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Counties in Florida by job creation rate

Jefferson County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 29.208%. Bradford County had the lowest, at 11.278%. The median was 16.638% and the figure for Florida was 17.812%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.208Jefferson County
Lowest11.278Bradford County
Median16.63867 counties
Florida17.812History

Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 14.075 %Baker County: 12.345 %Bay County: 17.056 %Bradford County: 11.278 %Brevard County: 16.89 %Broward County: 17.507 %Calhoun County: 22.409 %Charlotte County: 16.556 %Citrus County: 15.27 %Clay County: 13.864 %Collier County: 17.063 %Columbia County: 13.967 %DeSoto County: 11.622 %Dixie County: 21.148 %Duval County: 15.423 %Escambia County: 13.904 %Flagler County: 18.836 %Franklin County: 17.189 %Gadsden County: 14.861 %Gilchrist County: 15.199 %Glades County: 14.332 %Gulf County: 19.973 %Hamilton County: 14.476 %Hardee County: 13.064 %Hendry County: 16.638 %Hernando County: 19.179 %Highlands County: 17.343 %Hillsborough County: 17.816 %Holmes County: 16.466 %Indian River County: 14.272 %Jackson County: 11.806 %Jefferson County: 29.208 %Lafayette County: 16.701 %Lake County: 17.681 %Lee County: 18.34 %Leon County: 16.291 %Levy County: 14.319 %Liberty County: 12.423 %Madison County: 14.462 %Manatee County: 17.866 %Marion County: 17.086 %Martin County: 16.928 %Miami-Dade County: 17.876 %Monroe County: 21.973 %Nassau County: 18.922 %Okaloosa County: 16.73 %Okeechobee County: 17.676 %Orange County: 19.047 %Osceola County: 17.445 %Palm Beach County: 19.362 %Pasco County: 18.082 %Pinellas County: 17.591 %Polk County: 15.321 %Putnam County: 13.835 %St. Johns County: 20.165 %St. Lucie County: 18.091 %Santa Rosa County: 16.605 %Sarasota County: 18.387 %Seminole County: 16.099 %Sumter County: 16.062 %Suwannee County: 14.758 %Taylor County: 12.763 %Union County: 15.922 %Volusia County: 16.043 %Wakulla County: 13.84 %Walton County: 21.785 %Washington County: 12.118 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Jefferson County: 29.208 %Jefferson County29.208Calhoun County: 22.409 %Calhoun County22.409Monroe County: 21.973 %Monroe County21.973Walton County: 21.785 %Walton County21.785Dixie County: 21.148 %Dixie County21.148St. Johns County: 20.165 %St. Johns County20.165Gulf County: 19.973 %Gulf County19.973Palm Beach County: 19.362 %Palm Beach County19.362Hernando County: 19.179 %Hernando County19.179Orange County: 19.047 %Orange County19.047Nassau County: 18.922 %Nassau County18.922Flagler County: 18.836 %Flagler County18.836Sarasota County: 18.387 %Sarasota County18.387Lee County: 18.34 %Lee County18.34St. Lucie County: 18.091 %St. Lucie County18.091Pasco County: 18.082 %Pasco County18.082Miami-Dade County: 17.876 %Miami-Dade County17.876Manatee County: 17.866 %Manatee County17.866Hillsborough County: 17.816 %Hillsborough County17.816Lake County: 17.681 %Lake County17.681Okeechobee County: 17.676 %Okeechobee County17.676Pinellas County: 17.591 %Pinellas County17.591Broward County: 17.507 %Broward County17.507Osceola County: 17.445 %Osceola County17.445Highlands County: 17.343 %Highlands County17.343Franklin County: 17.189 %Franklin County17.189Marion County: 17.086 %Marion County17.086Collier County: 17.063 %Collier County17.063Bay County: 17.056 %Bay County17.056Martin County: 16.928 %Martin County16.928Brevard County: 16.89 %Brevard County16.89Okaloosa County: 16.73 %Okaloosa County16.73Lafayette County: 16.701 %Lafayette County16.701Hendry County: 16.638 %Hendry County16.638Santa Rosa County: 16.605 %Santa Rosa County16.605Charlotte County: 16.556 %Charlotte County16.556Holmes County: 16.466 %Holmes County16.466Leon County: 16.291 %Leon County16.291Seminole County: 16.099 %Seminole County16.099Sumter County: 16.062 %Sumter County16.062Jefferson County: 29.208 %Jefferson County29.208Calhoun County: 22.409 %Calhoun County22.409Monroe County: 21.973 %Monroe County21.973Walton