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Each of Florida's counties has a page here: its practice market in official figures, the county and city offices a practice deals with after a sale, and its cities and communities.
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The practice market, county by county
Rates are per 10,000 residents, from the Census Bureau's 2025 county estimates; the physician rate is the Department of Health's own. Select a column heading to sort.
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| Florida | 23,462,518 | +8.9% | 22.0 | 3.7 | 2,489 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | 290,028 | +4.1% | 52.7 | 13.7 | 52 | Whole county | No |
| Baker County | 29,737 | +5.2% | 20.1 | 2.4 | 2 | Whole county | Yes |
| Bay County | 204,479 | +16.7% | 22.3 | 2.9 | 18 | None | Not confirmed |
| Bradford County | 28,307 | +0.0% | 15.9 | 1.4 | 1 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Brevard County | 663,982 | +9.5% | 20.2 | 3.7 | 69 | None | Yes |
| Broward County | 2,013,317 | +3.5% | 26.2 | 3.2 | 200 | Part (9), proposed for withdrawal | Not confirmed |
| Calhoun County | 13,289 | -2.6% | 48.4 | 0.8 | 2 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Charlotte County | 217,212 | +16.3% | 21.5 | 3.2 | 16 | None | Yes |
| Citrus County | 171,666 | +11.6% | 14.2 | 3.8 | 20 | Whole county | Yes |
| Clay County | 239,593 | +9.8% | 14.1 | 4.1 | 24 | None | Not confirmed |
| Collier County | 417,131 | +11.0% | 25.7 | 3.7 | 43 | Part (2), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| Columbia County | 74,094 | +6.3% | 14.4 | 1.9 | 8 | Whole county | Yes |
| DeSoto County | 37,078 | +9.1% | 4.6 | 3.2 | 5 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Dixie County | 18,038 | +7.6% | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Duval County | 1,062,963 | +6.8% | 30.0 | 2.9 | 124 | Part (1) | Yes |
| Escambia County | 333,834 | +3.7% | 26.5 | 3.4 | 29 | Whole county | Yes |
| Flagler County | 140,360 | +21.7% | 9.8 | 4.4 | 13 | None | Yes |
| Franklin County | 13,029 | +4.7% | 8.3 | 4.6 | 2 | Whole county | No |
| Gadsden County | 44,298 | +1.1% | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Gilchrist County | 20,488 | +14.7% | 3.1 | 5.9 | 2 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Glades County | 13,270 | +9.4% | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Gulf County | 15,943 | +12.3% | 9.7 | 3.1 | 0 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Hamilton County | 14,180 | +1.3% | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Hardee County | 25,932 | +2.4% | 3.1 | 2.7 | 6 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Hendry County | 48,276 | +21.8% | 5.8 | 2.3 | 4 | Whole county | Yes |
| Hernando County | 221,701 | +14.0% | 13.5 | 2.9 | 33 | None | Not confirmed |
| Highlands County | 111,122 | +9.8% | 15.8 | 1.9 | 7 | Whole county | No |
| Hillsborough County | 1,574,115 | +7.8% | 27.2 | 3.9 | 209 | Part (4), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| Holmes County | 20,119 | +2.3% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Indian River County | 172,799 | +8.1% | 24.1 | 4.5 | 20 | Part (1) | Yes |
| Jackson County | 49,629 | +4.9% | 8.3 | 1.0 | 2 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Jefferson County | 16,007 | +10.3% | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1 | Whole county | Yes |
| Lafayette County | 8,792 | +6.9% | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1 | Whole county | Yes |
| Lake County | 456,068 | +18.8% | 16.2 | 3.2 | 46 | Part (1) | Not confirmed |
| Lee County | 875,607 | +15.1% | 20.2 | 3.4 | 92 | Part (1) | Yes |
| Leon County | 299,048 | +2.3% | 22.1 | 4.4 | 33 | None | Not confirmed |
| Levy County | 48,520 | +13.1% | 1.5 | 9.7 | 9 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Liberty County | 8,035 | +0.7% | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Madison County | 18,759 | +4.4% | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Manatee County | 468,200 | +17.1% | 14.6 | 4.2 | 54 | Part (1) | No |
| Marion County | 442,660 | +17.8% | 16.3 | 7.0 | 52 | None | No |
| Martin County | 166,272 | +4.9% | 27.5 | 6.8 | 32 | Part (1), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| Miami-Dade County | 2,802,029 | +3.7% | 23.9 | 2.2 | 232 | Part (1) | Not confirmed |
| Monroe County | 80,406 | -3.0% | 16.3 | 7.3 | 24 | None | Yes |
| Nassau County | 106,879 | +18.3% | 9.4 | 4.7 | 13 | Part (1) | Not confirmed |
| Okaloosa County | 221,810 | +4.8% | 18.5 | 3.7 | 31 | Part (1), proposed for withdrawal | Not confirmed |
| Okeechobee County | 42,608 | +7.5% | 10.6 | 4.0 | 4 | Whole county | Yes |
| Orange County | 1,528,002 | +6.9% | 27.5 | 3.2 | 121 | Part (7), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| Osceola County | 481,718 | +23.9% | 13.8 | 1.5 | 25 | None | Yes |
| Palm Beach County | 1,575,726 | +5.6% | 25.3 | 5.1 | 222 | Part (4), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| Pasco County | 674,516 | +20.0% | 16.0 | 3.6 | 61 | Part (2) | Yes |
| Pinellas County | 948,563 | -1.1% | 27.8 | 5.7 | 129 | Part (2), proposed for withdrawal | No |
| Polk County | 874,790 | +20.7% | 12.8 | 2.0 | 58 | Part (4), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| Putnam County | 77,734 | +6.0% | 7.8 | 2.1 | 10 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Santa Rosa County | 211,115 | +12.3% | 9.1 | 3.8 | 15 | Part (1), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| Sarasota County | 479,958 | +10.6% | 26.8 | 4.8 | 62 | Part (1), proposed for withdrawal | No |
| Seminole County | 491,884 | +4.5% | 16.2 | 4.3 | 65 | Part (2), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| St. Johns County | 346,328 | +26.7% | 15.0 | 6.5 | 48 | Part (3), proposed for withdrawal | Yes |
| St. Lucie County | 402,449 | +22.2% | 23.3 | 2.6 | 27 | Whole county | Yes |
| Sumter County | 157,772 | +21.6% | 12.1 | 2.7 | 8 | Part (1), proposed for withdrawal | No |
| Suwannee County | 48,149 | +10.8% | 2.6 | 3.9 | 8 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Taylor County | 21,210 | -2.7% | 4.1 | 1.4 | 2 | Whole county | Yes |
| Union County | 16,250 | +0.7% | 10.9 | 1.2 | 0 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Volusia County | 606,573 | +9.6% | 18.9 | 3.4 | 70 | None | Not confirmed |
| Wakulla County | 38,089 | +12.8% | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
| Walton County | 93,288 | +23.9% | 13.4 | 3.5 | 14 | Part (1) | No |
| Washington County | 26,695 | +5.4% | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2 | Whole county | Not confirmed |
† Proposed for withdrawal: the designations stay in place until withdrawn. Each bar compares a county's rate with the highest county's; the gold tick marks Florida's rate.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025; Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B; Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv). County business tax: each county's tax collector, cited on its page.
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