Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-09-29
1 of Florida's 67 counties — 1% — have no county-wide zoning. That is the 38th-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Jackson County (75/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 1042 counties nationwide → Florida: owner-builder → Florida: rv living → Florida: tiny homes → Florida: no minimum home size → Full Florida profile →
From the Florida guide
Florida has 1 county listed without county-wide zoning and 66 with county zoning.410 Jackson County is the county listed without county-wide zoning; Jackson County still requires residential building permits.416 Florida has 0 counties listed with neither residential building permits nor county-wide zoning.11
Use the Florida no-zoning guide to start a county comparison.4 Florida law authorizes counties to establish and enforce zoning, subject to statutory limits.17 Before buying, ask the parcel’s planning office for the zoning district, permitted dwelling type, setbacks and minimum lot size. We could not confirm a single statewide numeric schedule for those dimensions.
From the Florida guide, written from the cited official sources and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: confirm with the office before you buy or build.
1 of 67 Florida counties · sorted by Index score
Traditional county zoning and county zoning districts in Jackson County. The County relies on the adopted Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element and land-use categories inst…
Planning Division ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Florida state page for all 67 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
