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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Liberty County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 36.353%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 7.064%. The median was 14.199% and the figure for Florida was 14.149%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.353Liberty County
Lowest7.064Lafayette County
Median14.19967 counties
Florida14.149History

Map of counties, 2018

Alachua County: 12.967 %Baker County: 9.412 %Bay County: 11.336 %Bradford County: 9.25 %Brevard County: 12.654 %Broward County: 15.602 %Calhoun County: 8.637 %Charlotte County: 12.514 %Citrus County: 13.85 %Clay County: 13.437 %Collier County: 12.168 %Columbia County: 12.58 %DeSoto County: 14.499 %Dixie County: 17.275 %Duval County: 13.955 %Escambia County: 15.48 %Flagler County: 12.165 %Franklin County: 16.256 %Gadsden County: 18.217 %Gilchrist County: 16.184 %Glades County: 18.396 %Gulf County: 14.979 %Hamilton County: 12.285 %Hardee County: 19.482 %Hendry County: 9.59 %Hernando County: 14.058 %Highlands County: 11.245 %Hillsborough County: 17.632 %Holmes County: 9.894 %Indian River County: 13.952 %Jackson County: 10.503 %Jefferson County: 13.741 %Lafayette County: 7.064 %Lake County: 14.003 %Lee County: 14.199 %Leon County: 14.03 %Levy County: 15.066 %Liberty County: 36.353 %Madison County: 16.05 %Manatee County: 19.881 %Marion County: 14.227 %Martin County: 15.485 %Miami-Dade County: 13.45 %Monroe County: 14.604 %Nassau County: 16.253 %Okaloosa County: 14.408 %Okeechobee County: 14.262 %Orange County: 13.136 %Osceola County: 14.769 %Palm Beach County: 14.112 %Pasco County: 14.316 %Pinellas County: 14.47 %Polk County: 14.428 %Putnam County: 13.714 %St. Johns County: 14.264 %St. Lucie County: 16.196 %Santa Rosa County: 15.057 %Sarasota County: 13.882 %Seminole County: 16.521 %Sumter County: 14.954 %Suwannee County: 13.724 %Taylor County: 8.96 %Union County: 7.627 %Volusia County: 14.862 %Wakulla County: 17.086 %Walton County: 15.143 %Washington County: 9.955 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Liberty County: 36.353 %Liberty County36.353Manatee County: 19.881 %Manatee County19.881Hardee County: 19.482 %Hardee County19.482Glades County: 18.396 %Glades County18.396Gadsden County: 18.217 %Gadsden County18.217Hillsborough County: 17.632 %Hillsborough County17.632Dixie County: 17.275 %Dixie County17.275Wakulla County: 17.086 %Wakulla County17.086Seminole County: 16.521 %Seminole County16.521Franklin County: 16.256 %Franklin County16.256Nassau County: 16.253 %Nassau County16.253St. Lucie County: 16.196 %St. Lucie County16.196Gilchrist County: 16.184 %Gilchrist County16.184Madison County: 16.05 %Madison County16.05Broward County: 15.602 %Broward County15.602Martin County: 15.485 %Martin County15.485Escambia County: 15.48 %Escambia County15.48Walton County: 15.143 %Walton County15.143Levy County: 15.066 %Levy County15.066Santa Rosa County: 15.057 %Santa Rosa County15.057Gulf County: 14.979 %Gulf County14.979Sumter County: 14.954 %Sumter County14.954Volusia County: 14.862 %Volusia County14.862Osceola County: 14.769 %Osceola County14.769Monroe County: 14.604 %Monroe County14.604DeSoto County: 14.499 %DeSoto County14.499Pinellas County: 14.47 %Pinellas County14.47Polk County: 14.428 %Polk County14.428Okaloosa County: 14.408 %Okaloosa County14.408Pasco County: 14.316 %Pasco County14.316St. Johns County: 14.264 %St. Johns County14.264Okeechobee County: 14.262 %Okeechobee County14.262Marion County: 14.227 %Marion County14.227Lee County: 14.199 %Lee County14.199Palm Beach County: 14.112 %Palm Beach County14.112Hernando County: 14.058 %Hernando County14.058Leon County: 14.03 %Leon County14.03Lake County: 14.003 %Lake County14.003Duval County: 13.955 %Duval County13.955Indian River County: 13.952 %Indian River County13.952Liberty County: 36.353 %Liberty County36.353Manatee County: 19.881 %Manatee County19.881Hardee County: 19.482 %Hardee County19.482Glades