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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Liberty County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 45.145%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 6.061%. The median was 13.387% and the figure for Florida was 12.891%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.145Liberty County
Lowest6.061Hamilton County
Median13.38767 counties
Florida12.891History

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 11.973 %Baker County: 7.176 %Bay County: 14.149 %Bradford County: 12.604 %Brevard County: 13.629 %Broward County: 13.958 %Calhoun County: 18.922 %Charlotte County: 14.059 %Citrus County: 14.492 %Clay County: 11.325 %Collier County: 12.899 %Columbia County: 9.914 %DeSoto County: 9.42 %Dixie County: 14.377 %Duval County: 13.825 %Escambia County: 12.552 %Flagler County: 15.046 %Franklin County: 11.56 %Gadsden County: 9.175 %Gilchrist County: 14.679 %Glades County: 11.034 %Gulf County: 14.175 %Hamilton County: 6.061 %Hardee County: 10.267 %Hendry County: 12.649 %Hernando County: 12.593 %Highlands County: 14.064 %Hillsborough County: 13.072 %Holmes County: 16.461 %Indian River County: 11.93 %Jackson County: 16.93 %Jefferson County: 13.675 %Lafayette County: 16.748 %Lake County: 14.036 %Lee County: 14.848 %Leon County: 13.109 %Levy County: 12.212 %Liberty County: 45.145 %Madison County: 11.613 %Manatee County: 12.27 %Marion County: 13.156 %Martin County: 16.628 %Miami-Dade County: 13.311 %Monroe County: 16.247 %Nassau County: 14.948 %Okaloosa County: 14.377 %Okeechobee County: 11.526 %Orange County: 11.582 %Osceola County: 13.473 %Palm Beach County: 13.387 %Pasco County: 14.903 %Pinellas County: 13.164 %Polk County: 12.509 %Putnam County: 14.399 %St. Johns County: 14.683 %St. Lucie County: 17.737 %Santa Rosa County: 14.09 %Sarasota County: 13.156 %Seminole County: 14.352 %Sumter County: 22.394 %Suwannee County: 9.689 %Taylor County: 12.086 %Union County: 9.865 %Volusia County: 12.011 %Wakulla County: 12.643 %Walton County: 16.298 %Washington County: 17.665 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Liberty County: 45.145 %Liberty County45.145Sumter County: 22.394 %Sumter County22.394Calhoun County: 18.922 %Calhoun County18.922St. Lucie County: 17.737 %St. Lucie County17.737Washington County: 17.665 %Washington County17.665Jackson County: 16.93 %Jackson County16.93Lafayette County: 16.748 %Lafayette County16.748Martin County: 16.628 %Martin County16.628Holmes County: 16.461 %Holmes County16.461Walton County: 16.298 %Walton County16.298Monroe County: 16.247 %Monroe County16.247Flagler County: 15.046 %Flagler County15.046Nassau County: 14.948 %Nassau County14.948Pasco County: 14.903 %Pasco County14.903Lee County: 14.848 %Lee County14.848St. Johns County: 14.683 %St. Johns County14.683Gilchrist County: 14.679 %Gilchrist County14.679Citrus County: 14.492 %Citrus County14.492Putnam County: 14.399 %Putnam County14.399Dixie County: 14.377 %Dixie County14.377Okaloosa County: 14.377 %Okaloosa County14.377Seminole County: 14.352 %Seminole County14.352Gulf County: 14.175 %Gulf County14.175Bay County: 14.149 %Bay County14.149Santa Rosa County: 14.09 %Santa Rosa County14.09Highlands County: 14.064 %Highlands County14.064Charlotte County: 14.059 %Charlotte County14.059Lake County: 14.036 %Lake County14.036Broward County: 13.958 %Broward County13.958Duval County: 13.825 %Duval County13.825Jefferson County: 13.675 %Jefferson County13.675Brevard County: 13.629 %Brevard County13.629Osceola County: 13.473 %Osceola County13.473Palm Beach County: 13.387 %Palm Beach County13.387Miami-Dade County: 13.311 %Miami-Dade County13.311Pinellas County: 13.164 %Pinellas County13.164Marion County: 13.156 %Marion County13.156Sarasota County: 13.156 %Sarasota County13.156Leon County: 13.109 %Leon County13.109Hillsborough County: 13.072 %Hillsborough County13.072Liberty County: 45.145 %Liberty County45.145Sumter County: 22.394 %Sumter County22.394Calhoun County: 18.922 %Calhoun County18.922St. Lucie