DeSoto County, Florida
Absentee owners are the defining feature of DeSoto County, FL: 17,269 of its 20,167 mailable ownership records (86%) list a mailing address away from the property, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR data. The county carries 20,167 parcels, including 3,613 vacant land parcels. 1,820 of those owners (9%) are based outside Florida entirely. The median vacant parcel is 0.5 acres.
Source: Florida DOR (2025 final roll)
DeSoto County by the numbers
| Total parcels | 20,167 |
| Vacant land parcels | 3,613 |
| Vacant residential (DOR 000) | 3,234 |
| Vacant commercial (DOR 010) | 238 |
| Vacant industrial (DOR 040) | 25 |
| Non-agricultural acreage (DOR 099) | 116 |
| Absentee owners | 17,269 (86% of mailable owners) |
| Out-of-state owners | 1,820 (9% of mailable owners) |
| Median vacant parcel | 0.5 acres (middle half 0.2–2) |
Source: Florida DOR (2025 final roll)
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DeSoto County land data: common questions
How many parcels are in DeSoto County, FL?
DeSoto County, FL has 20,167 parcels in the 2025 final roll Florida DOR data.
How many absentee land owners are in DeSoto County, FL?
17,269 ownership records in DeSoto County list a mailing address away from the property — 86% of the county's 20,167 mailable owners, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR data.
How many out-of-state owners hold property in DeSoto County, FL?
1,820 ownership records in DeSoto County carry a mailing address outside Florida — 9% of mailable owners, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR data.
How many vacant land parcels are in DeSoto County, FL?
DeSoto County, FL has 3,613 vacant land parcels across the FL DOR vacant land-use groups, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR data.
How big is a typical vacant parcel in DeSoto County, FL?
The median vacant parcel in DeSoto County is 0.5 acres; the middle half ranges from 0.2 to 2 acres, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR data.
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