Compare Florida sheriff department costs
Sheriff department cost and staffing across all 67 counties. Click a column header to sort. Hover a column header to see what it measures. Data as of 2026-07-21.
| County | Population | Budget | $/resident | Sworn / 100k res | Custody / 100k res | Beds / 100k res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | 279,729 | $105,794,613P | $378 | 91.5 | 156.6 | — |
| Baker County | 27,969 | $18,795,390P | $672 | 85.8 | 64.4 | — |
| Bay County | 181,055 | $59,105,162P | $326 | 113.8 | 60.2 | — |
| Bradford County | 27,816 | $8,125,123 | $292 | 93.5 | 179.8 | — |
| Brevard County | 610,723 | $181,562,588 | $297 | 76.1 | 63.0 | — |
| Broward County | 1,940,907 | $1,088,641,760 | $561 | 76.9 | 53.3 | — |
| Calhoun County | 13,753 | $3,628,608P | $264 | 7.3 | 0.0 | — |
| Charlotte County | 189,900 | $104,933,839 | $553 | 160.6 | 59.5 | — |
| Citrus County | 155,173 | $42,442,679P | $274 | 117.9 | 0.0 | — |
| Clay County | 219,650 | $81,776,422 | $372 | 123.4 | 48.7 | — |
| Collier County | 380,221 | $242,888,000 | $639 | 143.6 | 88.9 | — |
| Columbia County | 69,832 | $20,348,392 | $291 | — | — | — |
| DeSoto County | 34,258 | $14,911,952 | $435 | 169.3 | 96.3 | — |
| Dixie County | 16,737 | $7,953,399 | $475 | — | — | — |
| Duval County | 995,708 | $642,170,864 | $645 | — | — | — |
| Escambia County | 321,296 | $85,093,928 | $265 | 121.7 | 144.4 | — |
| Flagler County | 117,515 | $50,086,173P | $426 | 98.7 | 30.6 | — |
| Franklin County | 12,276 | $8,225,779P | $670 | 65.2 | 146.6 | — |
| Gadsden County | 43,746 | $9,442,604 | $216 | 130.3 | 9.1 | — |
| Gilchrist County | 18,070 | $6,865,989 | $380 | 171.6 | 94.1 | — |
| Glades County | 12,179 | $7,488,485 | $615 | 238.1 | 418.8 | — |
| Gulf County | 15,002 | $4,369,620 | $291 | 193.3 | 120.0 | — |
| Hamilton County | 13,492 | $6,153,068P | $456 | 66.7 | 111.2 | — |
| Hardee County | 25,528 | $13,979,022 | $548 | — | — | — |
| Hendry County | 39,902 | $17,474,638 | $438 | 145.4 | 82.7 | — |
| Hernando County | 196,621 | $74,540,188P | $379 | 114.9 | 81.4 | — |
| Highlands County | 102,339 | $35,617,849 | $348 | 222.8 | 29.3 | — |
| Hillsborough County | 1,468,560 | $653,302,922 | $445 | 85.4 | 73.4 | — |
| Holmes County | 19,529 | $5,300,362P | $271 | 0.0 | 10.2 | — |
| Indian River County | 160,986 | $68,392,233P | $425 | 119.9 | 98.8 | — |
| Jackson County | 47,704 | $8,416,021 | $176 | 130.0 | 102.7 | — |
| Jefferson County | 14,458 | $6,885,738 | $476 | — | — | — |
| Lafayette County | 8,107 | $2,400,295 | $296 | 135.7 | 185.0 | — |
| Lake County | 386,829 | $105,478,424 | $273 | 61.0 | 28.4 | — |
| Lee County | 772,902 | $310,560,518 | $402 | 82.8 | 49.2 | — |
| Leon County | 294,128 | $98,007,044 | $333 | 86.0 | 87.0 | — |
| Levy County | 43,268 | $20,444,604P | $473 | 171.0 | 108.6 | — |
| Liberty County | 7,704 | $5,273,919P | $685 | 0.0 | 13.0 | — |
| Madison County | 17,986 | $8,371,992 | $465 | 127.9 | 161.2 | — |
| Manatee County | 405,069 | $192,694,000 | $476 | 122.9 | 87.6 | — |
| Marion County | 378,225 | $157,174,688 | $416 | 85.1 | 52.3 | — |
| Martin County | 159,399 | $99,087,482P | $622 | 150.6 | 84.1 | — |
