Jurisdiction directory
Florida home project permits by county
About half of Florida households live outside city limits, where the county building department — not a city — issues the permit. All 67 Florida counties are inventoried here.
Verified August 2026
Counties covered
67
all Florida counties
Municipalities tracked
321
of 411 statewide
Charter counties
26
home-rule authority
Code basis
Statewide
Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023)
Highest-priority markets
Ranked by population, regulatory complexity, home-rule authority and municipal density.
Miami-Dade County2,686,867 residents · priority 97.8Broward County1,957,000 residents · priority 96.1Palm Beach County1,518,090 residents · priority 92.7Pinellas County963,003 residents · priority 83.3Lee County834,573 residents · priority 81.6Brevard County630,894 residents · priority 80.7Orange County1,452,726 residents · priority 80.5Volusia County590,356 residents · priority 80.3Hillsborough County1,513,301 residents · priority 79.1Sarasota County465,855 residents · priority 77Pasco County613,936 residents · priority 76.1Polk County787,404 residents · priority 75.7Duval County1,032,249 residents · priority 75.1St. Lucie County358,263 residents · priority 72.8Lake County415,430 residents · priority 72.2Seminole County476,967 residents · priority 71.6Charlotte County204,906 residents · priority 70.4Escambia County325,154 residents · priority 69.1Leon County298,811 residents · priority 68Osceola County439,229 residents · priority 67.8
Southeast Florida
3 counties.
Southwest Florida
7 counties.
Lee CountySeat: Fort Myers · 834,573 residentsSarasota CountySeat: Sarasota · 465,855 residentsCollier CountySeat: Naples · 397,994 residentsCharlotte CountySeat: Punta Gorda · 204,906 residentsHendry CountySeat: LaBelle · 43,113 residentsDeSoto CountySeat: Arcadia · 35,008 residentsGlades CountySeat: Moore Haven · 13,811 residents
Tampa Bay
6 counties.
Central Florida
9 counties.
Orange CountySeat: Orlando · 1,452,726 residentsPolk CountySeat: Bartow · 787,404 residentsSeminole CountySeat: Sanford · 476,967 residentsOsceola CountySeat: Kissimmee · 439,229 residentsLake CountySeat: Tavares · 415,430 residentsSumter CountySeat: Bushnell · 145,071 residentsHighlands CountySeat: Sebring · 106,221 residentsOkeechobee CountySeat: Okeechobee · 41,220 residentsHardee CountySeat: Wauchula · 26,018 residents
Treasure Coast & Space Coast
5 counties.
Northeast Florida
7 counties.
Duval CountySeat: Jacksonville · 1,032,249 residentsSt. Johns CountySeat: St. Augustine · 320,412 residentsClay CountySeat: Green Cove Springs · 232,747 residentsFlagler CountySeat: Bunnell · 129,923 residentsNassau CountySeat: Fernandina Beach · 100,622 residentsPutnam CountySeat: Palatka · 74,364 residentsBaker CountySeat: Macclenny · 28,843 residents
North Central Florida
13 counties.
Marion CountySeat: Ocala · 401,958 residentsAlachua CountySeat: Gainesville · 288,212 residentsColumbia CountySeat: Lake City · 72,152 residentsSuwannee CountySeat: Live Oak · 46,180 residentsLevy CountySeat: Bronson · 46,023 residentsBradford CountySeat: Starke · 28,303 residentsTaylor CountySeat: Perry · 21,796 residentsGilchrist CountySeat: Trenton · 19,345 residentsMadison CountySeat: Madison · 18,493 residentsDixie CountySeat: Cross City · 17,172 residentsUnion CountySeat: Lake Butler · 16,109 residentsHamilton CountySeat: Jasper · 14,004 residentsLafayette CountySeat: Mayo · 8,258 residents
Panhandle
16 counties.
Escambia CountySeat: Pensacola · 325,154 residentsLeon CountySeat: Tallahassee · 298,811 residentsOkaloosa CountySeat: Crestview · 216,617 residentsSanta Rosa CountySeat: Milton · 200,689 residentsBay CountySeat: Panama City · 178,593 residentsWalton CountySeat: DeFuniak Springs · 82,609 residentsJackson CountySeat: Marianna · 48,145 residentsGadsden CountySeat: Quincy · 43,764 residentsWakulla CountySeat: Crawfordville · 35,759 residentsWashington CountySeat: Chipley · 25,473 residentsHolmes CountySeat: Bonifay · 19,730 residentsGulf CountySeat: Port St. Joe · 15,461 residentsJefferson CountySeat: Monticello · 15,006 residentsCalhoun CountySeat: Blountstown · 13,648 residentsFranklin CountySeat: Apalachicola · 12,780 residentsLiberty CountySeat: Bristol · 7,788 residents
Florida Keys
1 counties.
Sources
Sources & verification
Last verified August 2026. Cost figures are modeled estimates based on national baselines adjusted for local labor and material pricing — they are not quotes. Permit rules change; confirm with the building department before starting work.