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Florida #3
78.8 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
RD
Ron DeSantis R
Mayor · since 2019-01-08
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)13.927% · Census BDS 2022 ·
92.3
Job creation rate17.812% · Census BDS 2022 ·
62.2
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.16% · April 2026 ·
75.2
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).