County: 17.737 %St. Lucie County17.737Washington County: 17.665 %Washington County17.665Jackson County: 16.93 %Jackson County16.93Lafayette County: 16.748 %Lafayette County16.748Martin County: 16.628 %Martin County16.628Holmes County: 16.461 %Holmes County16.461Walton County: 16.298 %Walton County16.298Monroe County: 16.247 %Monroe County16.247Flagler County: 15.046 %Flagler County15.046Nassau County: 14.948 %Nassau County14.948Pasco County: 14.903 %Pasco County14.903Lee County: 14.848 %Lee County14.848St. Johns County: 14.683 %St. Johns County14.683Gilchrist County: 14.679 %Gilchrist County14.679Citrus County: 14.492 %Citrus County14.492Putnam County: 14.399 %Putnam County14.399Dixie County: 14.377 %Dixie County14.377Okaloosa County: 14.377 %Okaloosa County14.377Seminole County: 14.352 %Seminole County14.352Gulf County: 14.175 %Gulf County14.175Bay County: 14.149 %Bay County14.149Santa Rosa County: 14.09 %Santa Rosa County14.09Highlands County: 14.064 %Highlands County14.064Charlotte County: 14.059 %Charlotte County14.059Lake County: 14.036 %Lake County14.036Broward County: 13.958 %Broward County13.958Duval County: 13.825 %Duval County13.825Jefferson County: 13.675 %Jefferson County13.675Brevard County: 13.629 %Brevard County13.629Osceola County: 13.473 %Osceola County13.473Palm Beach County: 13.387 %Palm Beach County13.387Miami-Dade County: 13.311 %Miami-Dade County13.311Pinellas County: 13.164 %Pinellas County13.164Marion County: 13.156 %Marion County13.156Sarasota County: 13.156 %Sarasota County13.156Leon County: 13.109 %Leon County13.109Hillsborough County: 13.072 %Hillsborough County13.072
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Liberty County45.145+8.79 pts
2Sumter County22.394+7.44 pts
3Calhoun County18.922+10.29 pts
4St. Lucie County17.737+1.54 pts
5Washington County17.665+7.71 pts
6Jackson County16.93+6.43 pts
7Lafayette County16.748+9.68 pts
8Martin County16.628+1.14 pts
9Holmes County16.461+6.57 pts
10Walton County16.298+1.15 pts
11Monroe County16.247+1.64 pts
12Flagler County15.046+2.88 pts
13Nassau County14.948-1.3 pts
14Pasco County14.903+0.59 pts
15Lee County14.848+0.65 pts
16St. Johns County14.683+0.42 pts
17Gilchrist County14.679-1.51 pts
18Citrus County14.492+0.64 pts
19Putnam County14.399+0.68 pts
20Dixie County14.377-2.9 pts
20Okaloosa County14.377-0.03 pts
22Seminole County14.352-2.17 pts
23Gulf County14.175-0.8 pts
24Bay County14.149+2.81 pts
25Santa Rosa County14.09-0.97 pts
26Highlands County14.064+2.82 pts
27Charlotte County14.059+1.54 pts
28Lake County14.036+0.03 pts
29Broward County13.958-1.64 pts
30Duval County13.825-0.13 pts
31Jefferson County13.675-0.07 pts
32Brevard County13.629+0.97 pts
33Osceola County13.473-1.3 pts
34Palm Beach County13.387-0.72 pts
35Miami-Dade County13.311-0.14 pts
36Pinellas County13.164-1.31 pts
37Marion County13.156-1.07 pts
37Sarasota County13.156-0.73 pts
39Leon County13.109-0.92 pts
40Hillsborough County13.072-4.56 pts
41Collier County12.899+0.73 pts
42Hendry County12.649+3.06 pts
43Wakulla County12.643-4.44 pts
44Bradford County12.604+3.35 pts
45Hernando County12.593-1.46 pts
46Escambia County12.552-2.93 pts
47Polk County12.509-1.92 pts
48Manatee County12.27-7.61 pts
49Levy County12.212-2.85 pts
50Taylor County12.086+3.13 pts
51Volusia County12.011-2.85 pts
52Alachua County11.973-0.99 pts
53Indian River County11.93-2.02 pts
54Madison County11.613-4.44 pts
55Orange County11.582-1.55 pts
56Franklin County11.56-4.7 pts
57Okeechobee County11.526-2.74 pts
58Clay County11.325-2.11 pts
59Glades County11.034-7.36 pts
60Hardee County10.267-9.21 pts
61Columbia County9.914-2.67 pts
62Union County9.865+2.24 pts
63Suwannee County9.689-4.04 pts
64DeSoto County9.42-5.08 pts
65Gadsden County9.175-9.04 pts
66Baker County7.176-2.24 pts
67Hamilton County6.061-6.22 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Liberty County, with 45.145% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hamilton County, with 6.061% in 2019.

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