What the Florida filing record shows
Formation and dissolution trends, county-level analysis, officer networks, and the mechanics of Florida compliance. Every figure is read from the data sneyk tracks.
29 articleslatest August 22, 2026
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01Where Federal Tax Liens Land in Florida
Florida recorded 2,211 federal tax lien filings naming 2,380 debtors so far in 2026, and 91% name a company. Broward leads on count, Volusia leads per business.
Florida business data / federal tax lien / county data / risk signals
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02115,507 Florida Fictitious Names Expire on December 31
115,507 Florida fictitious name registrations expire on December 31, 2026. Nearly all were filed in 2021, the state notice goes out by September 1, and renewal costs $50.
Florida business data / fictitious name / DBA / compliance
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03Companies Now File 7 of Every 10 Florida DBAs
In 2014 individuals filed more Florida trade names than companies did. So far this year companies filed 58,605 and people filed 24,437, a 70.6% company share.
Florida business data / fictitious name / DBA / business trends
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04Florida Business Formations Grew 2% in July 2026
Florida formed 59,494 new business entities in July 2026, up 2.0% year over year. Excluding Pinellas County the state fell 0.2%. New domestic corporations dropped 12.0%.
Florida business data / business formation / statistics / Pinellas County
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05New Florida Corporations Fell 35% in a Decade
Florida registered 100,253 new corporations in 2015 and 65,655 in 2025, a 34.5% decline across a decade when total formations nearly doubled. Almost all of the drop came after 2021.
Florida business data / LLC formation / business formation / statistics
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06Why New Business Counts Look Low at First
Florida publishes formation records on a lag. Measured on August 13, a filing day one day old showed 2% of a normal day of volume and three days old showed 18%. Here is the full curve.
Florida business data / data quality / business formation / Sunbiz
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07Florida's April Dissolution Wave: Why Businesses Close
Florida recorded 80,755 dissolutions in H1 2026, up 14.9%. April produced 34.6% of them, concentrated in the weeks before the May 1 annual report deadline.
Florida business data / business dissolution / annual report / business closures
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08One St. Petersburg Address Registered 21,984 Companies
Pinellas County led Florida in formation growth at 27.4%. One registered agent address in St. Petersburg accounts for 81.6% of that increase.
Florida business data / registered agent / Pinellas County / data quality
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09Palm Beach County Business Data: 624K Filings, 47K New
Palm Beach County holds 624,251 active corporate filings and formed 47,295 entities in 2025. First-half 2026 formations rose 11.5% year over year.
Palm Beach County / Florida business data / business formation / County Data
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10Florida Business Formations: The H1 2026 Report
Florida formed 389,997 new business entities in the first half of 2026, up 10.6%. LLCs took 85.9% of new filings while new corporations declined 14.4%.
Florida business data / business formation / LLC formation / statistics
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11Duval County Business Data: Jacksonville by the Numbers
Duval County holds 262,136 active corporate filings and formed 21,920 entities in 2025. Jacksonville has the highest LLC share of Florida large counties.
Duval County / Jacksonville / Florida business data / County Data
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12The March LLC Surge: Florida's Tax-Season Business Formation Spike
March 2026 produced 71,283 new Florida entities, the largest single month in four years of filings and 18.4% above February. The spring lift repeats, though the peak month moves between March and May.
LLC formation / Florida business data / business seasonality / tax season
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13Broward County Business Data: Florida's Second Market
Broward County holds 970,864 active corporate filings and 84,001 new 2025 formations. Florida's second-largest business market in the numbers.
Broward County / Florida business data / LLC formation / Fort Lauderdale
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14Florida LLC Statistics: How Many, and Where
Florida has about 5,669,739 LLCs, roughly 73% of all registered entities. Here's the data on the state's default business structure, including which counties are most LLC-heavy.
Florida business data / LLC / statistics / business formation
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15Florida Business Statistics (2026): The Numbers
Florida has about 7,772,258 active business entities, roughly 73% LLCs, with ~56,564 new registrations a month across 67 counties. The complete statistical picture, current and sourced.
