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A principal is the entity which employs or retains a lobbyist. This can include a lobbying firm, person, corporation or association.
There were 9,681 statewide principals represented by lobbyists registered in the year.
Tallahassee is the city with the biggest number of principals represented by lobbyists registered in the state.
Florida cities ranked by number of principals represented by lobbyists registered in 2021
| Rank | City | Total Principals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallahassee | 580 |
| 2 | Miami | 226 |
| 3 | Tampa | 220 |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 161 |
| 5 | Orlando | 140 |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale | 105 |
| 7 | West Palm Beach | 69 |
| 8 | St. Petersburg | 61 |
| 9 | Sarasota | 57 |
| 10 | Boca Raton | 50 |
| 11 | Clearwater | 37 |
| 12 | Gainesville | 36 |
| 12 | Fort Myers | 36 |
| 14 | Coral Gables | 33 |
| 15 | Lakeland | 30 |
| 15 | Bradenton | 30 |
| 17 | St. Augustine | 29 |
| 18 | Pensacola | 27 |
| 19 | Naples | 23 |
| 20 | Altamonte Springs | 20 |
| 20 | Maitland | 20 |
| 20 | Daytona Beach | 20 |
| 20 | Hollywood | 20 |
| 20 | Doral | 20 |
| 25 | Ocala | 18 |
| 25 | Melbourne | 18 |
| 25 | Winter Park | 18 |
| 28 | Sunrise | 17 |
| 29 | Brandon | 16 |
| 30 | Fort Pierce | 15 |
| 30 | Pompano Beach | 15 |
| 32 | Deerfield Beach | 14 |
| 32 | Key West | 14 |
| 32 | Hialeah | 14 |
| 35 | Kissimmee | 13 |
| 35 | Miami Lakes | 13 |
| 35 | Sanford | 13 |
| 35 | Palm Beach Gardens | 13 |
| 39 | Aventura | 12 |
| 39 | Stuart | 12 |
| 39 | Lake Worth | 12 |
| 42 | Panama City | 11 |
| 42 | Miami Beach | 11 |
| 42 | Lake Mary | 11 |
| 42 | New Port Richey | 11 |
| 46 | Vero Beach | 10 |
| 46 | Miramar | 10 |
| 46 | North Miami | 10 |
| 49 | Clewiston | 9 |
| 49 | Coconut Creek | 9 |
| 49 | Bartow | 9 |
| 49 | Riverview | 9 |
| 49 | Palatka | 9 |
| 49 | Punta Gorda | 9 |
| 55 | Coral Springs | 8 |
| 55 | Davie | 8 |
| 55 | Delray Beach | 8 |
| 55 | Jupiter | 8 |
| 55 | Brooksville | 8 |
| 55 | Marianna | 8 |
| 61 | Hallandale Beach | 7 |
| 61 | Leesburg | 7 |
| 61 | North Palm Beach | 7 |
| 61 | Miami Gardens | 7 |
| 61 | Winter Haven | 7 |
| 61 | Homestead | 7 |
| 61 | Ormond Beach | 7 |
| 68 | Clermont | 6 |
| 68 | Quincy | 6 |
| 68 | Okeechobee | 6 |
| 68 | Pembroke Pines | 6 |
| 68 | Labelle | 6 |
| 68 | Plant City | 6 |
| 68 | Bunnell | 6 |
| 68 | Palmetto Bay | 6 |
| 68 | Deland | 6 |
| 68 | Temple Terrace | 6 |
| 68 | Largo | 6 |
| 68 | Cape Coral | 6 |
| 68 | Oldsmar | 6 |
| 81 | Land O'Lakes | 5 |
| 81 | St. Cloud | 5 |
| 81 | Milton | 5 |
| 81 | Pinellas Park | 5 |
| 81 | Venice | 5 |
| 81 | Moore Haven | 5 |
| 81 | Palmetto | 5 |
| 81 | Yulee | 5 |
| 81 | Apopka | 5 |
| 81 | Crawfordville | 5 |
| 81 | Panama City Beach | 5 |
| 81 | Wellington | 5 |
| 93 | Lake City | 4 |
