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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Lafayette County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 22.36%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.722%. The median was 13.561% and the figure for Florida was 12.874%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.36Lafayette County
Lowest5.722Union County
Median13.56167 counties
Florida12.874History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 11.256 %Baker County: 9.716 %Bay County: 12.831 %Bradford County: 15.413 %Brevard County: 13.24 %Broward County: 13.984 %Calhoun County: 12.439 %Charlotte County: 13.567 %Citrus County: 11.319 %Clay County: 13.816 %Collier County: 11.913 %Columbia County: 12.923 %DeSoto County: 8.207 %Dixie County: 18.708 %Duval County: 13.062 %Escambia County: 11.646 %Flagler County: 16.1 %Franklin County: 13.856 %Gadsden County: 10.644 %Gilchrist County: 18.803 %Glades County: 9.593 %Gulf County: 19.437 %Hamilton County: 10.514 %Hardee County: 22.305 %Hendry County: 13.818 %Hernando County: 12.81 %Highlands County: 13.88 %Hillsborough County: 13.406 %Holmes County: 14.2 %Indian River County: 12.85 %Jackson County: 10.925 %Jefferson County: 19.577 %Lafayette County: 22.36 %Lake County: 13.561 %Lee County: 13.592 %Leon County: 12.356 %Levy County: 16.337 %Liberty County: 21.764 %Madison County: 13.969 %Manatee County: 13.322 %Marion County: 13.209 %Martin County: 14.229 %Miami-Dade County: 13.348 %Monroe County: 14.06 %Nassau County: 11.77 %Okaloosa County: 14.869 %Okeechobee County: 11.886 %Orange County: 11.174 %Osceola County: 11.91 %Palm Beach County: 13.68 %Pasco County: 14.172 %Pinellas County: 12.674 %Polk County: 14.891 %Putnam County: 11.722 %St. Johns County: 16.121 %St. Lucie County: 14.635 %Santa Rosa County: 14.06 %Sarasota County: 14.076 %Seminole County: 12.007 %Sumter County: 12.333 %Suwannee County: 10.656 %Taylor County: 14.509 %Union County: 5.722 %Volusia County: 13.668 %Wakulla County: 15.764 %Walton County: 19.239 %Washington County: 8.383 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Lafayette County: 22.36 %Lafayette County22.36Hardee County: 22.305 %Hardee County22.305Liberty County: 21.764 %Liberty County21.764Jefferson County: 19.577 %Jefferson County19.577Gulf County: 19.437 %Gulf County19.437Walton County: 19.239 %Walton County19.239Gilchrist County: 18.803 %Gilchrist County18.803Dixie County: 18.708 %Dixie County18.708Levy County: 16.337 %Levy County16.337St. Johns County: 16.121 %St. Johns County16.121Flagler County: 16.1 %Flagler County16.1Wakulla County: 15.764 %Wakulla County15.764Bradford County: 15.413 %Bradford County15.413Polk County: 14.891 %Polk County14.891Okaloosa County: 14.869 %Okaloosa County14.869St. Lucie County: 14.635 %St. Lucie County14.635Taylor County: 14.509 %Taylor County14.509Martin County: 14.229 %Martin County14.229Holmes County: 14.2 %Holmes County14.2Pasco County: 14.172 %Pasco County14.172Sarasota County: 14.076 %Sarasota County14.076Monroe County: 14.06 %Monroe County14.06Santa Rosa County: 14.06 %Santa Rosa County14.06Broward County: 13.984 %Broward County13.984Madison County: 13.969 %Madison County13.969Highlands County: 13.88 %Highlands County13.88Franklin County: 13.856 %Franklin County13.856Hendry County: 13.818 %Hendry County13.818Clay County: 13.816 %Clay County13.816Palm Beach County: 13.68 %Palm Beach County13.68Volusia County: 13.668 %Volusia County13.668Lee County: 13.592 %Lee County13.592Charlotte County: 13.567 %Charlotte County13.567Lake County: 13.561 %Lake County13.561Hillsborough County: 13.406 %Hillsborough County13.406Miami-Dade County: 13.348 %Miami-Dade County13.348Manatee County: 13.322 %Manatee County13.322Brevard County: 13.24 %Brevard County13.24Marion County: 13.209 %Marion County13.209Duval County: 13.062 %Duval County13.062Lafayette County: 22.36 %Lafayette County22.36Hardee County: 22.305 %Hardee County22.305Liberty County: 21.764 %Liberty