Key findings

• 68 of the 157 Florida cities with at least 150 new filings in July-September 2025 grew, while the state as a whole fell 2.7%.
• Pinellas Park led at +27.2% (155 to 194), followed by Punta Gorda (+25.4%) and Zephyrhills (+24.0%).
• The biggest gain in raw numbers was Palm Bay, with 112 more new businesses than a year earlier.
• City is the city in the business's principal address, so it can include unincorporated areas that share a mailing city.

All 157 ranked cities

Rank	City	County	July-September 2025	July-September 2026	Change
1	Pinellas Park	Pinellas	155	194	+27.2%
2	Punta Gorda	Charlotte	299	369	+25.4%
3	Zephyrhills	Pasco	232	283	+24.0%
4	Port Richey	Pasco	166	202	+23.6%
5	Palm Bay	Brevard	519	631	+23.5%
6	Panama City Beach	Bay	300	350	+18.5%
7	Haines City	Polk	274	316	+17.2%
8	Lutz	Hillsborough	378	433	+16.4%
9	Clermont	Lake	523	598	+16.2%
10	Jacksonville Beach	Duval	150	171	+15.8%
11	Estero	Lee	164	186	+15.2%
12	Cocoa	Brevard	220	248	+14.5%
13	Aventura	Miami-Dade	474	530	+13.6%
14	Fort Pierce	St. Lucie	460	510	+12.7%
15	Fernandina Beach	Nassau	162	179	+12.3%
16	Middleburg	Clay	196	216	+12.0%
17	Deltona	Volusia	349	384	+11.8%
18	Apopka	Orange	536	589	+11.7%
19	North Fort Myers	Lee	199	218	+11.3%
20	Merritt Island	Brevard	170	186	+11.2%
21	Ponte Vedra	St. Johns	151	163	+9.7%
22	Jupiter	Palm Beach	532	574	+9.6%
23	Orange Park	Clay	298	321	+9.5%
24	Santa Rosa Beach	Walton	270	290	+9.1%
25	Wesley Chapel	Pasco	565	605	+8.8%
26	Rockledge	Brevard	156	166	+8.1%
27	North Port	Sarasota	381	405	+8.0%
28	Royal Palm Beach	Palm Beach	208	221	+8.0%
29	Port Charlotte	Charlotte	465	494	+8.0%
30	Gainesville	Alachua	603	639	+7.7%
31	Palm Beach Gardens	Palm Beach	507	534	+7.0%
32	Brooksville	Hernando	243	255	+6.6%
33	Brandon	Hillsborough	414	434	+6.5%
34	Deland	Volusia	304	318	+6.3%
35	Oviedo	Seminole	263	275	+6.2%
36	Spring Hill	Hernando	491	513	+6.2%
37	Ocala	Marion	1,258	1,313	+6.1%
38	Milton	Santa Rosa	232	242	+6.0%
39	Winter Park	Orange	489	508	+5.6%
40	Palm Coast	Flagler	481	499	+5.4%
41	Gulf Breeze	Santa Rosa	164	170	+5.3%
42	Palm City	Martin	170	176	+5.2%
43	The Villages	Sumter	178	184	+5.0%
44	Sunny Isles Beach	Miami-Dade	314	324	+4.8%
45	Titusville	Brevard	190	196	+4.8%
46	Crestview	Okaloosa	202	208	+4.6%
47	Loxahatchee	Palm Beach	239	246	+4.6%
48	Wellington	Palm Beach	435	447	+4.4%
49	Lake City	Columbia	185	190	+4.4%
50	Melbourne	Brevard	694	706	+3.4%
51	Okeechobee	Okeechobee	179	182	+3.3%
52	Leesburg	Lake	213	216	+3.0%
53	Auburndale	Polk	151	153	+3.0%
54	Palmetto	Manatee	266	269	+2.8%
55	Parrish	Manatee	267	270	+2.8%
56	Miramar	Broward	878	887	+2.7%
57	Key West	Monroe	197	199	+2.6%
58	St. Johns	St. Johns	296	299	+2.6%
59	Plant City	Hillsborough	345	347	+2.2%
60	Lehigh Acres	Lee	885	889	+2.1%
61	Stuart	Martin	393	393	+1.6%
62	Winter Haven	Polk	452	451	+1.4%
63	Valrico	Hillsborough	242	241	+1.2%
64	West Palm Beach	Palm Beach	1,940	1,930	+1.1%
65	Cape Coral	Lee	1,575	1,559	+0.6%
66	Pensacola	Escambia	1,007	992	+0.1%
67	Largo	Pinellas	391	385	+0.1%
68	Ruskin	Hillsborough	192	189	+0.0%
69	Miami Lakes	Miami-Dade	343	336	−0.5%
70	Sarasota	Sarasota	1,677	1,642	−0.5%
71	Lake Worth	Palm Beach	929	909	−0.6%
72	Tamarac	Broward	371	363	−0.6%
73	Bonita Springs	Lee	266	260	−0.7%
74	Apollo Beach	Hillsborough	168	164	−0.8%
