Jurisdiction directory

Florida home project permits by county

Many Florida households live outside city limits, where the county building department — not a city — issues the permit. 67 Florida counties (every one in the state) are inventoried here.

Model reviewed August 2026

Counties covered

all Florida counties

Municipalities tracked

321

in Florida

Charter counties

home-rule authority

Code basis

Statewide

Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023)

Featured counties

The largest and most active permit jurisdictions in the state.

Miami-Dade County2,686,867 residents · seat Miami Broward County1,957,000 residents · seat Fort Lauderdale Palm Beach County1,518,090 residents · seat West Palm Beach Pinellas County963,003 residents · seat Clearwater Lee County834,573 residents · seat Fort Myers Brevard County630,894 residents · seat Titusville Orange County1,452,726 residents · seat Orlando Volusia County590,356 residents · seat DeLand Hillsborough County1,513,301 residents · seat Tampa Sarasota County465,855 residents · seat Sarasota Pasco County613,936 residents · seat Dade City Polk County787,404 residents · seat Bartow Duval County1,032,249 residents · seat Jacksonville St. Lucie County358,263 residents · seat Fort Pierce Lake County415,430 residents · seat Tavares Seminole County476,967 residents · seat Sanford Charlotte County204,906 residents · seat Punta Gorda Escambia County325,154 residents · seat Pensacola Leon County298,811 residents · seat Tallahassee Osceola County439,229 residents · seat Kissimmee

All Florida counties we cover

67 counties, largest first.

Miami-Dade CountySeat: Miami · 2,686,867 residents Broward CountySeat: Fort Lauderdale · 1,957,000 residents Palm Beach CountySeat: West Palm Beach · 1,518,090 residents Hillsborough CountySeat: Tampa · 1,513,301 residents Orange CountySeat: Orlando · 1,452,726 residents Duval CountySeat: Jacksonville · 1,032,249 residents Pinellas CountySeat: Clearwater · 963,003 residents Lee CountySeat: Fort Myers · 834,573 residents Polk CountySeat: Bartow · 787,404 residents Brevard CountySeat: Titusville · 630,894 residents Pasco CountySeat: Dade City · 613,936 residents Volusia CountySeat: DeLand · 590,356 residents Seminole CountySeat: Sanford · 476,967 residents Sarasota CountySeat: Sarasota · 465,855 residents Osceola CountySeat: Kissimmee · 439,229 residents Manatee CountySeat: Bradenton · 429,125 residents Lake CountySeat: Tavares · 415,430 residents Marion CountySeat: Ocala · 401,958 residents Collier CountySeat: Naples · 397,994 residents St. Lucie CountySeat: Fort Pierce · 358,263 residents Escambia CountySeat: Pensacola · 325,154 residents St. Johns CountySeat: St. Augustine · 320,412 residents Leon CountySeat: Tallahassee · 298,811 residents Alachua CountySeat: Gainesville · 288,212 residents Clay CountySeat: Green Cove Springs · 232,747 residents Okaloosa CountySeat: Crestview · 216,617 residents Hernando CountySeat: Brooksville · 205,045 residents Charlotte CountySeat: Punta Gorda · 204,906 residents Santa Rosa CountySeat: Milton · 200,689 residents Bay CountySeat: Panama City · 178,593 residents Citrus CountySeat: Inverness · 165,864 residents Indian River CountySeat: Vero Beach · 165,396 residents Martin CountySeat: Stuart · 162,632 residents Sumter CountySeat: Bushnell · 145,071 residents Flagler CountySeat: Bunnell · 129,923 residents Highlands CountySeat: Sebring · 106,221 residents Nassau CountySeat: Fernandina Beach · 100,622 residents Walton CountySeat: DeFuniak Springs · 82,609 residents Monroe CountySeat: Key West · 82,372 residents Putnam CountySeat: Palatka · 74,364 residents Columbia CountySeat: Lake City · 72,152 residents Jackson CountySeat: Marianna · 48,145 residents Suwannee CountySeat: Live Oak · 46,180 residents Levy CountySeat: Bronson · 46,023 residents Gadsden CountySeat: Quincy · 43,764 residents Hendry CountySeat: LaBelle · 43,113 residents Okeechobee CountySeat: Okeechobee · 41,220 residents Wakulla CountySeat: Crawfordville · 35,759 residents DeSoto CountySeat: Arcadia · 35,008 residents Baker CountySeat: Macclenny · 28,843 residents Bradford CountySeat: Starke · 28,303 residents Hardee CountySeat: Wauchula · 26,018 residents Washington CountySeat: Chipley · 25,473 residents Taylor CountySeat: Perry · 21,796 residents Holmes CountySeat: Bonifay · 19,730 residents Gilchrist CountySeat: Trenton · 19,345 residents Madison CountySeat: Madison · 18,493 residents Dixie CountySeat: Cross City · 17,172 residents Union CountySeat: Lake Butler · 16,109 residents Gulf CountySeat: Port St. Joe · 15,461 residents Jefferson CountySeat: Monticello · 15,006 residents Hamilton CountySeat: Jasper · 14,004 residents Glades CountySeat: Moore Haven · 13,811 residents Calhoun CountySeat: Blountstown · 13,648 residents Franklin CountySeat: Apalachicola · 12,780 residents Lafayette CountySeat: Mayo · 8,258 residents Liberty CountySeat: Bristol · 7,788 residents

Sources

Sources & verification

Model vintage August 2026. The links above are the issuing agencies' own pages — we publish them so you can confirm the current rule yourself, not as evidence that each fact on this page was re-checked with them today. Cost figures are modeled estimates based on national baselines adjusted for local labor and material pricing, not quotes. Permit rules change; confirm with the building department before starting work.