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Florida new business filings, October 2024 to September 2026
Florida recorded 65,977 new business filings in September 2026, down 0.5% from 66,320 in September 2025. Over the 12 months ending September 2026 the total was 848,099, up 9.1% from the 12 months before. Miami-Dade County led September 2026 with 11,451 filings. Source: Florida Division of Corporations records, via LLCDrop.
Snapshot taken . By Eliran Yihye, Cuanto Labs. Counts only, in a 24-month table, two county rankings and a CSV download.
Source: Florida Division of Corporations records, via LLCDrop. September 2026 report on LLCDrop, Florida statistics on LLCDrop.
Filings by month and company type
The busiest month in the window was March 2026 with 85,168 filings and the slowest was December 2024 with 49,396. LLCs were 75.1% of September 2026. “Other types” adds partnerships, trusts and any company type outside the named groups.
| Month | Total | Bar | LLCs | Corporations | Nonprofits | Fictitious names | Other types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 65,977 | 49,552 | 4,665 | 1,434 | 10,221 | 105 | |
| August 2026 | 71,755 | 54,074 | 5,095 | 1,460 | 11,011 | 115 | |
| July 2026 | 68,699 | 52,002 | 5,350 | 1,489 | 9,742 | 116 | |
| June 2026 | 74,044 | 56,408 | 5,632 | 1,587 | 10,306 | 111 | |
| May 2026 | 75,042 | 56,803 | 5,627 | 1,505 | 11,000 | 107 | |
| April 2026 | 81,141 | 60,505 | 6,501 | 1,602 | 12,439 | 94 | |
| March 2026 | 85,168 | 64,575 | 6,848 | 1,682 | 11,967 | 96 | |
| February 2026 | 71,094 | 53,713 | 5,570 | 1,417 | 10,305 | 89 | |
| January 2026 | 76,112 | 57,828 | 6,055 | 1,414 | 10,715 | 100 | |
| December 2025 | 58,229 | 43,725 | 4,958 | 1,328 | 8,077 | 141 | |
| November 2025 | 52,080 | 38,295 | 4,444 | 1,292 | 7,912 | 137 | |
| October 2025 | 68,758 | 51,025 | 6,116 | 1,521 | 9,937 | 159 | |
| September 2025 | 66,320 | 49,254 | 5,891 | 1,416 | 9,611 | 148 | |
| August 2025 | 67,764 | 50,516 | 5,924 | 1,503 | 9,661 | 160 | |
| July 2025 | 68,569 | 51,279 | 6,036 | 1,430 | 9,676 | 148 | |
| June 2025 | 66,076 | 49,513 | 5,995 | 1,418 | 8,997 | 153 | |
| May 2025 | 68,572 | 50,688 | 6,751 | 1,456 | 9,528 | 149 | |
| April 2025 | 71,668 | 52,845 | 7,002 | 1,336 | 10,331 | 154 | |
| March 2025 | 72,264 | 53,400 | 7,299 | 1,345 | 10,041 | 179 | |
| February 2025 | 66,372 | 49,019 | 6,801 | 1,329 | 9,071 | 152 | |
| January 2025 | 71,903 | 53,644 | 7,633 | 1,320 | 9,131 | 175 | |
| December 2024 | 49,396 | 36,156 | 5,276 | 958 | 6,618 | 388 | |
| November 2024 | 50,397 | 36,848 | 5,227 | 854 | 7,110 | 358 | |
| October 2024 | 58,176 | 42,445 | 6,207 | 973 | 8,065 | 486 |
Company types are LLCDrop’s grouping of the type on each filing. LLCs in September 2026: 49,552 (75.1%); corporations: 4,665 (7.1%).
