Manatee County · Florida Gulf Coast
Manatee Countyat your service
Your Gulf Coast county, working for you.
From Bradenton to the beaches of Anna Maria Island, one place to pay a bill, pull a permit, find a park, and get answers from the county — day or night, on any device.
Serving 400,000+ residents since 1855 · Accessible to everyone · Online services available 24/7
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Most county business takes just a few taps. Pick a common task below, or explore every department under Services.
- residents served
- 400K+residents served
- county established
- 1855county established
- square miles, coast to farm
- 785square miles, coast to farm
- of Gulf beaches on Anna Maria Island
- 7 miof Gulf beaches on Anna Maria Island
A charter county on Florida's Gulf Coast — beaches, farms, and the fastest-growing communities in the region.
Departments & Services
Every county service, organized around you
Manatee County government is built from departments that each own a piece of daily life — water, roads, permits, parks, safety and community. Find yours below, or jump straight to paying and applying online.
Water, sewer & solid waste
Utilities
Clean, safe drinking water, wastewater and reclaimed water, plus trash and recycling for unincorporated Manatee County — the services running quietly behind every tap and curb.
- · Pay or manage your water bill
- · Start, stop or transfer service
- · Report a water main or sewer issue
- · Trash, recycling & yard-waste pickup
Permits, planning & inspections
Building & Development Services
Everything it takes to build and improve safely in Manatee County — from a homeowner's fence permit to a master-planned community, with licensing, floodplain and land-use review in one department.
View servicesRoads, drainage & the everyday
Public Works
The roads you drive, the stormwater that keeps neighborhoods dry, the traffic signals and the county buildings — Public Works keeps the physical county running day in and day out.
View servicesBeaches, preserves & recreation
Parks & Natural Resources
Anna Maria Island's beaches, thousands of acres of preserves, boat ramps, ballfields and trails — the wild and green heart of the Gulf Coast, cared for on your behalf.
View servicesEmergencies & preparedness
Public Safety
On the Gulf Coast, being ready matters. Emergency management, hurricane preparedness, evacuation zones and the alerts that reach you first when weather turns.
View servicesLibraries, health & neighbors
Community Services
Libraries, veterans and senior services, housing help and the human-services safety net — the county programs that meet residents where they are.
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News & Announcements
Keeping up with the county
Beaches & Parks
Seven miles of Gulf, and thousands of acres of green
Manatee County's coast is its front porch — the white sand of Anna Maria Island, the mangrove channels of the preserves, boat ramps, ballfields and trails. Here's how to make the most of it, and how to help protect it.
- Anna Maria Island beaches
- Preserves & kayak trails
- Boat ramps & fishing
- Live beach conditions
Your Government
How Manatee County governs itself
Board of County Commissioners
Seven commissioners — five elected from single-member districts and two elected county-wide — set policy, pass ordinances and adopt the annual budget in public, open meetings.
County Administrator
Appointed by the Board, the County Administrator carries out the Board's direction, manages departments and prepares the county's operating and capital budgets.
Constitutional Officers
Five separately elected officers — the Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections and Sheriff — serve residents independently of the Board.
Do it online, anytime
Your county is open 24/7 — right here
Pay a bill, pull a permit, reserve a shelter or report a problem without a trip downtown. Manatee County services, wherever you are, on whatever device you've got.