Florida weekly new business report
New Florida businesses: week of August 17, 2026
11,523 new businesses filed with the State of Florida August 17 to 21, 2026, up 38% from the week before. Here is where they are and what kinds of businesses they are.
Key findings
- Florida recorded 11,523 new business filings August 17 to 21, 2026, about 2,305 per business day, up 38% from the previous week (8,340).
- Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties accounted for 37% of the week's filings.
- The busiest day was Thursday with 2,474 filings.
- Biggest county increases (40+ filings both weeks): Escambia (+88%), Okaloosa (+69%), Volusia (+65%).
- Biggest decreases: Hernando (-7%).
- Compared with the average of the four weeks before it, the week was up 8%.
- Transportation and trucking filings were up 63% per day from the week before, the biggest move among common business types.
- The top city was Miami (Miami-Dade County) with 1,161 new filings.
Top 15 counties
| County | New filings | vs. prior week |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 2,124 | +39% |
| Broward | 1,276 | +46% |
| Palm Beach | 879 | +36% |
| Orange | 744 | +35% |
| Hillsborough | 713 | +38% |
| Duval | 432 | +63% |
| Lee | 421 | +37% |
| Pinellas | 338 | +40% |
| Polk | 315 | +31% |
| Pasco | 252 | +33% |
| Brevard | 238 | +58% |
| Osceola | 234 | +47% |
| Collier | 229 | +37% |
| Sarasota | 216 | +49% |
| Volusia | 213 | +65% |
Change shown when the county had 20 or more filings the week before.
Top cities
| City | County | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | Miami-Dade | 1,161 |
| Orlando | Orange | 529 |
| Tampa | Hillsborough | 455 |
| Jacksonville | Duval | 405 |
| Naples | Collier | 218 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Broward | 203 |
| Hialeah | Miami-Dade | 202 |
| West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 189 |
| Boca Raton | Palm Beach | 172 |
| Kissimmee | Osceola | 163 |
| Sarasota | Sarasota | 132 |
| Cape Coral | Lee | 129 |
What kinds of businesses
| Category (from business name) | Filings |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 650 |
| Real estate | 601 |
| Transportation and trucking | 513 |
| Construction and trades | 493 |
| Health and medical | 380 |
| Retail | 321 |
| Cleaning and janitorial | 272 |
| Automotive | 221 |
| Restaurants and food | 189 |
| Beauty and personal care | 178 |
4,199 of 11,523 names matched a category keyword. Most names, like "Blue Palm Group LLC," do not say what the business does.
By day
| Day | Filings |
|---|---|
| Monday, Aug 17 | 2,249 |
| Tuesday, Aug 18 | 2,288 |
| Wednesday, Aug 19 | 2,452 |
| Thursday, Aug 20 | 2,474 |
| Friday, Aug 21 | 2,060 |
Entity types
| Type | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida LLC | 9,713 | 84% |
| Florida corporation | 1,127 | 10% |
| Florida nonprofit | 286 | 2% |
| Out-of-state LLC | 282 | 2% |
| Out-of-state corporation | 103 | <1% |
| Out-of-state partnership | 6 | <1% |
| Out-of-state nonprofit | 6 | <1% |
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Questions about this report
How many new businesses were registered in Florida the week of Aug 17, 2026?
11,523 new business entities with a Florida principal address appeared in the state's daily filing data August 17 to 21, 2026, after removing holding companies, filing-service names, and shared registered-agent addresses.
Which Florida counties had the most new businesses that week?
Miami-Dade (2,124), Broward (1,276), Palm Beach (879), Orange (744), Hillsborough (713).
Where does this data come from?
The Florida Division of Corporations publishes every new filing in free daily files. FiledToday counts each day's new LLCs, corporations, and partnerships by the county of their principal address. Dates are the state's processing dates, so a slow processing day can shift filings into the next week.
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Source: Florida Division of Corporations daily corporate filing files, August 17 to 21, 2026 (5 business days). Counts include new corporations, LLCs, and partnerships with a Florida principal address, excluding obvious holding and investment companies, filing-service names, and addresses shared by 10 or more new filings in the surrounding eight weeks (registered-agent and virtual-office addresses). Dates are the state's processing dates. Download this week's data (JSON) · Methodology. Free to cite with a link to this page.
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