Healthcare Practice Sales in Trenton and Gilchrist County

Illustration of Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park near High Springs: a deep blue spring, wooden deck and boardwalk at dusk.

Above: Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, near High Springs. Opened as Florida's 175th state park in 2017, it has six springs that send about 44 million gallons a day into the Santa Fe River. Picture credit

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

Residents, 2025

Gilchrist County had an estimated 20,488 residents in 2025, 14.7% 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 6 practicing physicians in Gilchrist County, 3.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.

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

Licensed veterinarians

Gilchrist County has 12 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 5.9 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 2 licensed veterinary establishments.

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

Dental shortage area

All of Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County

  1. County business tax receipt

    Whether a practice in Gilchrist County needs a county local business tax receipt is a question for the Gilchrist County Tax Collector (220 South Main Street, Trenton).

    Sources: fdacs.gov; gilchrist.floridatax.us, checked October 2026.
  2. Tangible personal property return

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

    Sources: Gilchrist County Clerk of Courts & Comptroller; Gilchrist County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.
  3. Recording the deed

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

    Source: Gilchrist County Clerk of Courts & Comptroller, checked October 2026.

Cities and communities in Gilchrist County

Trenton

City, county seat

2020 Census population: 2,015.

Bell

Town

2020 Census population: 518.

Fanning Springs

City

2020 Census population: 478.

Part of it lies in Levy County.

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 Gilchrist County

Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 267 miles from Trenton.

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

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