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Chiropractors in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area
How the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #173 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 245
- 25 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 157
- −9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $654.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,173 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,402,509
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 245 chiropractors in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 10%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area spend about $654.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,173 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 245 chiropractors, that is $2.7M per practice, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 157 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,556 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #173 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky.
How the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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.
| Measure | Louisville/Jefferson County metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,556 | 3,812 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.6% | −4.4% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,173 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,863 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 157−9.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 628
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24525 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 274The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Louisville/Jefferson County 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,402,509+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 558,306
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,961 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 347
- Median household income
- $73,863
- Average household income
- $99,561
- Median home value
- $248,700
- Jobs located here
- 702,791
- Daytime population
- 1,410,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 69 | 412 | 4.5 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #55 of 386 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 67 | 40 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +8.5% | #70 of 386 |
| 1Owensboro, KY | 57 | 16 | 3.5 | $3M | +1.3% | #135 of 386 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 52 | 245 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +2.9% | #173 of 386 |
| 3Bowling Green, KY | 50 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +9.5% | #188 of 386 |
| 4Lexington-Fayette, KY | 47 | 106 | 4.9 | $2.3M | +3.4% | #209 of 386 |
| 5Elizabethtown, KY | 45 | 23 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +2.4% | #222 of 386 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 40 | 70 | 4.6 | $2.3M | −2.6% | #264 of 386 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 21 | 24 | 5.8 | $1.9M | −1.2% | #377 of 386 |
Other business types in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area?
The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has 245 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 157 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $654.8M a year, or $1,173 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 245 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 558,306 households in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has 4.4 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area would have about 274, against 245 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,556 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area at 1,402,509 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 558,306 households. Median household income in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area is $73,863, 9% 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores 52 for chiropractors (upper middle), #173 of 386 scored metro areas.
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