County: 18.396 %Glades County18.396Gadsden County: 18.217 %Gadsden County18.217Hillsborough County: 17.632 %Hillsborough County17.632Dixie County: 17.275 %Dixie County17.275Wakulla County: 17.086 %Wakulla County17.086Seminole County: 16.521 %Seminole County16.521Franklin County: 16.256 %Franklin County16.256Nassau County: 16.253 %Nassau County16.253St. Lucie County: 16.196 %St. Lucie County16.196Gilchrist County: 16.184 %Gilchrist County16.184Madison County: 16.05 %Madison County16.05Broward County: 15.602 %Broward County15.602Martin County: 15.485 %Martin County15.485Escambia County: 15.48 %Escambia County15.48Walton County: 15.143 %Walton County15.143Levy County: 15.066 %Levy County15.066Santa Rosa County: 15.057 %Santa Rosa County15.057Gulf County: 14.979 %Gulf County14.979Sumter County: 14.954 %Sumter County14.954Volusia County: 14.862 %Volusia County14.862Osceola County: 14.769 %Osceola County14.769Monroe County: 14.604 %Monroe County14.604DeSoto County: 14.499 %DeSoto County14.499Pinellas County: 14.47 %Pinellas County14.47Polk County: 14.428 %Polk County14.428Okaloosa County: 14.408 %Okaloosa County14.408Pasco County: 14.316 %Pasco County14.316St. Johns County: 14.264 %St. Johns County14.264Okeechobee County: 14.262 %Okeechobee County14.262Marion County: 14.227 %Marion County14.227Lee County: 14.199 %Lee County14.199Palm Beach County: 14.112 %Palm Beach County14.112Hernando County: 14.058 %Hernando County14.058Leon County: 14.03 %Leon County14.03Lake County: 14.003 %Lake County14.003Duval County: 13.955 %Duval County13.955Indian River County: 13.952 %Indian River County13.952
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Liberty County36.353+21.19 pts
2Manatee County19.881+5.56 pts
3Hardee County19.482+4.85 pts
4Glades County18.396+5.33 pts
5Gadsden County18.217+6.43 pts
6Hillsborough County17.632+2.43 pts
7Dixie County17.275-1.4 pts
8Wakulla County17.086+4.86 pts
9Seminole County16.521+0.28 pts
10Franklin County16.256+2.1 pts
11Nassau County16.253+0.24 pts
12St. Lucie County16.196+0.46 pts
13Gilchrist County16.184-2.33 pts
14Madison County16.05+0.93 pts
15Broward County15.602-0.04 pts
16Martin County15.485+1.81 pts
17Escambia County15.48+2.07 pts
18Walton County15.143-5.14 pts
19Levy County15.066-4.95 pts
20Santa Rosa County15.057-3.33 pts
21Gulf County14.979+2.51 pts
22Sumter County14.954-1.81 pts
23Volusia County14.862-0.41 pts
24Osceola County14.769+0.66 pts
25Monroe County14.604+0.56 pts
26DeSoto County14.499-0.32 pts
27Pinellas County14.47-0.79 pts
28Polk County14.428+1.63 pts
29Okaloosa County14.408-1.76 pts
30Pasco County14.316-0.81 pts
31St. Johns County14.264-1.57 pts
32Okeechobee County14.262+0.46 pts
33Marion County14.227-0.7 pts
34Lee County14.199-2.38 pts
35Palm Beach County14.112-1.74 pts
36Hernando County14.058-0.32 pts
37Leon County14.03+0.75 pts
38Lake County14.003+0.15 pts
39Duval County13.955-1.4 pts
40Indian River County13.952-1 pts
41Sarasota County13.882-0.69 pts
42Citrus County13.85-0.58 pts
43Jefferson County13.741-0.6 pts
44Suwannee County13.724+3.66 pts
45Putnam County13.714+2.52 pts
46Miami-Dade County13.45-0.71 pts
47Clay County13.437-4.57 pts
48Orange County13.136-2.03 pts
49Alachua County12.967-0.63 pts
50Brevard County12.654-1.66 pts
51Columbia County12.58-0.44 pts
52Charlotte County12.514-3.63 pts
53Hamilton County12.285+3.19 pts
54Collier County12.168-3.12 pts
55Flagler County12.165-5.21 pts
56Bay County11.336-1.55 pts
57Highlands County11.245-4.96 pts
58Jackson County10.503+0.13 pts
59Washington County9.955-1.38 pts
60Holmes County9.894-2.16 pts
61Hendry County9.59-7.13 pts
62Baker County9.412+0.15 pts
63Bradford County9.25-4.32 pts
64Taylor County8.96-4.37 pts
65Calhoun County8.637-0.5 pts
66Union County7.627-2.81 pts
67Lafayette County7.064-6.57 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Liberty County, with 36.353% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Lafayette County, with 7.064% in 2018.

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