Florida LLC Statistics: How Many, and Where
In Florida, the LLC isn't just popular. It's the default. About 5,669,739 of the state's registered entities are limited liability companies, roughly 73% of everything on the books. No other structure is close. Here's the data on Florida's favorite way to form a business, and where the LLC is most and least dominant.
Florida has about 5,669,739 LLCs, 73% of all registered entities. 5,465,463 were formed in Florida; 204,276 are out-of-state LLCs registered to operate here.
How many LLCs Florida has
Of the 5,669,739 LLCs on the registry, the vast majority (5,465,463) are domestic, formed under Florida law. The remaining 204,276 are foreign LLCs: companies formed in another state (often Delaware) that registered to do business in Florida. Set against the 1,838,993 for-profit corporations in the state, the LLC's dominance is stark, a gap we explain in LLC vs corporation.
| LLC type | Count | Share of all entities |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic LLC (formed in Florida) | 5,465,463 | 70.3% |
| Foreign LLC (formed out of state) | 204,276 | 2.6% |
| All LLCs | 5,669,739 | 73.0% |
Where the LLC is most dominant
LLCs run highest in suburban and Gulf-coast counties: Pinellas leads, where about 80% of all entities are LLCs. The pattern flips in Miami-Dade, where the LLC share drops to about 63%. That's not because Miami-Dade lacks LLCs, but because it carries so many corporations, partnerships, and holding entities that the LLC's percentage falls. Where the economy is Main Street small business, the LLC share climbs; where it's real estate, finance, and international capital, the mix diversifies.
Why Florida runs on LLCs
The reasons are the same ones that made the LLC America's default small-business structure: pass-through taxation, minimal paperwork, and flexible ownership. Florida adds one more accelerant: real estate. Investors routinely place each property in its own LLC to wall off liability, which quietly mints single-purpose LLCs by the hundreds of thousands and helps push the statewide entity count into the millions. For the structures that aren't LLCs, see the entity-type guide.
Frequently asked questions
How many LLCs are in Florida?
About 5,669,739: 5,465,463 domestic (formed in Florida) and 204,276 foreign (out-of-state), together roughly 73% of all registered entities.
What percentage of Florida businesses are LLCs?
About 73% of all registered entities in the state are LLCs.
Which Florida county has the highest share of LLCs?
Pinellas, where about 80% of registered entities are LLCs, among the highest in the state.
Why are there so many LLCs in Florida?
Pass-through taxes, light formalities, and flexible ownership, plus the common practice of placing each real-estate property in its own LLC.
Related reading
- Florida LLC vs corporation
- Types of Florida business entities
- How many businesses are in Florida?
- Florida business statistics
Sources
- Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (sunbiz)
- IRS: Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- sneyk index of Florida Division of Corporations data, verified June 8, 2026.
Image credits
- Header image: Photo: avlxyz via Flickr. CC BY SA 2.0.
- Signing LLC paperwork: Photo: Unknown via Rawpixel. CC0.
- A small business owner at work: Photo: Rawpixel Ltd via Flickr. CC BY 2.0.
- House keys, representing a real-estate LLC: Photo: topten5 via Flickr. CC BY 2.0.