Above: Silver Springs, Silver Springs. Glass-bottom boats first carried visitors over these clear springs in the 1870s; the springs release over 550 million gallons a day and are a National Natural Landmark. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Marion 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 Marion County
Residents, 2025
Marion County had an estimated 442,660 residents in 2025, 17.8% 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 675 practicing physicians in Marion County, 16.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Marion County has 312 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 7.0 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 52 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).Primary care shortage area
All of Marion 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 Marion County
County business tax receipt
Marion County no longer levies a county local business tax, so a practice there needs no county business tax receipt.
Source: Marion County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.City business tax
A city in the county may still levy its own.
Source: Marion County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.Tangible personal property return
The Marion County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment, online or by mail.
Source: Marion County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Marion County
Ocala
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 63,591.
Silver Springs Shores
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 24,846.
Liberty Triangle
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 23,759.
Marion Oaks
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 19,034.
On Top of the World
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 12,668.
Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Anthony, Candler, Citra, Eastlake Weir, Fairfield, Fort McCoy, Lowell, McIntosh, Orange Lake, Orange Springs, Sparr, Summerfield, Weirsdale.
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 Marion County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 218 miles from Ocala.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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