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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Dixie County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 28.95%. Union County had the lowest, at 8.479%. The median was 12.93% and the figure for Florida was 13.593%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.95Dixie County
Lowest8.479Union County
Median12.9367 counties
Florida13.593History

Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 12.11 %Baker County: 10.139 %Bay County: 14.718 %Bradford County: 9.895 %Brevard County: 11.725 %Broward County: 13.053 %Calhoun County: 8.485 %Charlotte County: 13.129 %Citrus County: 12.277 %Clay County: 12.616 %Collier County: 12.464 %Columbia County: 12.527 %DeSoto County: 11.236 %Dixie County: 28.95 %Duval County: 14.166 %Escambia County: 12.526 %Flagler County: 15.503 %Franklin County: 15.111 %Gadsden County: 9.156 %Gilchrist County: 22.889 %Glades County: 15.082 %Gulf County: 21.574 %Hamilton County: 9.907 %Hardee County: 11.949 %Hendry County: 11.492 %Hernando County: 12.598 %Highlands County: 11.713 %Hillsborough County: 13.765 %Holmes County: 14.208 %Indian River County: 11.254 %Jackson County: 12.861 %Jefferson County: 11.765 %Lafayette County: 10.671 %Lake County: 13.798 %Lee County: 12.93 %Leon County: 11.897 %Levy County: 12.622 %Liberty County: 11.013 %Madison County: 13.607 %Manatee County: 14.289 %Marion County: 12.67 %Martin County: 13.975 %Miami-Dade County: 13.587 %Monroe County: 15.099 %Nassau County: 13.873 %Okaloosa County: 11.98 %Okeechobee County: 11.492 %Orange County: 13.209 %Osceola County: 13.313 %Palm Beach County: 13.724 %Pasco County: 15.07 %Pinellas County: 13.361 %Polk County: 13.063 %Putnam County: 11.77 %St. Johns County: 15.928 %St. Lucie County: 14.36 %Santa Rosa County: 15.641 %Sarasota County: 11.761 %Seminole County: 13.756 %Sumter County: 16.592 %Suwannee County: 11.122 %Taylor County: 11.417 %Union County: 8.479 %Volusia County: 13.117 %Wakulla County: 11.953 %Walton County: 15.221 %Washington County: 16.183 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Dixie County: 28.95 %Dixie County28.95Gilchrist County: 22.889 %Gilchrist County22.889Gulf County: 21.574 %Gulf County21.574Sumter County: 16.592 %Sumter County16.592Washington County: 16.183 %Washington County16.183St. Johns County: 15.928 %St. Johns County15.928Santa Rosa County: 15.641 %Santa Rosa County15.641Flagler County: 15.503 %Flagler County15.503Walton County: 15.221 %Walton County15.221Franklin County: 15.111 %Franklin County15.111Monroe County: 15.099 %Monroe County15.099Glades County: 15.082 %Glades County15.082Pasco County: 15.07 %Pasco County15.07Bay County: 14.718 %Bay County14.718St. Lucie County: 14.36 %St. Lucie County14.36Manatee County: 14.289 %Manatee County14.289Holmes County: 14.208 %Holmes County14.208Duval County: 14.166 %Duval County14.166Martin County: 13.975 %Martin County13.975Nassau County: 13.873 %Nassau County13.873Lake County: 13.798 %Lake County13.798Hillsborough County: 13.765 %Hillsborough County13.765Seminole County: 13.756 %Seminole County13.756Palm Beach County: 13.724 %Palm Beach County13.724Madison County: 13.607 %Madison County13.607Miami-Dade County: 13.587 %Miami-Dade County13.587Pinellas County: 13.361 %Pinellas County13.361Osceola County: 13.313 %Osceola County13.313Orange County: 13.209 %Orange County13.209Charlotte County: 13.129 %Charlotte County13.129Volusia County: 13.117 %Volusia County13.117Polk County: 13.063 %Polk County13.063Broward County: 13.053 %Broward County13.053Lee County: 12.93 %Lee County12.93Jackson County: 12.861 %Jackson County12.861Marion County: 12.67 %Marion County12.67Levy County: 12.622 %Levy County12.622Clay County: 12.616 %Clay County12.616Hernando County: 12.598 %Hernando County12.598Columbia County: 12.527 %Columbia County12.527Dixie County: 28.95 %Dixie County28.95Gilchrist County: 22.889 %Gilchrist County22.889Gulf County: 21.574 %Gulf County21.574Sumter County: 