Guides
Plain-English guides to Florida's County Business Patterns figures: what they count, which counties pay most and why, how industries and growth differ across the state, and how to use the county comparer. Every number is computed from the 2023 data on this site.
- How to read County Business Patterns figures
What the counts include, what they leave out, and how much to trust a small number.
Madison Brooks · October 27, 2026 · 5 min read - Florida's highest- and lowest-paying counties
Who pays most and least, and how much of the gap is industry mix.
Madison Brooks · October 27, 2026 · 10 min read - The biggest industry in each Florida county
Health care, retail or tourism: which industry employs the most people, county by county.
Madison Brooks · October 27, 2026 · 5 min read - Metro, micro and rural Florida counties compared
How pay, job density, growth and industry mix differ between city, small-town and rural counties.
Madison Brooks · October 27, 2026 · 5 min read - Where Florida added jobs between 2019 and 2023
Fastest and slowest counties, the big counties, and which industries grew.
Madison Brooks · October 27, 2026 · 5 min read - How to use the Florida county comparer
Three worked examples: two metro counties, one industry, and a small county with gaps.
Madison Brooks · October 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Written by Madison Brooks. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, 2022 and 2019; Population Estimates; OMB delineation, July 2023. Methodology.