75	Davie	Broward	671	655	−0.8%
76	Holiday	Pasco	156	152	−1.0%
77	Sanford	Seminole	440	428	−1.2%
78	Port St. Lucie	St. Lucie	1,481	1,439	−1.3%
79	Clearwater	Pinellas	915	889	−1.3%
80	Panama City	Bay	521	506	−1.3%
81	Delray Beach	Palm Beach	820	796	−1.4%
82	Riviera Beach	Palm Beach	158	153	−1.6%
83	Greenacres	Palm Beach	252	244	−1.6%
84	Navarre	Santa Rosa	182	176	−1.7%
85	Ormond Beach	Volusia	291	281	−1.9%
86	Jacksonville	Duval	4,373	4,222	−1.9%
87	Kissimmee	Osceola	2,043	1,969	−2.1%
88	Riverview	Hillsborough	712	686	−2.1%
89	Ocoee	Orange	264	254	−2.2%
90	Pembroke Pines	Broward	1,028	985	−2.6%
91	Hallandale Beach	Broward	477	457	−2.6%
92	Oakland Park	Broward	303	289	−3.1%
93	New Smyrna Beach	Volusia	228	217	−3.3%
94	Plantation	Broward	663	631	−3.3%
95	Miami Gardens	Miami-Dade	682	649	−3.3%
96	Tallahassee	Leon	1,073	1,019	−3.5%
97	Wimauma	Hillsborough	155	147	−3.6%
98	Longwood	Seminole	279	264	−3.9%
99	Vero Beach	Indian River	573	542	−3.9%
100	Fort Lauderdale	Broward	2,340	2,206	−4.2%
101	New Port Richey	Pasco	438	412	−4.4%
102	North Miami Beach	Miami-Dade	395	370	−4.8%
103	Davenport	Polk	826	773	−4.9%
104	St. Petersburg	Pinellas	1,598	1,495	−4.9%
105	Margate	Broward	329	307	−5.2%
106	Winter Springs	Seminole	179	167	−5.2%
107	St. Augustine	St. Johns	1,017	948	−5.3%
108	Boca Raton	Palm Beach	2,139	1,993	−5.3%
109	Coral Springs	Broward	861	802	−5.4%
110	Lakeland	Polk	1,060	987	−5.4%
111	Orlando	Orange	6,502	6,049	−5.5%
112	Pompano Beach	Broward	979	909	−5.7%
113	Bradenton	Manatee	1,266	1,173	−5.9%
114	Boynton Beach	Palm Beach	868	802	−6.1%
115	Ponte Vedra Beach	St. Johns	214	197	−6.5%
116	Windermere	Orange	300	276	−6.5%
117	Fort Myers	Lee	1,486	1,364	−6.7%
118	St. Cloud	Osceola	730	669	−6.9%
119	Sebring	Highlands	203	186	−6.9%
120	Altamonte Springs	Seminole	309	283	−6.9%
121	North Lauderdale	Broward	178	163	−6.9%
122	Lakewood Ranch	Manatee	174	159	−7.1%
123	Port Orange	Volusia	273	249	−7.3%
124	Fort Walton Beach	Okaloosa	259	236	−7.4%
125	Naples	Collier	2,253	2,052	−7.5%
126	Tampa	Hillsborough	5,333	4,856	−7.5%
127	Hudson	Pasco	189	172	−7.5%
128	Coral Gables	Miami-Dade	662	601	−7.8%
129	Daytona Beach	Volusia	418	379	−7.9%
130	Casselberry	Seminole	154	139	−8.3%
131	Miami	Miami-Dade	13,392	12,021	−8.8%
132	Weston	Broward	565	507	−8.8%
133	Winter Garden	Orange	797	714	−9.0%
134	Land O Lakes	Pasco	330	295	−9.2%
135	Homestead	Miami-Dade	1,384	1,228	−9.8%
136	Miami Beach	Miami-Dade	991	877	−10.1%
137	Sunrise	Broward	651	572	−10.7%
138	Venice	Sarasota	328	287	−11.1%
139	Hollywood	Broward	1,495	1,295	−12.0%
140	Seminole	Pinellas	201	174	−12.0%
141	Deerfield Beach	Broward	602	521	−12.1%
142	Palm Harbor	Pinellas	348	300	−12.4%
143	Tarpon Springs	Pinellas	173	149	−12.5%
144	Doral	Miami-Dade	1,229	1,051	−13.1%
145	Hialeah	Miami-Dade	2,687	2,294	−13.2%
146	Dania Beach	Broward	189	161	−13.4%
147	Lauderhill	Broward	414	352	−13.6%
148	Maitland	Orange	161	136	−14.2%
149	North Miami	Miami-Dade	460	387	−14.5%
150	Odessa	Hillsborough	212	177	−15.2%
151	Cutler Bay	Miami-Dade	359	297	−15.9%
152	Coconut Creek	Broward	350	289	−16.1%
153	Destin	Okaloosa	203	160	−19.9%
154	Seffner	Hillsborough	164	128	−20.7%
155	Parkland	Broward	259	193	−24.3%
156	Niceville	Okaloosa	163	119	−25.8%
157	Lake Mary	Seminole	297	214	−26.8%

