Healthcare Practice Sales in Monticello and Jefferson County

Illustration of the Jefferson County Courthouse, white with tall columns and a clock dome, at dusk in Monticello, Florida.

Above: Jefferson County Courthouse, Monticello. Built in 1909 and modeled on Jefferson's Monticello, the courthouse in the US 90 traffic circle bears the motto Suum Cuique, Latin for to each his own. Picture credit

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

Residents, 2025

Jefferson County had an estimated 16,007 residents in 2025, 10.3% 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 9 practicing physicians in Jefferson County, 5.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.

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

Licensed veterinarians

Jefferson County has 7 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 4.4 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 one licensed veterinary establishment.

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

Dental shortage area

All of Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

  1. County business tax receipt

    In Jefferson County, local business tax receipts are issued by the Jefferson County Tax Collector (500 West Walnut St., Monticello).

    Sources: jeffersoncountyfl.gov; Jefferson County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.
  2. Tangible personal property return

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

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

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

    Source: Jefferson County Clerk of Court & Comptroller, checked October 2026.

Cities and communities in Jefferson County

Monticello

City, county seat

2020 Census population: 2,589.

Wacissa

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 362.

Waukeenah

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 259.

Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Debary.

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 Jefferson County

Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 357 miles from Monticello.

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

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