Above: Historic Clay County Courthouse, Green Cove Springs. The two-story brick courthouse, built in 1889 and used until 1973, is part of the county's Historic Triangle and now hosts Teen Court and mock trials. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Clay 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 Clay County
Residents, 2025
Clay County had an estimated 239,593 residents in 2025, 9.8% 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 332 practicing physicians in Clay County, 14.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Clay County has 98 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 4.1 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 24 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).After a purchase: local filings in Clay County
County business tax receipt
Whether a practice in Clay County needs a county local business tax receipt is a question for the Clay County Tax Collector (477 Houston Street, Green Cove Springs).
Source: Clay County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.City business tax
Some cities in Clay County levy their own business tax; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Tangible personal property return
The Clay County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment.
Sources: floridarevenue.com; Clay County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Clay County Clerk of Court and Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Clay County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Clay County
Lakeside
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 31,275.
Oakleaf Plantation
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 31,034.
Fleming Island
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 29,142.
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 14,482.
Middleburg
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 12,881.
Asbury Lake
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 11,036.
Green Cove Springs
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 9,786.
City business tax receipts: City of Green Cove Springs Development Services Department, 321 Walnut Street, Green Cove Springs.
Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Doctors Inlet, Lake Geneva.
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 Clay County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 254 miles from Green Cove Springs.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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