Florida Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown
Florida has 6,776,256 business records in Factur’s directory — the 2nd-most of any U.S. state, or 10.5% of the national total. Miami leads its cities with 12.1% of the state’s records, Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector at 29.6%, and Florida ranks 4th for large employers (500+ employees).
Data as of July 2026. The figures come from Factur’s U.S. business directory, spanning 80 Florida cities and 11 industry sectors. They count records, not unique companies: one company can have more than one record (see the methodology). Every number links to the browsable list behind it. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with a link back to this page.
Key findings
- Florida ranks 2nd nationally with 6,776,256 business records — 10.5% of all 64,799,929 U.S. records in the directory.
- Mostly small businesses. Florida is 4th for records of companies with 500+ employees (5,159), with 7.6 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally (51st of 52 states).
- Florida has more financial than the U.S. mix:Financial is 6.3% of the state’s records against 5.1% nationally (1.2×).
- Miami is the state’s largest business hub, with 12.1% of all Florida records.
- Business is concentrated in a few metros: Miami, Orlando and Tampa together hold 21.3% of the state’s records.
How Florida ranks nationally
Florida and its closest neighbours by total business records. Select a state to open its own study.
Top Florida cities by number of business records
These 10 cities account for 37.2% of all records in Florida. Select any city to browse its full company list.
Florida businesses by industry
Every record is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes; the shares are of all Florida records. Select a sector to see those Florida companies.
What sets Florida apart
Sectors that make up a bigger share of Florida’s records than of the U.S. as a whole. A ratio of 2.0× means the sector is twice as common here as nationally. Select a sector to browse it.
Florida businesses by size
Most records in every state are small businesses. In Florida, 0.99% of records with a known size have 51 or more employees, against 1.77% nationally. 1,264 records belong to companies with $1 billion or more in revenue.
| Employees | Records | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-50 | 6,666,050 | 99.01% | 98.23% |
| 51-200 | 51,248 | 0.76% | 1.37% |
| 201-1000 | 13,059 | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| 1001-5000 | 1,575 | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| 5001+ | 665 | 0.01% | 0.02% |
What the numbers show
Florida’s 6,776,256 records place it 2nd nationally, 10.5% of the U.S. total, and 4th for large employers. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Miami, Orlando and Tampa alone account for 21.3% of the state’s records — and the state leans toward financial compared with the rest of the country. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers sit in a handful of cities and sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.
Frequently asked questions
How many businesses are in Florida?
Factur’s directory has 6,776,256 business records for Florida, the 2nd-most of any U.S. state. That counts records rather than unique companies: a company can have more than one record, so the number of distinct businesses is lower.
How many large companies are in Florida?
5,159 Florida records belong to companies with 500 or more employees, 4th among U.S. states, or 7.6 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally. Large companies often have several records (one per department or location), so this overstates the number of distinct large employers.
Which Florida city has the most businesses?
Miami has the most, with 12.1% of the state’s records.
What is the largest industry in Florida?
Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector, at 29.6% of Florida records. Compared with the U.S. mix, Florida has proportionally more financial.
Where does this data come from?
From Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and by primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Every figure on this page links to the list behind it.
Cite this data
Free to use with attribution — please credit Factur and link back to this page.
Factur. (2026). Florida Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown. data.facturmfg.com. https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/florida<a href="https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/florida">Florida Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown</a> — data by FacturMethodology
Figures count records in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Records cover manufacturers, suppliers and businesses of all sizes. They are not a count of unique companies: one company can have several records (for example one per department or location), and some records are duplicates. That affects large companies most, so treat raw totals as an upper bound and rely on the ranks, shares and comparisons, which it affects much less. These are directory totals, not official census figures. Percentages are computed against the Florida directory total; size shares use records with a known employee count. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.
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