee County14.324Brevard County: 14.315 %Brevard County14.315Miami-Dade County: 14.164 %Miami-Dade County14.164Franklin County: 14.159 %Franklin County14.159
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Walton County20.285+5.4 pts
2Levy County20.017+5.89 pts
3Dixie County18.678+8.92 pts
4Gilchrist County18.519+3.52 pts
5Santa Rosa County18.388+4.35 pts
6Clay County18.003+4.66 pts
7Flagler County17.371+1.98 pts
8Sumter County16.766+4.14 pts
9Hendry County16.72+3.93 pts
10Lee County16.584+2.33 pts
11Seminole County16.241+1.36 pts
12Highlands County16.208+4.05 pts
13Okaloosa County16.165+2.28 pts
14Charlotte County16.145+2.5 pts
15Nassau County16.011+4.57 pts
16Palm Beach County15.853+0.62 pts
17St. Johns County15.837+0.78 pts
18St. Lucie County15.736+1.82 pts
19Broward County15.645+0.73 pts
20Duval County15.351+1.06 pts
21Collier County15.286+0.89 pts
22Volusia County15.276+1.8 pts
23Pinellas County15.262+2.57 pts
24Hillsborough County15.199+0.71 pts
25Orange County15.162+0.71 pts
26Liberty County15.159+8.37 pts
27Pasco County15.131+0.8 pts
28Madison County15.125+5.91 pts
29Indian River County14.948+2.26 pts
30Marion County14.93+3.56 pts
31DeSoto County14.821+1.95 pts
32Hardee County14.635+2.99 pts
33Sarasota County14.568+1.17 pts
34Citrus County14.433-1.23 pts
35Hernando County14.382+1 pts
36Jefferson County14.339+4.28 pts
37Manatee County14.324+0.04 pts
38Brevard County14.315+0.76 pts
39Miami-Dade County14.164-0.47 pts
40Franklin County14.159-0.06 pts
41Osceola County14.108-0.16 pts
42Monroe County14.048+0.52 pts
43Lake County13.855-1.01 pts
44Okeechobee County13.797+0.13 pts
45Martin County13.677-2.04 pts
46Lafayette County13.636-1.22 pts
47Alachua County13.593+2.44 pts
48Bradford County13.568+1.46 pts
49Escambia County13.409-0.02 pts
50Taylor County13.331+5.16 pts
51Leon County13.282+1.2 pts
52Glades County13.066-1.75 pts
53Columbia County13.02+0.53 pts
54Bay County12.89+2.03 pts
55Polk County12.796+0.05 pts
56Gulf County12.473-1.18 pts
57Wakulla County12.226-2.57 pts
58Holmes County12.055+3.15 pts
59Gadsden County11.787+0.66 pts
60Washington County11.338-0.17 pts
61Putnam County11.198-0.87 pts
62Union County10.434+1.18 pts
63Jackson County10.371-0.91 pts
64Suwannee County10.064-0.41 pts
65Baker County9.259-2.09 pts
66Calhoun County9.133+1.24 pts
67Hamilton County9.091-1.37 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Walton County, with 20.285% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hamilton County, with 9.091% in 2017.

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