Changes compare filings per day: the state's daily files cover 62 weekdays in July-September 2026 and 63 in July-September 2025 (holidays and a few days the state skipped have no file).

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Questions about this ranking

Which Florida cities are growing fastest for new businesses in 2026?

Pinellas Park (+27.2%), Punta Gorda (+25.4%), Zephyrhills (+24.0%), Port Richey (+23.6%), Palm Bay (+23.5%), comparing July-September 2026 with the same months of 2025.

How is growth measured?

We count new business filings by the city in each filing's principal address during July-September 2026 and compare them with the same three months a year earlier, using the same filters for both years. Changes compare filings per day: the state's daily files cover 62 weekdays in July-September 2026 and 63 in July-September 2025 (holidays and a few days the state skipped have no file). Cities need at least 150 filings in the earlier period to be ranked.

Can I use these rankings?

Yes. They are free to cite or republish with a link to this page. The data file is linked below.

Source: Florida Division of Corporations daily corporate filing files, July-September 2025 and July-September 2026. Counts are new corporations, LLCs and partnerships, excluding obvious holding and investment companies, filing-service names, and addresses shared by 10 or more new filings in the same three months, the same filters used everywhere on this site. County and city come from the principal address; the statewide total also includes filings with an out-of-state principal address. Changes compare filings per day: the state's daily files cover 62 weekdays in July-September 2026 and 63 in July-September 2025 (holidays and a few days the state skipped have no file). Cities with at least 150 filings in July-September 2025 are ranked. Dates are when the state processed the filing. Download the data (JSON) · Methodology. Free to cite or republish with a link to this page.

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