Florida County Courthouses

There are 67 counties in the state of Florida. It became a territory of the U.S. in 1821 with 2 counties complementing the provincial divisions retained as a Spanish territory: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east, divided by the Suwannee River. All of the other counties were apportioned from these 2 original counties. Florida became the 27th U.S. state in 1845, and its last county was created in 1925 with the formation of Gilchrist County from a segment of Alachua County. Florida's counties are subdivisions of the state government. In 1968, counties gained the power to develop their own charters. All but 2 of Florida's county seats are incorporated municipalities.