Florida business data / statistics / business formation / LLC
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16Miami-Dade Business Data: Florida’s Dominant County
Miami-Dade holds about 1,677,867 active business entities, roughly 22% of every registered company in Florida, more than the next two counties combined. Here's the data on the state's business capital.
Florida business data / Miami-Dade / Miami / counties
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17Orlando Metro Business Data: Central Florida’s Engine
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake together hold about 870,960 active business entities, 11.2% of Florida's total, anchored by Orange County. Here's the Greater Orlando data.
Florida business data / Orlando / Orange County / Central Florida
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18Tampa Bay Business Data: Florida’s Second Hub
Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco together hold about 970,886 active business entities, 12.5% of Florida's total, and the largest hub outside South Florida. Here's the Tampa Bay data.
Florida business data / Tampa Bay / Hillsborough / Pinellas
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19Florida Nonprofits, by the Numbers
About 242,347 active nonprofit corporations are registered in Florida, 3.1% of all entities, almost all of them formed in-state. Here's the nonprofit slice of the registry, in context.
Florida business data / nonprofits / nonprofit corporation / 501c3
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20Out-of-State Businesses Registering in Florida, by the Numbers
About 317,625 entities on Florida's registry were formed in another state and registered to operate here, roughly 4.1% of all entities. Here's the data, and why "foreign" means out-of-state, not overseas.
Florida business data / foreign entity / out-of-state / Delaware
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21South Florida Business Data: The Tri-County Powerhouse
Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach together hold about 3,245,845 active business entities, roughly 42% of every registered company in Florida. Here's the data on the state's densest business region.
Florida business data / South Florida / Miami-Dade / Broward
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22Florida Business Density Per Capita, by County
Miami-Dade has about 621 registered business entities per 1,000 residents, far above any other large Florida county. Ranking counties per capita reveals where formation runs hottest, not just where the people are.
Florida business data / per capita / counties / business density
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23Where Florida Businesses Relocate, County to County
The busiest corporate relocation lane in Florida runs between Miami-Dade and Broward: about 1,592 moves one way and 1,572 the other. Here's the map of where Florida companies actually move.
Florida business data / relocation / counties / Miami-Dade
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24Types of Florida Business Entities, Explained
Florida sorts companies into eight common entity types, but Florida LLCs alone are about 70.3% of them. Here's what each type means, plus the domestic vs. foreign distinction that trips people up.
Florida business data / business formation / LLC / corporation
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25How Many New Businesses Register in Florida Each Month?
Florida records about 56,564 new business registrations in a typical month, over 804,256 in 2025. The count peaks every January and bottoms out in December. Here's the monthly data and what drives the pattern.
Florida business data / business formation / new businesses / statistics
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26The Florida Counties With the Most Businesses (2026)
Miami-Dade holds about 1,677,867 active business entities, and Florida's six busiest counties account for roughly 58% of the state's registry. Here's the full county ranking and what it says about where Florida does business.
Florida business data / counties / Miami-Dade / Tampa
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27Florida LLC vs Corporation: What Businesses Actually Choose
Across Florida's registry, LLCs outnumber corporations about 3.1 to 1. Here's why the LLC became the default for ~72% of Florida businesses, and the cases where a corporation still wins.
LLC / corporation / business formation / Florida business data
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28How Many Businesses Are in Florida? A 2026 Data Breakdown
Florida's registry holds about 7,772,258 active business entities as of June 8, 2026, and roughly 72% are LLCs. Miami-Dade alone accounts for more than one in five. Here's what the full dataset shows about what Floridians register, where, a…
Florida business data / LLC / business formation / Florida economy
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29What Is sneyk? A Florida Business Intelligence Platform Built for Professionals
sneyk organizes millions of Florida business records into one platform with officer network mapping, combined cross-entity records, geographic analytics across 67 counties, bulk exports, and a REST API. Updated daily from the Florida Depart…
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Every number here traces to a filing
The statistics in these articles are read from the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations record that sneyk refreshes daily. Figures reflect the data as of each article's publication date, which is printed on it.
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