Editing Hillsborough County, Florida (section)

==Economy==
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In the early 20th century, Hillsborough's economy was predominantly based on cigar-making and agriculture.  In 2012, Hillsborough had the second-largest agricultural output among Florida's counties.  As of 2010, the average annual employment in Hillsborough County was 563,292. The percentages of total employment by industry were:
* Natural resources and mining 2.0%
* Construction 4.6%
* Manufacturing 4.1%
* Trade, transportation, and utilities 19.5%
* Information 3.0%
* Financial activities 9.2%
* Professional and business services 18.1%
* Education and health services 14.6%
* Leisure and hospitality 10.3%
* Other services 2.7%
* Public administration 4.7%
<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.eflorida.com/profiles/CountyReport.asp?CountyID=54&Display=all | title=Community Search}}</ref>

===Agriculture===
In 2011, sales of all agricultural commodities produced in Hillsborough County were over $832,410,300.  The largest crop by value was strawberries at over $388 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillsborough County Agriculture Sales and Acreage Estimates – 2011 |url=http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/6140 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617092103/http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/6140 |archive-date=2015-06-17 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=hillsboroughcounty.org}}</ref> Values of various crops included:
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Hillsborough County Agricultural Production 2011
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Crop
! Sales in dollars
! Acreage
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Strawberries
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$388,125,702
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|11,625
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Vegetables
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$150,000,000
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|13,092
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Ornamental plants
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$139,232,407
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|3,977
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Aquaculture
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$23,546,112
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|876
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Beef cattle/pasture
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$18,934,207
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|91,904
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Citrus
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$18,893,572
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|10,750
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Poultry
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$18,701,100
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|22
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Sod
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$7,438,855
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|2,286
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Dairy
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$6,433,206
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|1,500
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Blueberries
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$5,500,000
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|591
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Hay
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$2,374,195
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|635
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Forestry
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$1,000,000
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|108,634
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Bees/honey
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$598,767
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Goats
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$154,177
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|518
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Miscellaneous
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$51,478,000
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|3677
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|Total
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|$832,410,300
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|255,532
|+
|}

===List of companies with headquarters in Hillsborough County===
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* [[Beef O'Brady's]] Restaurants
* [[Big Brothers Big Sisters of America]]
* [[Bloomin' Brands]] Restaurants, including Outback Steakhouse, Carrabbas, and others.
* [[Checkers and Rally's]] Restaurants
* [[Front Burner Brands]] Restaurants, including The Melting Pot, Burger 21, and Grillsmith.
* [[International Softball Federation]]
* [[Lykes Brothers]]
* [[Masonite International]]
* MisterCertified
* [[The Mosaic Company|Mosaic]]'s Phosphate Division
* [[Odyssey Marine Exploration]]
* [[Patterson Companies]]
* [[Rooms To Go]] Furniture
* [[Shriners International]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shrinersinternational.org/Contact|title=Contact Us – Shriners International|website=www.shrinersinternational.org|language=en|access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Sweetbay Supermarkets]] (since absorbed by [[BI-LO (United States)|BI-LO]]'s [[Winn-Dixie]] chain) had its headquarters in an [[unincorporated area]] in the county, near Tampa.<ref>"[http://www.delhaizegroup.com/en/Contacts.aspx Contacts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522055415/http://www.delhaizegroup.com/en/Contacts.aspx |date=May 22, 2012}}." [[Delhaize Group]]. Retrieved on May 17, 2012. "Sweetbay Supermarkets, 3801 Sugar Palm Drive Tampa – FL 33619 – U.S.A."</ref>
* [[Sykes Enterprises]]