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Chiropractors in Maine

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maine, ranked by the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
276
19 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
182
−4.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$694.5M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
4.6
15% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.5M
5% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#22 of 51
Market score 53 · Upper middle

A site report maps the chiropractors on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Maine has 276 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Maine comes to about $694.5M a year: $1,163 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 276 chiropractors, that is $2.5M per practice, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Maine was 182 in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,281 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Maine.

Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #22 for chiropractors, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest (57). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 59.

Every market in Maine for chiropractors

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Maine, ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewiston-Auburn, ME57163.4$3.2M+4.8%#131 of 386
2Bangor, ME56264.0$2.8M+3.8%#151 of 386
3Portland-South Portland, ME431486.2$2.1M+4.5%#241 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Maine, ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Augusta-Waterville, ME59224.1$2.7M+3.5%#142 of 426

Counties

Counties in Maine, ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sagadahoc County, ME6874.3$2.8M+3.4%#267 of 1,490
2York County, ME63454.9$2.5M+4.8%#385 of 1,490
3Androscoggin County, ME61163.4$3.2M+4.8%#429 of 1,490
4Penobscot County, ME60264.0$2.8M+3.8%#457 of 1,490
5Hancock County, ME60114.3$2.6M+3.0%#460 of 1,490
6Aroostook County, ME58103.3$3M−0.7%#508 of 1,490
7Lincoln County, ME5884.8$2.4M+3.8%#520 of 1,490
8Waldo County, ME5363.4$3.2M+2.6%#644 of 1,490
9Kennebec County, ME53224.1$2.7M+3.5%#648 of 1,490
10Cumberland County, ME43967.3$1.8M+4.5%#935 of 1,490
11Franklin County, ME4275.5$1.9M+4.6%#962 of 1,490
12Knox County, ME41116.0$2M+1.1%#988 of 1,490
Oxford County, MENot scored41.7$6.4M+4.2%
Somerset County, MENot scored41.7$5.9M+2.3%
Washington County, MENot scored21.4$7.2M+0.8%
Piscataquis County, MENot scored11.2$8.6M+3.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 chiropractors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many chiropractors are in Maine?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 276 chiropractors in Maine. 19 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 182 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Maine spend on medical and dental services?

About $694.5M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 276 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maine compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

Maine has 4.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Maine would have about 290, against 276 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,281 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Maine has the highest market score for chiropractors?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 59 (upper middle). Among 12 scored counties in Maine, Sagadahoc County scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Maine scores 53 for chiropractors (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maine. It maps the chiropractors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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