Top 15 counties, September 2026
Miami-Dade led with 11,451 filings (17.4% of the state), ahead of Broward with 6,484. 3,984 filings with no Florida county on record are not in the ranking.
| County | Filings | Share of Florida | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 11,451 | 17.4% | |
| Broward | 6,484 | 9.8% | |
| Pinellas | 6,201 | 9.4% | |
| Palm Beach | 4,474 | 6.8% | |
| Orange | 4,401 | 6.7% | |
| Hillsborough | 3,688 | 5.6% | |
| Lee | 2,162 | 3.3% | |
| Duval | 2,110 | 3.2% | |
| Polk | 1,431 | 2.2% | |
| Brevard | 1,310 | 2% | |
| Osceola | 1,194 | 1.8% | |
| Sarasota | 1,185 | 1.8% | |
| Pasco | 1,159 | 1.8% | |
| Volusia | 1,124 | 1.7% | |
| Collier | 1,103 | 1.7% |
Top 15 counties, 12 months to September 2026
October 2025 to September 2026: 848,099 filings statewide, 777,477 in the 12 months before. 53,177 filings with no Florida county on record are not in the ranking.
| County | Filings | Share of Florida | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 153,250 | 18.1% | |
| Broward | 83,686 | 9.9% | |
| Pinellas | 70,890 | 8.4% | |
| Palm Beach | 59,324 | 7% | |
| Orange | 56,330 | 6.6% | |
| Hillsborough | 50,365 | 5.9% | |
| Lee | 27,684 | 3.3% | |
| Duval | 27,518 | 3.2% | |
| Polk | 19,208 | 2.3% | |
| Osceola | 15,547 | 1.8% | |
| Brevard | 15,373 | 1.8% | |
| Pasco | 15,015 | 1.8% | |
| Sarasota | 14,318 | 1.7% | |
| Volusia | 13,739 | 1.6% | |
| Collier | 13,714 | 1.6% |
Method
- Source: Florida Division of Corporations records, via LLCDrop. LLCDrop records each new Florida business filing and publishes the daily totals behind its Florida statistics.
- Window: the 24 full calendar months from October 2024 to September 2026. The current, partial month is left out.
- Counts only. No business names, addresses or people are in this page or in the CSV.
- Counties are the ranking of filings with a Florida county on record. Shares are of all Florida filings in the period, including those with no county.
- Snapshot, not live. The numbers were read from LLCDrop on October 15, 2026 and are fixed in this page; the September 2026 report on LLCDrop is the place for current figures.
Download the data
The counts behind every table, as CSV with a header row. Columns: section, period, group and filings. One row per month and company type, one total row per month, then the two county rankings.
Cite as: Cuanto Labs, “Florida New Business Filings,” snapshot of October 15, 2026. Data: Florida Division of Corporations records, via LLCDrop. https://cuantolabs.com/research/florida-new-business-filings
Questions
- How many new businesses were filed in Florida in September 2026?
- 65,977 new filings were recorded in September 2026, across all company types. That is down 0.5% from 66,320 in September 2025. The busiest of the last 24 months was March 2026 with 85,168.
- How many new business filings has Florida had in the last 12 months?
- 848,099 filings between October 2025 and September 2026, up 9.1% from 777,477 in the 12 months before. The slowest month in the 24-month window was December 2024 with 49,396.
- Which Florida counties had the most new business filings in September 2026?
- Miami-Dade (11,451), Broward (6,484), Pinellas (6,201). Filings with no Florida county on record (3,984 in September 2026) are left out of the county ranking. The top 15 counties for September 2026 and for the trailing 12 months are in the tables on this page.
- What share of new Florida business filings are LLCs?
- LLCs were 75.1% of September 2026 filings (49,552 of 65,977). The rest of September 2026: llcs 49,552, corporations 4,665, partnerships 91, nonprofits 1,434, trusts 6, fictitious names 10,221. Types are LLCDrop's grouping of the company type on each filing.
- What counts as a filing, and where does this data come from?
- The counts come from Florida Division of Corporations records, via LLCDrop. LLCDrop turns each new Florida business filing into a record and counts them by filing date, county and company type. A filing here is one new record for a company type LLCDrop groups as an LLC, corporation, partnership, nonprofit, trust or fictitious name, so it is a count of filings, not of businesses still operating. Only counts are published here, never entity names.
- Where can I see the latest monthly report and live statistics?
- LLCDrop publishes the September 2026 report at https://llcdrop.com/florida/new-business-filings/month/2026-09 and running statistics at https://llcdrop.com/florida/stats. This page is a snapshot taken October 15, 2026, so it does not change until the next snapshot.
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