Florida Recorded Deeds: Transfer Volume by County (2026)
A recorded deed is the one document every property eventually produces, which makes deed volume the cleanest read on how fast ownership is turning over in a county. DLRadar reads deed instruments from Florida official-record indexes and sets the DD flag on the parcel. This report counts those instruments and ranks the counties that record the most.
- 796,067 deed instruments stored across 25 counties; 61,580 were recorded in the last twelve months.
- 145,572 parcels in the Florida pool carry the DD flag today.
- Hillsborough County records the most transfers at 453,662.
- Most recent instrument date: October 19, 2026.
DD-signal: the DD signal figures as of 2026-10-20; Florida official-record deed instruments read by DLRadar.
| County | Deeds on file | Recorded last 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County | 453,662 | 43,797 |
| Okaloosa County | 183,434 | 4,890 |
| Seminole County | 50,497 | 4,572 |
| Indian River County | 44,473 | 2,348 |
| Pinellas County | 23,712 | 600 |
| Citrus County | 12,294 | 642 |
| Flagler County | 9,373 | 470 |
| Okeechobee County | 5,253 | 494 |
| Hernando County | 5,004 | 572 |
| Polk County | 1,833 | 879 |
| Pasco County | 1,177 | 504 |
| Manatee County | 1,099 | 387 |
Recorded deed instruments by county, all stored vs. recorded in the last 365 days.
Transfer volume by county
Hillsborough County: 453,662 instruments, 43,797 this year; Okaloosa County: 183,434 instruments, 4,890 this year; Seminole County: 50,497 instruments, 4,572 this year; Indian River County: 44,473 instruments, 2,348 this year; Pinellas County: 23,712 instruments, 600 this year; Citrus County: 12,294 instruments, 642 this year. Twelve counties shown hold 791,811 instruments between them.
DD is a history flag, not a distress flag
The DD flag only says a deed instrument naming the parcel exists in the index. It carries no judgement about price, motivation or condition. DLRadar's distress score ignores it; the flag is there so a user reading a parcel can see when title last moved and go to the instrument.
How investors read transfer volume
A county whose deed count jumps while prices fall is cycling inventory; a county whose deed count collapses is frozen. Quit-claim and trustee deeds concentrated in a few ZIPs usually mark estate work-outs or portfolio shuffles, which is why the deed series sits next to probate and portfolio-owner signals on the board.
Work the DD signal
The county pages place deed activity beside foreclosure, tax and lien figures so the turnover can be read in context.
DD parcels update as the records refresh.
Florida Recorded Deeds: Transfer Volume by County (2026): questions
Does a deed transfer lower a parcel's distress score?
No. The score is built from open liens, cases and tax status. A deed is informational and is shown on the parcel timeline only.
Are sale prices included?
Where the clerk index carries consideration, the amount is stored on the event. Many instruments record a nominal amount, so DLRadar does not treat deed consideration as market value.
Why do some counties show far more deeds than others?
Coverage follows which clerk indexes DLRadar can read. The counties in the table are those with a working official-records feed.
More on the DD signal
Florida Recorded Deeds: Transfer Volume by County (2026) (DD-signal) is fed by Florida official-record deed instruments read by DLRadar and is not legal advice. Nothing in the DD signal is tax or investment advice; verify every DD-signal record with the issuing office before acting.