| 93 | Opa-locka | 4 |
| 93 | Bonita Springs | 4 |
| 93 | Green Cove Springs | 4 |
| 93 | Lutz | 4 |
| 93 | Oviedo | 4 |
| 93 | Chipley | 4 |
| 93 | Miami Shores | 4 |
| 93 | Atlantic Beach | 4 |
| 93 | South Daytona | 4 |
| 93 | Cape Canaveral | 4 |
| 93 | Key Largo | 4 |
| 93 | Lauderhill | 4 |
| 93 | Medley | 4 |
| 93 | South Miami | 4 |
| 93 | Hialeah Gardens | 4 |
| 93 | Immokalee | 4 |
| 93 | Tarpon Springs | 4 |
| 93 | Windermere | 4 |
| 93 | Cocoa | 4 |
| 93 | Inverness | 4 |
| 93 | Fernandina Beach | 4 |
| 93 | Rockledge | 4 |
| 116 | Lake Buena Vista | 3 |
| 116 | Miami Springs | 3 |
| 116 | Marathon | 3 |
| 116 | Cutler Bay | 3 |
| 116 | Lauderdale Lakes | 3 |
| 116 | Lake Wales | 3 |
| 116 | Lehigh Acres | 3 |
| 116 | Niceville | 3 |
| 116 | Seminole | 3 |
| 116 | Estero | 3 |
| 116 | Fort Walton Beach | 3 |
| 116 | Palm Coast | 3 |
| 116 | Winter Garden | 3 |
| 116 | Port Charlotte | 3 |
| 116 | Key Biscayne | 3 |
| 116 | Pinecrest | 3 |
| 116 | Riviera Beach | 3 |
| 116 | Royal Palm Beach | 3 |
| 116 | Sanibel | 3 |
| 116 | Titusville | 3 |
| 116 | Avon Park | 3 |
| 116 | Belleview | 3 |
| 116 | Boynton Beach | 3 |
| 116 | Dania Beach | 3 |
| 116 | Debary | 3 |
| 116 | Lake Placid | 3 |
| 116 | North Miami Beach | 3 |
| 116 | Palm Beach | 3 |
| 116 | Port St. Lucie | 3 |
| 116 | Starke | 3 |
| 116 | Cooper City | 3 |
| 116 | Englewood | 3 |
| 116 | Gulfport | 3 |
| 116 | Madison | 3 |
| 116 | Tamarac | 3 |
| 116 | Live Oak | 3 |
| 116 | Blountstown | 3 |
| 116 | Palm City | 3 |
| 154 | Oakland | 2 |
| 154 | Juno Beach | 2 |
| 154 | Belle Glade | 2 |
| 154 | Flagler Beach | 2 |
| 154 | Orange Park | 2 |
| 154 | Odessa | 2 |
| 154 | Seffner | 2 |
| 154 | Tavares | 2 |
| 154 | Wauchula | 2 |
| 154 | Weston | 2 |
| 154 | Bonifay | 2 |
| 154 | Navarre | 2 |
| 154 | New Smyrna Beach | 2 |
| 154 | North Lauderdale | 2 |
| 154 | Tequesta | 2 |
| 154 | Arcadia | 2 |
| 154 | Crystal River | 2 |
| 154 | Havana | 2 |
| 154 | Heathrow | 2 |
| 154 | Hudson | 2 |
| 154 | Mount Dora | 2 |
| 154 | Ocoee | 2 |
| 154 | Palm Harbor | 2 |
| 154 | Virginia Gardens | 2 |
| 154 | Alachua | 2 |
| 154 | Dunedin | 2 |
| 154 | Greenacres | 2 |
| 154 | Indialantic | 2 |
| 154 | North Redington Beach | 2 |
| 154 | Palm Bay | 2 |
| 154 | Port Orange | 2 |
| 154 | Port St. Joe | 2 |
| 154 | St. Pete Beach | 2 |
| 154 | Wildwood | 2 |
| 154 | Belleair | 2 |
| 154 | Hobe Sound | 2 |
| 154 | Longwood | 2 |
| 154 | Monticello | 2 |
| 154 | Apalachicola | 2 |
| 154 | Bristol | 2 |
| 154 | Crestview | 2 |
| 154 | Florida City | 2 |
| 154 | Indian Harbour Beach | 2 |
| 154 | Jasper | 2 |
| 154 | Sebring | 2 |
| 199 | Ebro | 1 |
| 199 | Pembroke Park | 1 |
| 199 | Highland Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Surfside | 1 |
| 199 | Thonotosassa | 1 |
| 199 | West Miami | 1 |
| 199 | Winter Springs | 1 |
| 199 | Dade City | 1 |