| Miami-Dade County | 2,688,237 | $1,425,637,000 | $530 | 115.7 | 100.6 | — |
| Monroe County | 82,044 | $64,928,195P | $791 | 217.0 | 187.7 | — |
| Nassau County | 91,538 | $39,214,301 | $428 | — | — | — |
| Okaloosa County | 212,021 | $51,872,630P | $245 | 139.1 | 67.0 | — |
| Okeechobee County | 39,870 | $22,708,596 | $570 | 238.3 | 163.0 | — |
| Orange County | 1,427,403 | $554,418,204 | $388 | 100.3 | 94.2 | — |
| Osceola County | 393,745 | $167,175,760 | $425 | 109.0 | 96.0 | — |
| Palm Beach County | 1,494,805 | $855,368,411 | $572 | 100.7 | 61.5 | — |
| Pasco County | 569,211 | $217,936,655 | $383 | 106.3 | 56.4 | — |
| Pinellas County | 959,918 | $385,132,080 | $401 | 74.2 | 107.0 | — |
| Polk County | 736,229 | $246,905,459 | $335 | 95.6 | 65.3 | — |
| Putnam County | 73,604 | $28,198,978 | $383 | 176.6 | 70.6 | — |
| Santa Rosa County | 188,994 | $63,349,156P | $335 | 125.9 | 61.4 | — |
| Sarasota County | 439,392 | $180,722,970 | $411 | 79.7 | 43.0 | — |
| Seminole County | 471,321 | $179,936,138 | $382 | 87.8 | 88.5 | — |
| St. Johns County | 278,722 | $120,639,417P | $433 | 126.3 | 67.8 | — |
| St. Lucie County | 334,682 | $100,130,040 | $299 | 61.0 | 66.3 | — |
| Sumter County | 131,832 | $48,187,392 | $366 | 104.7 | 73.6 | — |
| Suwannee County | 43,881 | $13,298,574 | $303 | — | — | — |
| Taylor County | 21,421 | $8,872,713 | $414 | 144.7 | 163.4 | — |
| Union County | 15,524 | $3,397,494 | $219 | — | — | — |
| Volusia County | 558,520 | $200,649,382 | $359 | 74.1 | 53.9 | — |
| Wakulla County | 33,732 | $15,768,644P | $467 | 0.0 | 8.9 | — |
| Walton County | 76,618 | — | — | 240.2 | 130.5 | — |
| Washington County | 25,014 | $7,127,366 | $285 | 163.9 | 84.0 | — |
A note on data vintages and definitions. Population is the US Census Bureau's 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimate. Sheriff budgets are the most recent adopted operating appropriation (Sheriff law enforcement plus county jail/detention, operating only, fiscal year 2024-25, Oct 1 - Sep 30), sourced from each county's adopted budget document or the Florida Auditor General's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report; only the larger counties have been curated to date and the rest show "—". Where a county's sheriff and jail are budgeted separately (e.g., Orange, Volusia) both are summed; separately-itemized court/judicial security and capital outlay are excluded. Consolidated city-counties (Duval/Jacksonville) include municipal policing and read higher per resident. Staffing comes from the US Census Bureau's Census of Governments - Employment 2022 (March reference period); headcount equals full-time plus part-time positions across function codes 062 (sworn law enforcement), 162 (civilian law enforcement), and 005 (corrections). The Census does not publish true full-time-equivalent figures, and the March payroll snapshot is not directly comparable to a full annual operating budget. Consolidated Duval and several small counties are not separately reported in that dataset and show "—". Sheriff names were collected from the Florida Sheriffs Association member directory and machine-verified against that source in July 2026.