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Florida business statistics

How many businesses Florida has, where they are, how many are founded each year and how Florida compares with other large states, from official sources. Every figure on these pages names its source and date. These are official market-size statistics; per-industry counts from our own dataset are still being compiled.

Content last revised: October 13, 2026

Florida businesses by county

Establishments with paid employees, employees and largest sector for all 67 counties. 645,575 establishments statewide.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023

Florida businesses by industry

Businesses with and without employees in the 15 industries of the Florida Business Database, with NAICS codes, share of the state and leading county. 4,072,916 businesses statewide.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023; U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024; 2022 Census of Governments

New business filings in Florida

New corporations, LLCs and partnerships filed with the state per year: 670,459 in 2025.

Source: Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Yearly Statistics, read October 11, 2026

Florida compared with other states

Florida next to Texas, California, New York and Georgia: businesses with and without employees, employer size classes, payroll and the legal form of one-person businesses. Among the 50 states and DC, Florida has the second-largest number of businesses without employees.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023; U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024

How to read these figures

  • Three different counts. The state counts registered entities, the Census Bureau counts establishments (locations with paid employees) and firms. They answer different questions, so their totals differ widely.
  • Market size, not our data. The figures show how large a county or an industry is. Our own record counts will be published on the page Data status once the Florida dataset exists.
  • Reference year. Census figures describe the latest year published: 2023 for businesses with paid employees (County Business Patterns), 2024 for businesses without (Nonemployer Statistics); state figures carry the date on which the state updated them.

Where the planned Florida data comes from is described in the data sources and methodology; background articles are in the blog.