16.592 %Sumter County16.592Washington County: 16.183 %Washington County16.183St. Johns County: 15.928 %St. Johns County15.928Santa Rosa County: 15.641 %Santa Rosa County15.641Flagler County: 15.503 %Flagler County15.503Walton County: 15.221 %Walton County15.221Franklin County: 15.111 %Franklin County15.111Monroe County: 15.099 %Monroe County15.099Glades County: 15.082 %Glades County15.082Pasco County: 15.07 %Pasco County15.07Bay County: 14.718 %Bay County14.718St. Lucie County: 14.36 %St. Lucie County14.36Manatee County: 14.289 %Manatee County14.289Holmes County: 14.208 %Holmes County14.208Duval County: 14.166 %Duval County14.166Martin County: 13.975 %Martin County13.975Nassau County: 13.873 %Nassau County13.873Lake County: 13.798 %Lake County13.798Hillsborough County: 13.765 %Hillsborough County13.765Seminole County: 13.756 %Seminole County13.756Palm Beach County: 13.724 %Palm Beach County13.724Madison County: 13.607 %Madison County13.607Miami-Dade County: 13.587 %Miami-Dade County13.587Pinellas County: 13.361 %Pinellas County13.361Osceola County: 13.313 %Osceola County13.313Orange County: 13.209 %Orange County13.209Charlotte County: 13.129 %Charlotte County13.129Volusia County: 13.117 %Volusia County13.117Polk County: 13.063 %Polk County13.063Broward County: 13.053 %Broward County13.053Lee County: 12.93 %Lee County12.93Jackson County: 12.861 %Jackson County12.861Marion County: 12.67 %Marion County12.67Levy County: 12.622 %Levy County12.622Clay County: 12.616 %Clay County12.616Hernando County: 12.598 %Hernando County12.598Columbia County: 12.527 %Columbia County12.527
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Dixie County28.95+14.57 pts
2Gilchrist County22.889+8.21 pts
3Gulf County21.574+7.4 pts
4Sumter County16.592-5.8 pts
5Washington County16.183-1.48 pts
6St. Johns County15.928+1.25 pts
7Santa Rosa County15.641+1.55 pts
8Flagler County15.503+0.46 pts
9Walton County15.221-1.08 pts
10Franklin County15.111+3.55 pts
11Monroe County15.099-1.15 pts
12Glades County15.082+4.05 pts
13Pasco County15.07+0.17 pts
14Bay County14.718+0.57 pts
15St. Lucie County14.36-3.38 pts
16Manatee County14.289+2.02 pts
17Holmes County14.208-2.25 pts
18Duval County14.166+0.34 pts
19Martin County13.975-2.65 pts
20Nassau County13.873-1.08 pts
21Lake County13.798-0.24 pts
22Hillsborough County13.765+0.69 pts
23Seminole County13.756-0.6 pts
24Palm Beach County13.724+0.34 pts
25Madison County13.607+1.99 pts
26Miami-Dade County13.587+0.28 pts
27Pinellas County13.361+0.2 pts
28Osceola County13.313-0.16 pts
29Orange County13.209+1.63 pts
30Charlotte County13.129-0.93 pts
31Volusia County13.117+1.11 pts
32Polk County13.063+0.55 pts
33Broward County13.053-0.9 pts
34Lee County12.93-1.92 pts
35Jackson County12.861-4.07 pts
36Marion County12.67-0.49 pts
37Levy County12.622+0.41 pts
38Clay County12.616+1.29 pts
39Hernando County12.598+0.01 pts
40Columbia County12.527+2.61 pts
41Escambia County12.526-0.03 pts
42Collier County12.464-0.43 pts
43Citrus County12.277-2.22 pts
44Alachua County12.11+0.14 pts
45Okaloosa County11.98-2.4 pts
46Wakulla County11.953-0.69 pts
47Hardee County11.949+1.68 pts
48Leon County11.897-1.21 pts
49Putnam County11.77-2.63 pts
50Jefferson County11.765-1.91 pts
51Sarasota County11.761-1.4 pts
52Brevard County11.725-1.9 pts
53Highlands County11.713-2.35 pts
54Hendry County11.492-1.16 pts
54Okeechobee County11.492-0.03 pts
56Taylor County11.417-0.67 pts
57Indian River County11.254-0.68 pts
58DeSoto County11.236+1.82 pts
59Suwannee County11.122+1.43 pts
60Liberty County11.013-34.13 pts
61Lafayette County10.671-6.08 pts
62Baker County10.139+2.96 pts
63Hamilton County9.907+3.85 pts
64Bradford County9.895-2.71 pts
65Gadsden County9.156-0.02 pts
66Calhoun County8.485-10.44 pts
67Union County8.479-1.39 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Dixie County, with 28.95% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Union County, with 8.479% in 2020.

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