Businesses in SussexLocal Authorities Ranked
Sussex has 73,700 VAT or PAYE registered businesses (2025).
All 13 local authorities in Sussex, ranked by vat or paye businesses. Data: Office for National Statistics (2025), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Local authority | VAT or PAYE businesses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton and Hove | 13,785 |
| 2 | Wealden | 8,715 |
| 3 | Horsham | 7,585 |
| 4 | Mid Sussex | 7,180 |
| 5 | Chichester | 6,820 |
| 6 | Arun | 5,490 |
| 7 | Lewes | 4,245 |
| 8 | Rother | 4,220 |
| 9 | Worthing | 3,930 |
| 10 | Crawley | 3,475 |
| 11 | Eastbourne | 3,040 |
| 12 | Hastings | 2,885 |
| 13 | Adur | 2,370 |