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Chiropractors in the Birmingham, AL metro area

The chiropractors in the Birmingham, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #136 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama

Listings
174
16 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
97
+6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$515.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,109 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,197,766
+1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,109 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Birmingham metro area spend about $515.9M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 174 chiropractors, that is $3M per practice, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

The Birmingham metro area has 174 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 9%, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Birmingham metro area was 97 in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,794 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $866K have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Birmingham metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Birmingham metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Birmingham metro area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #136 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.

How the Birmingham metro area compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Chiropractors in Birmingham, AL metro area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBirmingham metro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.65.4
Spending per listing$3M$2.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,7944,4683,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.9%+5.7%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,109$1,050$1,288
Median household income$71,498$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
97+6.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
357
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
17416 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
216The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$866K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Birmingham metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Birmingham metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,197,766+1.4% since 2020
Households
465,003
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,280 sq. mi.
People per square mile
224
Median household income
$71,498
Average household income
$100,521
Median home value
$240,200
Jobs located here
555,318
Daytime population
1,227,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Alabama

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Birmingham metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Auburn-Opelika, AL72212.7$3.8M+7.1%#38 of 386
Columbus, GA-AL62292.3$4.4M−1.3%#94 of 386
2Montgomery, AL61442.9$3.6M+0.9%#103 of 386
3Tuscaloosa, AL57353.3$3.1M+2.9%#133 of 386
4Birmingham, AL571743.7$3M+1.4%#136 of 386
5Mobile, AL56412.5$4M−0.7%#143 of 386
6Huntsville, AL511085.2$2.3M+12.5%#182 of 386
7Dothan, AL46254.1$2.4M+3.4%#214 of 386
8Decatur, AL45274.3$2.5M+2.5%#221 of 386
9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL45575.8$2M+14.8%#223 of 386

Other business types in the Birmingham metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Birmingham, AL metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 174 chiropractors in the Birmingham metro area. 16 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Birmingham, AL metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $515.9M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 174 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $3M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 465,003 households in the Birmingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Birmingham, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Birmingham metro area has 3.7 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $3M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Birmingham metro area would have about 216, against 174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,794 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Birmingham, AL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Birmingham metro area at 1,197,766 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,003 households. The median household income in the Birmingham metro area is $71,498 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Birmingham metro area scores 57 for chiropractors (upper middle), #136 of 386 scored metro areas.

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