County21.764Jefferson County: 19.577 %Jefferson County19.577Gulf County: 19.437 %Gulf County19.437Walton County: 19.239 %Walton County19.239Gilchrist County: 18.803 %Gilchrist County18.803Dixie County: 18.708 %Dixie County18.708Levy County: 16.337 %Levy County16.337St. Johns County: 16.121 %St. Johns County16.121Flagler County: 16.1 %Flagler County16.1Wakulla County: 15.764 %Wakulla County15.764Bradford County: 15.413 %Bradford County15.413Polk County: 14.891 %Polk County14.891Okaloosa County: 14.869 %Okaloosa County14.869St. Lucie County: 14.635 %St. Lucie County14.635Taylor County: 14.509 %Taylor County14.509Martin County: 14.229 %Martin County14.229Holmes County: 14.2 %Holmes County14.2Pasco County: 14.172 %Pasco County14.172Sarasota County: 14.076 %Sarasota County14.076Monroe County: 14.06 %Monroe County14.06Santa Rosa County: 14.06 %Santa Rosa County14.06Broward County: 13.984 %Broward County13.984Madison County: 13.969 %Madison County13.969Highlands County: 13.88 %Highlands County13.88Franklin County: 13.856 %Franklin County13.856Hendry County: 13.818 %Hendry County13.818Clay County: 13.816 %Clay County13.816Palm Beach County: 13.68 %Palm Beach County13.68Volusia County: 13.668 %Volusia County13.668Lee County: 13.592 %Lee County13.592Charlotte County: 13.567 %Charlotte County13.567Lake County: 13.561 %Lake County13.561Hillsborough County: 13.406 %Hillsborough County13.406Miami-Dade County: 13.348 %Miami-Dade County13.348Manatee County: 13.322 %Manatee County13.322Brevard County: 13.24 %Brevard County13.24Marion County: 13.209 %Marion County13.209Duval County: 13.062 %Duval County13.062
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Lafayette County22.36+11.69 pts
2Hardee County22.305+10.36 pts
3Liberty County21.764+10.75 pts
4Jefferson County19.577+7.81 pts
5Gulf County19.437-2.14 pts
6Walton County19.239+4.02 pts
7Gilchrist County18.803-4.09 pts
8Dixie County18.708-10.24 pts
9Levy County16.337+3.71 pts
10St. Johns County16.121+0.19 pts
11Flagler County16.1+0.6 pts
12Wakulla County15.764+3.81 pts
13Bradford County15.413+5.52 pts
14Polk County14.891+1.83 pts
15Okaloosa County14.869+2.89 pts
16St. Lucie County14.635+0.28 pts
17Taylor County14.509+3.09 pts
18Martin County14.229+0.25 pts
19Holmes County14.2-0.01 pts
20Pasco County14.172-0.9 pts
21Sarasota County14.076+2.32 pts
22Monroe County14.06-1.04 pts
22Santa Rosa County14.06-1.58 pts
24Broward County13.984+0.93 pts
25Madison County13.969+0.36 pts
26Highlands County13.88+2.17 pts
27Franklin County13.856-1.26 pts
28Hendry County13.818+2.33 pts
29Clay County13.816+1.2 pts
30Palm Beach County13.68-0.04 pts
31Volusia County13.668+0.55 pts
32Lee County13.592+0.66 pts
33Charlotte County13.567+0.44 pts
34Lake County13.561-0.24 pts
35Hillsborough County13.406-0.36 pts
36Miami-Dade County13.348-0.24 pts
37Manatee County13.322-0.97 pts
38Brevard County13.24+1.52 pts
39Marion County13.209+0.54 pts
40Duval County13.062-1.1 pts
41Columbia County12.923+0.4 pts
42Indian River County12.85+1.6 pts
43Bay County12.831-1.89 pts
44Hernando County12.81+0.21 pts
45Pinellas County12.674-0.69 pts
46Calhoun County12.439+3.95 pts
47Leon County12.356+0.46 pts
48Sumter County12.333-4.26 pts
49Seminole County12.007-1.75 pts
50Collier County11.913-0.55 pts
51Osceola County11.91-1.4 pts
52Okeechobee County11.886+0.39 pts
53Nassau County11.77-2.1 pts
54Putnam County11.722-0.05 pts
55Escambia County11.646-0.88 pts
56Citrus County11.319-0.96 pts
57Alachua County11.256-0.85 pts
58Orange County11.174-2.04 pts
59Jackson County10.925-1.94 pts
60Suwannee County10.656-0.47 pts
61Gadsden County10.644+1.49 pts
62Hamilton County10.514+0.61 pts
63Baker County9.716-0.42 pts
64Glades County9.593-5.49 pts
65Washington County8.383-7.8 pts
66DeSoto County8.207-3.03 pts
67Union County5.722-2.76 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Lafayette County, with 22.36% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Union County, with 5.722% in 2021.

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