Market rankings · North Carolina
Chiropractors in North Carolina
Markets across North Carolina ranked by the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,741
- 178 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 1,047
- +5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.8B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #12 of 51
- Market score 64 · Upper middle
A site report maps the chiropractors on map listings around any address in North Carolina by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,741 chiropractors in North Carolina. 178 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in North Carolina comes to about $4.8B a year: $1,116 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 15% 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 1,047 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in North Carolina in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,090 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, 52 SBA-backed loans worth $20.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in North Carolina.
Among the 50 states and DC, North Carolina ranks #12 for chiropractors, with a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in North Carolina, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area scores highest (80). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in North Carolina, the Anderson Creek area scores highest (86).
Every market in North Carolina for chiropractors
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in North Carolina, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 80 | 78 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +7.5% | #8 of 386 |
| 2Jacksonville, NC | 78 | 15 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +6.0% | #10 of 386 |
| 3Greensboro-High Point, NC | 73 | 78 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +4.1% | #34 of 386 |
| 4Greenville, NC | 71 | 20 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +5.4% | #43 of 386 |
| 5Fayetteville, NC | 69 | 28 | 1.9 | $5.4M | +1.6% | #50 of 386 |
| 6Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 69 | 18 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +10.3% | #56 of 386 |
| 7Rocky Mount, NC | 68 | 8 | 1.4 | $7.3M | +2.8% | #59 of 386 |
| 8Goldsboro, NC | 68 | 12 | 2.5 | $4M | +3.8% | #60 of 386 |
| 9Winston-Salem, NC | 68 | 88 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +5.3% | #64 of 386 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 66 | 240 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +0.9% | #76 of 386 |
| 10Burlington, NC | 66 | 23 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +8.5% | #77 of 386 |
| 11Raleigh-Cary, NC | 55 | 335 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +12.6% | #161 of 386 |
| 12Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 54 | 52 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #164 of 386 |
| 13Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 49 | 586 | 5.4 | $2.2M | +10.1% | #199 of 386 |
| 14Wilmington, NC | 44 | 111 | 5.6 | $2M | +15.9% | #232 of 386 |
| 15Asheville, NC | 25 | 114 | 7.1 | $1.6M | +3.6% | #367 of 386 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 86 | 7 | 1.4 | $7.6M | +12.3% | #2 of 426 |
| 2Sanford, NC | 79 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +10.8% | #11 of 426 |
| 3Morehead City, NC | 74 | 9 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +4.1% | #25 of 426 |
| 4Kinston, NC | 70 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +1.4% | #44 of 426 |
| 5New Bern, NC | 70 | 16 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +3.6% | #50 of 426 |
| 6Kill Devil Hills, NC | 67 | 7 | 4.2 | $3M | +3.3% | #76 of 426 |
| 7Albemarle, NC | 67 | 11 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +9.8% | #80 of 426 |
| 8Brevard, NC | 64 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #103 of 426 |
| 9Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 64 | 15 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +3.4% | #105 of 426 |
| 10Mount Airy, NC | 62 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #123 of 426 |
| 11Wilson, NC | 60 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +1.7% | #134 of 426 |
| 12Lumberton, NC | 56 | 15 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +3.4% | #164 of 426 |
| 13Rockingham, NC | 54 | 5 | 2.9 | $3M | −1.6% | #173 of 426 |
| 14Elizabeth City, NC | 53 | 7 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +4.5% | #190 of 426 |
| 15Washington, NC | 51 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.4M | 0.0% | #206 of 426 |
| 16Henderson, NC | 50 | 5 | 3.1 | $3M | +0.2% | #213 of 426 |
| 17Waynesville, NC | 46 | 13 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #242 of 426 |
| 18Forest City, NC | 46 | 13 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +2.1% | #243 of 426 |
| 19Boone, NC | 21 | 17 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #418 of 426 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $8.4M | +0.6% | |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $8.6M | −4.3% | |
| Marion, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +1.5% | |
| Laurinburg, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $5.7M | −0.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 88 | 8 | 2.4 | $5.3M | +11.0% | #9 of 1,490 |
