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Closed/Delinquent Velocity

Quarterly DBPR license-delinquency (status 45/46) acceleration by cuisine, county, and market slice. Delinquency is a regulatory state, not confirmed closure.

Sandwiches leads the current closure-velocity table. Closure-and-delinquency velocity measures how fast DBPR licenses are lapsing to delinquent/inactive status (Primary Status Code 45/46) in each area. A delinquent license is a public-record regulatory state, not by itself confirmation the business has shut -- it is a much larger population than the metro Closures dimension's confirmed-closed count, which additionally requires Google/news/field corroboration. A rising rate means more licenses going delinquent per month than the historical average. This report treats velocity as rates, not raw counts -- Sandwiches at 13.0% is the metric, not 212 raw delinquent licenses.

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Updated 2026-07-07 14:48 UTC

Counts here are DBPR licenses in delinquent/inactive status (Primary Status Code 45 or 46) -- a public-record regulatory state, not a confirmed business closure. This delinquent population is much larger than the metro Closures dimension's confirmed-closed count, which additionally requires Google/news/field corroboration. A delinquent license is not by itself proof the business has shut.

Charts

Closure velocity by cuisine

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Sandwiches 212 13.0% running 3.6x the typical rate 1628 0.10 ›
Desserts 217 10.5% running 2.6x the typical rate 2060 0.10 ›
Fast Food 331 9.4% running 2.1x the typical rate 3530 0.15 ›
Sports Bar 40 6.5% running 0.9x the typical rate 620 0.02 ›
Cafe 156 6.3% running 0.8x the typical rate 2472 0.07 ›
Cocktail Bar 16 6.2% running 0.8x the typical rate 256 0.01 ›
Juice/Smoothie 31 6.2% running 0.8x the typical rate 501 0.01 ›
Health Food 24 5.2% running 0.4x the typical rate 459 0.01 ›
Latin American 16 5.1% running 0.3x the typical rate 315 0.01 ›
Cuban 23 4.8% running 0.2x the typical rate 479 0.01 ›
Bakery 42 4.8% running 0.2x the typical rate 879 0.02 ›
Bagels 11 4.6% running 0.1x the typical rate 240 0.01 ›
Deli 17 4.3% typical range 392 0.01 ›
Lounge 23 4.3% typical range 531 0.01 ›
Burgers 54 4.3% typical range 1251 0.03 ›
Italian & Pizza 193 4.3% typical range 4489 0.09 ›
American 76 4.1% running 0.1x below the typical rate 1856 0.04 ›
Seafood 62 4.0% running 0.1x below the typical rate 1561 0.03 ›
Diner 90 3.9% running 0.2x below the typical rate 2296 0.04 ›
Bar 75 3.7% running 0.2x below the typical rate 2009 0.03 ›

Raw counts mislead -- Putnam County losing 4 places is different from Miami losing 4. Use the rate or per-capita column for defensible comparisons. Methodology details linked above.

Top 10 cuisines accelerating

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Sandwiches 212 13.0% running 3.6x the typical rate 1628 0.10 ›
Desserts 217 10.5% running 2.6x the typical rate 2060 0.10 ›
Fast Food 331 9.4% running 2.1x the typical rate 3530 0.15 ›
Sports Bar 40 6.5% running 0.9x the typical rate 620 0.02 ›
Cafe 156 6.3% running 0.8x the typical rate 2472 0.07 ›
Cocktail Bar 16 6.2% running 0.8x the typical rate 256 0.01 ›
Juice/Smoothie 31 6.2% running 0.8x the typical rate 501 0.01 ›
Health Food 24 5.2% running 0.4x the typical rate 459 0.01 ›
Latin American 16 5.1% running 0.3x the typical rate 315 0.01 ›
Cuban 23 4.8% running 0.2x the typical rate 479 0.01 ›

Raw counts mislead -- Putnam County losing 4 places is different from Miami losing 4. Use the rate or per-capita column for defensible comparisons. Methodology details linked above.

Top 10 counties accelerating

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Hamilton 19 31.6% running 2.9x the typical rate 6 4.28 ›
Lafayette 10 30.0% running 2.7x the typical rate 3 3.65 ›
Dixie 23 26.1% running 2.3x the typical rate 6 3.58 ›
Union 12 25.0% running 2.2x the typical rate 3 1.86 ›
Putnam 137 23.4% running 2.0x the typical rate 32 4.36 ›
Bradford 49 20.4% running 1.6x the typical rate 10 3.53 ›
Flagler 240 20.0% running 1.6x the typical rate 48 4.16 ›
Duval 2783 18.6% running 1.5x the typical rate 519 5.21 ›
Suwannee 81 18.5% running 1.4x the typical rate 15 3.45 ›
Levy 109 17.4% running 1.3x the typical rate 19 4.43 ›

Raw counts mislead -- Putnam County losing 4 places is different from Miami losing 4. Use the rate or per-capita column for defensible comparisons. Methodology details linked above.

Top 10 counties decelerating

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Washington 0 0.0% typical range 0 0.00
Walton 0 0.0% typical range 0 0.00
Wakulla 0 0.0% typical range 0 0.00
Taylor 1 0.0% running 0.6x below the typical rate 0 0.00 ›
Santa Rosa 0 0.0% typical range 0 0.00
Okaloosa 0 0.0% typical range 0 0.00
Madison 0 0.0% typical range 0 0.00
Liberty 0 0.0% typical range 0 0.00
Leon 1 0.0% running 0.6x below the typical rate 0 0.00 ›
Jefferson 0 0.0% typical range 0 0.00

Raw counts mislead -- Putnam County losing 4 places is different from Miami losing 4. Use the rate or per-capita column for defensible comparisons. Methodology details linked above.

Data sources: CTI. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records โ€” no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.