| 199 | Holmes Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Longboat Key | 1 |
| 199 | North Port | 1 |
| 199 | The Villages | 1 |
| 199 | Belle Isle | 1 |
| 199 | Bradenton Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Bronson | 1 |
| 199 | Fort Meade | 1 |
| 199 | Groveland | 1 |
| 199 | Southwest Ranches | 1 |
| 199 | Valrico | 1 |
| 199 | Bal Harbour | 1 |
| 199 | Bay Harbor Islands | 1 |
| 199 | Callahan | 1 |
| 199 | Charlotte Harbor | 1 |
| 199 | Eatonville | 1 |
| 199 | El Portal | 1 |
| 199 | Fort Myers Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Freeport | 1 |
| 199 | Gulf Breeze | 1 |
| 199 | Howey-In-The-Hills | 1 |
| 199 | Jacksonville Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Jupiter Inlet Colony | 1 |
| 199 | Mangonia Park | 1 |
| 199 | Margate | 1 |
| 199 | Mascotte | 1 |
| 199 | Neptune Beach | 1 |
| 199 | North Bay Village | 1 |
| 199 | Orange City | 1 |
| 199 | Polk City | 1 |
| 199 | Sunny Isles Beach | 1 |
| 199 | West Park | 1 |
| 199 | Zephyrhills | 1 |
| 199 | Atlantis | 1 |
| 199 | Captiva | 1 |
| 199 | Cocoa Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Floral City | 1 |
| 199 | Hilliard | 1 |
| 199 | Hosford | 1 |
| 199 | Indiantown | 1 |
| 199 | Inglis | 1 |
| 199 | Jensen Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Key Colony Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Lauderdale-By-The-Sea | 1 |
| 199 | Loxahatchee Groves | 1 |
| 199 | Madeira Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Middleburg | 1 |
| 199 | Newberry | 1 |
| 199 | Nokomis | 1 |
| 199 | Pahokee | 1 |
| 199 | Parkland | 1 |
| 199 | Perry | 1 |
| 199 | Redington Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Sneads | 1 |
| 199 | St. Leo | 1 |
| 199 | Sun City Center | 1 |
| 199 | University Park | 1 |
| 199 | Valparaiso | 1 |
| 199 | Alva | 1 |
| 199 | Anna Maria | 1 |
| 199 | Bascom | 1 |
| 199 | Biscayne Park | 1 |
| 199 | Branford | 1 |
| 199 | Buckingham | 1 |
| 199 | Bushnell | 1 |
| 199 | Canal Point | 1 |
| 199 | Casselberry | 1 |
| 199 | Cedar Key | 1 |
| 199 | Chattahoochee | 1 |
| 199 | Deltona | 1 |
| 199 | Destin | 1 |
| 199 | Dundee | 1 |
| 199 | Eastpoint | 1 |
| 199 | Golden Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Gretna | 1 |
| 199 | Hastings | 1 |
| 199 | Jay | 1 |
| 199 | Jennings | 1 |
| 199 | Keystone Heights | 1 |
| 199 | Lake Alfred | 1 |
| 199 | Lake Clarke Shores | 1 |
| 199 | Lake Helen | 1 |
| 199 | Lighthouse Point | 1 |
| 199 | Macclenny | 1 |
| 199 | Minneola | 1 |
| 199 | Mulberry | 1 |
| 199 | Nobleton | 1 |
| 199 | Oak Hill | 1 |
| 199 | Oakland Park | 1 |
| 199 | Port Richey | 1 |
| 199 | Ruskin | 1 |
| 199 | Safety Harbor | 1 |
| 199 | Satellite Beach | 1 |
| 199 | Shalimar | 1 |
| 199 | South Bay | 1 |
| 199 | Wesley Chapel | 1 |
| 199 | Wilton Manors | 1 |
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