County: 21.785 %Walton County21.785Dixie County: 21.148 %Dixie County21.148St. Johns County: 20.165 %St. Johns County20.165Gulf County: 19.973 %Gulf County19.973Palm Beach County: 19.362 %Palm Beach County19.362Hernando County: 19.179 %Hernando County19.179Orange County: 19.047 %Orange County19.047Nassau County: 18.922 %Nassau County18.922Flagler County: 18.836 %Flagler County18.836Sarasota County: 18.387 %Sarasota County18.387Lee County: 18.34 %Lee County18.34St. Lucie County: 18.091 %St. Lucie County18.091Pasco County: 18.082 %Pasco County18.082Miami-Dade County: 17.876 %Miami-Dade County17.876Manatee County: 17.866 %Manatee County17.866Hillsborough County: 17.816 %Hillsborough County17.816Lake County: 17.681 %Lake County17.681Okeechobee County: 17.676 %Okeechobee County17.676Pinellas County: 17.591 %Pinellas County17.591Broward County: 17.507 %Broward County17.507Osceola County: 17.445 %Osceola County17.445Highlands County: 17.343 %Highlands County17.343Franklin County: 17.189 %Franklin County17.189Marion County: 17.086 %Marion County17.086Collier County: 17.063 %Collier County17.063Bay County: 17.056 %Bay County17.056Martin County: 16.928 %Martin County16.928Brevard County: 16.89 %Brevard County16.89Okaloosa County: 16.73 %Okaloosa County16.73Lafayette County: 16.701 %Lafayette County16.701Hendry County: 16.638 %Hendry County16.638Santa Rosa County: 16.605 %Santa Rosa County16.605Charlotte County: 16.556 %Charlotte County16.556Holmes County: 16.466 %Holmes County16.466Leon County: 16.291 %Leon County16.291Seminole County: 16.099 %Seminole County16.099Sumter County: 16.062 %Sumter County16.062
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jefferson County29.208+9.63 pts
2Calhoun County22.409+9.97 pts
3Monroe County21.973+7.91 pts
4Walton County21.785+2.55 pts
5Dixie County21.148+2.44 pts
6St. Johns County20.165+4.04 pts
7Gulf County19.973+0.54 pts
8Palm Beach County19.362+5.68 pts
9Hernando County19.179+6.37 pts
10Orange County19.047+7.87 pts
11Nassau County18.922+7.15 pts
12Flagler County18.836+2.74 pts
13Sarasota County18.387+4.31 pts
14Lee County18.34+4.75 pts
15St. Lucie County18.091+3.46 pts
16Pasco County18.082+3.91 pts
17Miami-Dade County17.876+4.53 pts
18Manatee County17.866+4.54 pts
19Hillsborough County17.816+4.41 pts
20Lake County17.681+4.12 pts
21Okeechobee County17.676+5.79 pts
22Pinellas County17.591+4.92 pts
23Broward County17.507+3.52 pts
24Osceola County17.445+5.54 pts
25Highlands County17.343+3.46 pts
26Franklin County17.189+3.33 pts
27Marion County17.086+3.88 pts
28Collier County17.063+5.15 pts
29Bay County17.056+4.23 pts
30Martin County16.928+2.7 pts
31Brevard County16.89+3.65 pts
32Okaloosa County16.73+1.86 pts
33Lafayette County16.701-5.66 pts
34Hendry County16.638+2.82 pts
35Santa Rosa County16.605+2.54 pts
36Charlotte County16.556+2.99 pts
37Holmes County16.466+2.27 pts
38Leon County16.291+3.94 pts
39Seminole County16.099+4.09 pts
40Sumter County16.062+3.73 pts
41Volusia County16.043+2.38 pts
42Union County15.922+10.2 pts
43Duval County15.423+2.36 pts
44Polk County15.321+0.43 pts
45Citrus County15.27+3.95 pts
46Gilchrist County15.199-3.6 pts
47Gadsden County14.861+4.22 pts
48Suwannee County14.758+4.1 pts
49Hamilton County14.476+3.96 pts
50Madison County14.462+0.49 pts
51Glades County14.332+4.74 pts
52Levy County14.319-2.02 pts
53Indian River County14.272+1.42 pts
54Alachua County14.075+2.82 pts
55Columbia County13.967+1.04 pts
56Escambia County13.904+2.26 pts
57Clay County13.864+0.05 pts
58Wakulla County13.84-1.92 pts
59Putnam County13.835+2.11 pts
60Hardee County13.064-9.24 pts
61Taylor County12.763-1.75 pts
62Liberty County12.423-9.34 pts
63Baker County12.345+2.63 pts
64Washington County12.118+3.74 pts
65Jackson County11.806+0.88 pts
66DeSoto County11.622+3.41 pts
67Bradford County11.278-4.13 pts

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jefferson County, with 29.208% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bradford County, with 11.278% in 2022.

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