| 2Harnett County, NC | 83 | 7 | 1.4 | $7.6M | +12.3% | #28 of 1,490 |
| 3Orange County, NC | 81 | 21 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +6.1% | #54 of 1,490 |
| 4Johnston County, NC | 80 | 27 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +17.9% | #57 of 1,490 |
| 5Onslow County, NC | 78 | 15 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +6.0% | #76 of 1,490 |
| 6Davidson County, NC | 77 | 15 | 2.1 | $4.8M | +6.6% | #90 of 1,490 |
| 7Durham County, NC | 77 | 47 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +7.7% | #101 of 1,490 |
| 8Pender County, NC | 77 | 8 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +19.0% | #102 of 1,490 |
| 9Lincoln County, NC | 77 | 13 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +13.2% | #104 of 1,490 |
| 10Randolph County, NC | 75 | 10 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +3.5% | #126 of 1,490 |
| 11Lee County, NC | 75 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +10.8% | #133 of 1,490 |
| 12Rowan County, NC | 74 | 16 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +5.6% | #154 of 1,490 |
| 13Rockingham County, NC | 73 | 6 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +3.3% | #164 of 1,490 |
| 14Guilford County, NC | 73 | 62 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +4.4% | #167 of 1,490 |
| 15Pitt County, NC | 73 | 20 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +5.4% | #168 of 1,490 |
| 16Union County, NC | 72 | 39 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +11.7% | #196 of 1,490 |
| 17Gaston County, NC | 71 | 29 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +7.8% | #209 of 1,490 |
| 18Moore County, NC | 71 | 18 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +10.3% | #216 of 1,490 |
| 19Nash County, NC | 70 | 6 | 1.5 | $6.6M | +3.9% | #223 of 1,490 |
| 20Wayne County, NC | 70 | 12 | 2.5 | $4M | +3.8% | #226 of 1,490 |
| 21Alamance County, NC | 69 | 23 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +8.5% | #245 of 1,490 |
| 22Sampson County, NC | 68 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +4.1% | #251 of 1,490 |
| 23Carteret County, NC | 68 | 9 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +4.1% | #253 of 1,490 |
| 24Cumberland County, NC | 67 | 27 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +0.4% | #271 of 1,490 |
| 25Lenoir County, NC | 65 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +1.4% | #320 of 1,490 |
Show all 100 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Craven County, NC | 63 | 13 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #370 of 1,490 |
| 27Stanly County, NC | 63 | 11 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +9.8% | #388 of 1,490 |
| 28Burke County, NC | 61 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #428 of 1,490 |
| 29Dare County, NC | 61 | 7 | 4.2 | $3M | +3.3% | #432 of 1,490 |
| 30Brunswick County, NC | 61 | 28 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +26.5% | #438 of 1,490 |
| 31Forsyth County, NC | 61 | 63 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #439 of 1,490 |
| 32Transylvania County, NC | 58 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #516 of 1,490 |
| 33Cleveland County, NC | 58 | 15 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +3.4% | #517 of 1,490 |
| 34Surry County, NC | 56 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #566 of 1,490 |
| 35Jackson County, NC | 56 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +6.9% | #568 of 1,490 |
| 36Wake County, NC | 56 | 305 | 6.6 | $2M | +11.2% | #582 of 1,490 |
| 37Cabarrus County, NC | 55 | 43 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +9.9% | #594 of 1,490 |
| 38Wilson County, NC | 54 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +1.7% | #614 of 1,490 |
| 39Robeson County, NC | 53 | 15 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +3.4% | #654 of 1,490 |
| 40Richmond County, NC | 51 | 5 | 2.9 | $3M | −1.6% | #694 of 1,490 |
| 41Pasquotank County, NC | 48 | 7 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +4.5% | #798 of 1,490 |
| 42Mecklenburg County, NC | 48 | 309 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +10.5% | #820 of 1,490 |
| 43Beaufort County, NC | 47 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.4M | 0.0% | #829 of 1,490 |
| 44Henderson County, NC | 47 | 28 | 5.5 | $2M | +5.0% | #843 of 1,490 |
| 45Catawba County, NC | 46 | 34 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +5.8% | #864 of 1,490 |
| 46Iredell County, NC | 45 | 48 | 6.3 | $1.9M | +12.9% | #888 of 1,490 |
| 47Vance County, NC | 44 | 5 | 3.1 | $3M | +0.2% | #897 of 1,490 |
| 48Rutherford County, NC | 43 | 13 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +2.1% | #933 of 1,490 |
| 49Cherokee County, NC | 43 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +6.8% | #941 of 1,490 |
| 50Haywood County, NC | 41 | 13 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #986 of 1,490 |
| 51New Hanover County, NC | 39 | 75 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +8.6% | #1,052 of 1,490 |
| 52Polk County, NC | 35 | 6 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +6.0% | #1,151 of 1,490 |
| 53Buncombe County, NC | 26 | 85 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +2.9% | #1,350 of 1,490 |
