Above: Bay County Courthouse, Panama City. Built in 1915 in the Classical Revival style, the county's first and only courthouse hosted the 1961 trial of Clarence Earl Gideon that led to Gideon v. Wainwright. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Bay 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 Bay County
Residents, 2025
Bay County had an estimated 204,479 residents in 2025, 16.7% 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 423 practicing physicians in Bay County, 22.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Bay County has 60 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 2.9 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 18 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).Primary care shortage area
All of Bay 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 Bay County
City business tax
Some cities in Bay County levy their own business tax; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Tangible personal property return
The Bay County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment.
Sources: floridarevenue.com; Bay County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Bay County Clerk of Court and Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Bay County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Bay County
Panama City
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 32,939.
City business tax receipts: City of Panama City Business Services Department, 501 Harrison Ave, Panama City.
Lynn Haven
City
2020 Census population: 18,695.
City business tax receipts: City of Lynn Haven Building & Permitting, 817 Ohio Avenue, Lynn Haven.
Panama City Beach
City
2020 Census population: 18,094.
Upper Grand Lagoon
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 15,778.
Callaway
City
2020 Census population: 13,045.
City business tax receipts: City of Callaway Business Tax Department, 6601 East Highway 22, Callaway.
Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Fountain, Youngstown.
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 Bay County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 420 miles from Panama City.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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