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Chiropractors in DeKalb County, GA

How DeKalb County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #989 of 1,490 scored counties
#42 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
177
16 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
99
+2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$347.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,209 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
774,394
+1.3% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in DeKalb County comes to about $347.3M a year: $1,209 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 177 chiropractors on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. 16 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in DeKalb County in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,901 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in DeKalb County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in DeKalb County is 41 (lower middle), #989 of 1,490 scored counties and #42 of 59 scored counties in Georgia.

How DeKalb County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 DeKalb County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDeKalb CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.05.4
Spending per listing$2M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,9013,1033,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.1%+5.8%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,209$1,150$1,288
Median household income$80,644$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4138

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
97 → 99+2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
348
Annual payroll, 2023
$15M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
17716 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
145The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in DeKalb County, 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 DeKalb County

Population, 2025 estimate
774,394+1.3% since 2020
Households
287,239
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
268 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,860
Median household income
$80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$119,811
Median home value
$357,800
Jobs located here
346,946
Daytime population
767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Georgia, with DeKalb County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newton County, GA8371.7$6.4M+11.2%#31 of 1,490
2Walton County, GA8292.5$4.6M+16.0%#43 of 1,490
3Effingham County, GA8272.9$4.1M+14.1%#45 of 1,490
4Bryan County, GA8074.2$3.1M+15.6%#60 of 1,490
5Houston County, GA77152.3$4.8M+8.5%#91 of 1,490
6Barrow County, GA7782.6$4.3M+18.7%#95 of 1,490
7Columbia County, GA75213.8$3.3M+7.9%#144 of 1,490
8Dawson County, GA7154.3$2.9M+30.7%#217 of 1,490
9Jackson County, GA71134.6$2.6M+29.3%#220 of 1,490
10Bulloch County, GA7092.9$3.4M+8.8%#230 of 1,490
42DeKalb County, GA411776.2$2M+1.3%#989 of 1,490

Other business types in DeKalb County

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

Questions

How many chiropractors are in DeKalb County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 177 chiropractors in DeKalb County. 16 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019.

How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $347.3M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 177 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

DeKalb County has 6.2 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 145, against 177 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,901 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?

Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

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. DeKalb County scores 41 for chiropractors (lower middle), #989 of 1,490 scored counties.

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