Florida new businesses in Lee County: daily formations since 2014
1,943 new businesses with a principal address in Lee County were filed with the Florida Division of Corporations in August 2026. 18,114 so far in 2026, through Sep 25, 2026 (+6.1% on the same days of 2025). In 2025, Lee County ranked 7 of 67 Florida counties, with 22,213 formations.
2026 * runs through Sep 25, 2026. "Active at snapshot" is the status in the Oct 7, 2026 file.
By entity type, the 12 months to August 2026
Type
Formed
Active at snapshot
Florida LLC
20,676
89%
Florida corporation
1,977
88%
Florida nonprofit
459
92%
Foreign LLC
164
84%
Foreign corporation
61
89%
Florida limited partnership
15
100%
Foreign nonprofit
5
100%
Foreign limited partnership
1
100%
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Source. Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations: quarterly bulk corporate data file, release dated Oct 7, 2026. Every corporation, LLC, limited partnership,
nonprofit and declaration of trust in that file is counted once, on its filing date (for a foreign entity, the date it
qualified to do business in Florida). Counts start on Jan 1, 2014.
County. The first five digits of the principal-address ZIP code are matched to a 2020 Census
ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA); a ZCTA that spans counties goes to the county holding the largest share of its land
area (ties to the lower county FIPS code). Land area, not population or addresses, decides a split ZIP.
The address is the latest on file, not the address at formation. An entity that has moved is
counted in the county where its principal address is now. Entities with a principal address outside Florida (about 4% a
year) or with no usable ZIP are counted in the statewide totals but in no county.
"Active at snapshot" means the entity's status was active in the Oct 7, 2026 file, not on its
filing date. Entities dissolved since then, including the administrative dissolutions each September for a missed
annual report, count as formed but not active, so older years show lower active shares.
Recent days. The state cuts the file a few days before its release date. Counts are complete
through Sep 25, 2026; later days hold only late-recorded filings and are marked * (partial).
Counts only. No names, addresses, officers or document numbers are shown or kept here.