| 54Watauga County, NC | 17 | 17 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #1,459 of 1,490 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 0.9 | $10.6M | +0.7% | |
| Franklin County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $10.3M | +18.8% | |
| Wilkes County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $8.4M | +0.6% | |
| Granville County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $6.1M | +2.1% | |
| Hoke County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $20M | +9.0% | |
| Columbus County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $6.2M | 0.0% | |
| Duplin County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +6.0% | |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.0 | $9.3M | +0.7% | |
| Halifax County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.0 | $9.3M | −3.9% | |
| Stokes County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +3.5% | |
| McDowell County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +1.5% | |
| Davie County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.3 | $4.9M | +6.9% | |
| Person County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $8.4M | +3.7% | |
| Macon County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +5.8% | |
| Yadkin County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.3 | $7.7M | +2.9% | |
| Alexander County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +1.5% | |
| Scotland County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $5.7M | −0.3% | |
| Currituck County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $7.4M | +16.7% | |
| Bladen County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $5.4M | +1.3% | |
| Ashe County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $3M | +3.5% | |
| Montgomery County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Caswell County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Anson County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $7.5M | −2.1% | |
| Madison County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $8.4M | +5.9% | |
| Martin County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $8.9M | −1.6% | |
| Greene County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Hertford County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $3.8M | −11.2% | |
| Yancey County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $8.2M | +3.2% | |
| Warren County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Avery County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $7.2M | +1.1% | |
| Bertie County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Northampton County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $7.4M | −5.4% | |
| Mitchell County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +1.1% | |
| Swain County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $6M | −0.6% | |
| Chowan County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +2.8% | |
| Perquimans County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +3.6% | |
| Pamlico County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +3.7% | |
| Clay County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $5.1M | +9.9% | |
| Alleghany County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $4.7M | +5.4% | |
| Camden County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.8% | |
| Washington County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $1.4M | −3.1% | |
| Gates County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Jones County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $4M | +4.6% | |
| Graham County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.3% |
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 North Carolina?
North Carolina has 1,741 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 178 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 1,047 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019.
How much do households in North Carolina spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.8B a year, or $1,116 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,741 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 4,282,345 households in North Carolina and national spending patterns by income.
How does North Carolina compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
North Carolina has 4.1 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, North Carolina would have about 1,997, against 1,741 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,090 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
Which market in North Carolina has the highest market score for chiropractors?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in North Carolina, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in North Carolina, the Anderson Creek area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 54 scored counties in North Carolina, Chatham County scores highest, at 88 (high). 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. North Carolina scores 64 for chiropractors (upper middle), #12 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 North Carolina. 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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