Healthcare Practice Sales in Perry and Taylor County

Illustration of the Cracker Homestead in Perry, a weathered log house with a big chimney under tall pines at dusk

Above: Cracker Homestead at Forest Capital Museum State Park, Perry. Built in 1864, its house, barn, well and garden depict Florida homestead life beside a state museum on the history of the forest industry. Picture credit

This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Taylor 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 Taylor County

Residents, 2025

Taylor County had an estimated 21,210 residents in 2025, 2.7% fewer 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 9 practicing physicians in Taylor County, 4.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.

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

Licensed veterinarians

Taylor County has 3 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 1.4 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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County

  1. County business tax receipt

    In Taylor County, local business tax receipts are issued by the Taylor County Tax Collector (108 N. Jefferson St, Perry).

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

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

    Source: Taylor County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.
  3. Recording the deed

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

    Source: Taylor County Clerk of the Circuit Court & County Comptroller, checked October 2026.

Cities and communities in Taylor County

Perry

City, county seat

2020 Census population: 6,898.

Steinhatchee

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 1,049.

Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Salem, Shady Grove.

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 Taylor County

Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 323 miles from Perry.

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

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