Healthcare Practice Sales in Macclenny and Baker County

Illustration of the Old Baker County Courthouse, a red brick building with a white clock cupola, at dusk in Macclenny.

Above: Old Baker County Courthouse, Macclenny. Built in 1908 in the Colonial Revival style, the former courthouse is now the Emily Taber Public Library and has been on the National Register since 1986. Picture credit

This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Baker County involves locally: its practice market in official figures, the county and city offices a new owner deals with after closing, and the county's cities and communities.

The practice market in Baker County

Residents, 2025

Baker County had an estimated 29,737 residents in 2025, 5.2% more than at the April 2020 base.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025.

Practicing physicians

The Florida Department of Health's 2026 workforce report counts 58 practicing physicians in Baker County, 20.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.

Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.

Licensed veterinarians

Baker County has 7 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 2.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.7 statewide.

Sources: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv); U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025.

Veterinary establishments

The county has 2 licensed veterinary establishments.

Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).

Dental shortage area

All of Baker County is designated a dental health professional shortage area by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.

Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.

Primary care shortage area

All of Baker County is designated a primary care health professional shortage area by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.

After a purchase: local filings in Baker County

  1. County business tax receipt

    In Baker County, local business tax receipts are issued by the Baker County Tax Collector (32 N. 5th St., Macclenny).

    Source: Baker County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.
  2. Tangible personal property return

    The Baker County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment.

    Sources: floridarevenue.com; Baker County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.
  3. Recording the deed

    When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Baker County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in the county's Official Records.

    Source: Baker County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.

Cities and communities in Baker County

Macclenny

City, county seat

2020 Census population: 7,304.

Glen St. Mary

Town

2020 Census population: 463.

Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Olustee, Sanderson.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census; GeoNames, postal codes, read October 2026. City business tax offices: each city's own pages.

How Newton's Law PA serves Baker County

Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 283 miles from Macclenny.

A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.

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