Counties
The following counties west of the Apalachicola River are always included in references to the Panhandle:
- Bay County
- Calhoun County
- Escambia County
- Gulf County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Walton County
- Washington County
Some or all of the following counties east of the Apalachicola, in the Big Bend subregion, are sometimes considered part of the Panhandle:
- Franklin County
- Gadsden County
- Jefferson County
- Leon County
- Liberty County
- Madison County
- Taylor County
- Wakulla County
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