Florida

Highlights

• #7 of 50: Startup formation
• #11 of 50: Scale-ups
• #13 of 50: Venture capital

The seven inputs

Each input is a z-score against the other states: 0 is the average state, and each step is one standard deviation (capped at ±3). Ranks are among the 50 states.

• Venture capital +0.5 #13 of 50
• Startup formation +0.9 #7 of 50
• Scale-ups +0.5 #11 of 50
• Economic output and wealth +0.5 #13 of 50
• Innovation and patents -0.9 #40 of 50
• Talent -0.4 #32 of 50
• Momentum +0.2 #17 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in Florida, by latest annual revenue.

1. TD SYNNEX Corporation SNX · Technology · Clearwater · Tampa, FL metro $62.5B
2. World Kinect Corporation WKC · Energy · Miami, FL $36.9B
3. Jabil Inc. JBL · Technology · St. Petersburg · Tampa, FL metro $36.0B
4. Lennar Corporation LEN · Consumer Discretionary · Miami, FL $34.2B
5. AutoNation Inc. AN · Consumer Discretionary · Fort Lauderdale · Miami, FL metro $27.6B

Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.

Metros in Florida

• Miami, FL #17 of 109 metros 61
• Tampa, FL #41 of 109 metros 49
• Orlando, FL #50 of 109 metros 46