Florida weekly new business report
New Florida businesses: week of July 6, 2026
7,500 new businesses filed with the State of Florida July 6 to 10, 2026, down 26% per day from the week before. Here is where they are and what kinds of businesses they are.
Key findings
- Florida recorded 7,500 new business filings July 6 to 10, 2026, about 1,875 per business day, down 26% per day from the previous week (2,526 a day).
- This week had 4 business days of published state data, so the comparisons above use the per-day rate.
- Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties accounted for 37% of the week's filings.
- The busiest day was Friday with 2,393 filings.
- Biggest decreases: Okaloosa (-62%), Polk (-53%), Martin (-52%).
- Compared with the average of the four weeks before it, the week was down 22%.
- Cleaning and janitorial filings were down 42% per day from the week before, the biggest move among common business types.
- The top city was Miami (Miami-Dade County) with 721 new filings.
Top 15 counties
| County | New filings | vs. prior week |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 1,379 | -35% |
| Broward | 770 | -43% |
| Palm Beach | 590 | -40% |
| Orange | 511 | -39% |
| Hillsborough | 445 | -44% |
| Pinellas | 289 | -30% |
| Duval | 258 | -44% |
| Lee | 228 | -50% |
| Polk | 195 | -53% |
| Pasco | 180 | -38% |
| Osceola | 153 | -45% |
| Brevard | 140 | -45% |
| Sarasota | 135 | -49% |
| Manatee | 133 | -34% |
| Volusia | 128 | -46% |
Change shown when the county had 20 or more filings the week before.
Top cities
| City | County | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | Miami-Dade | 721 |
| Orlando | Orange | 336 |
| Tampa | Hillsborough | 281 |
| Jacksonville | Duval | 241 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Broward | 138 |
| Hialeah | Miami-Dade | 136 |
| West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 121 |
| Boca Raton | Palm Beach | 117 |
| Kissimmee | Osceola | 109 |
| St. Petersburg | Pinellas | 102 |
| Naples | Collier | 100 |
| Ocala | Marion | 89 |
What kinds of businesses
| Category (from business name) | Filings |
|---|---|
| Real estate | 424 |
| Professional services | 375 |
| Construction and trades | 323 |
| Transportation and trucking | 316 |
| Health and medical | 224 |
| Retail | 183 |
| Cleaning and janitorial | 148 |
| Automotive | 147 |
| Beauty and personal care | 128 |
| Technology | 124 |
2,665 of 7,500 names matched a category keyword. Most names, like "Blue Palm Group LLC," do not say what the business does.
By day
| Day | Filings |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Jul 7 | 1,850 |
| Wednesday, Jul 8 | 1,736 |
| Thursday, Jul 9 | 1,521 |
| Friday, Jul 10 | 2,393 |
Entity types
| Type | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida LLC | 5,870 | 78% |
| Florida corporation | 972 | 13% |
| Florida nonprofit | 298 | 4% |
| Out-of-state LLC | 249 | 3% |
| Out-of-state corporation | 102 | 1% |
| Out-of-state partnership | 6 | <1% |
| Out-of-state nonprofit | 3 | <1% |
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Questions about this report
How many new businesses were registered in Florida the week of Jul 6, 2026?
7,500 new business entities with a Florida principal address appeared in the state's daily filing data July 6 to 10, 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 (1,379), Broward (770), Palm Beach (590), Orange (511), Hillsborough (445).
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.
Who uses new business filings like these: commercial insurance agents, business bankers, merchant services reps, bookkeepers and CPAs, payroll providers, benefits brokers, internet and phone reps, equipment finance reps, and copier dealers.
Source: Florida Division of Corporations daily corporate filing files, July 6 to 10, 2026 (4 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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