Above: Falling Waters State Park, Chipley. Its 73-foot waterfall into a sinkhole is the highest in Florida; it powered a Civil War era gristmill, and an early oil well was drilled here about 1919. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Washington 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 Washington County
Residents, 2025
Washington County had an estimated 26,695 residents in 2025, 5.4% 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 11 practicing physicians in Washington County, 4.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Washington County has 10 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 3.7 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County
County business tax receipt
Whether a practice in Washington County needs a county local business tax receipt is a question for the Washington County Tax Collector (1331 South Blvd, Chipley).
Sources: Washington County Tax Collector; washingtonfl.gov, checked October 2026.City business tax
Some cities in Washington County levy their own business tax; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Tangible personal property return
The Washington County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment.
Source: Washington County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Washington County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Washington County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Washington County
Chipley
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 3,660.
City business tax receipts: City of Chipley City Clerk's Office, 1442 Jackson Avenue, Chipley.
Vernon
City
2020 Census population: 732.
Wausau
Town
2020 Census population: 371.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, read October 2026. City business tax offices: each city's own pages.
How Newton's Law PA serves Washington County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 439 miles from Chipley.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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