Florida Senior Housing & Health Data

Florida has 1,003 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 66,666 elderly units, of which 408 are rural and 674 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 1,003
  • Total elderly units: 66,666
  • HUD Section 202: 214 properties (25,976 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 369 properties (14,454 units)
  • Rural properties: 408 across 43 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 674 (42,721 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 4,630,733; est. living alone: 1,353,797
  • Average RHTP risk score: 43.9

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Florida?

Florida has 1,003 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 66,666 elderly units.

How many seniors in Florida live alone?

An estimated 1,353,797 adults age 65+ in Florida live alone, out of a 65+ population of 4,630,733 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Florida counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Florida data come from?

HUD Multifamily and Section 202 property records, USDA Rural Development Section 515 property data, HRSA health professional shortage area designations, CDC BRFSS and PLACES health indicators, HHS emPOWER electricity-dependent Medicare counts, and CMS Medicare/D-SNP enrollment files. No figures are estimated or synthesized beyond the documented methodology.

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Data sources: HUD Section 202, USDA Rural Development, HRSA HPSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot generated 2026-08-04. Markdown version: /data/state/FL.md