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Medical and dental practices in Blount County, AL

The medical and dental practices in Blount County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #609 of 2,394 scored counties
#11 of 64 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
71
12 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
31
+19.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$22.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,020 a household
Spending per listing
$319K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.0
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,156
+1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 71 medical and dental practices in Blount County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 17%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 32.0 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Blount County spend about $22.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,020 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $319K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Blount County was 31 in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 715 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blount County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blount County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #609 of 2,394 scored counties and #11 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.

How Blount County 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 medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Blount County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBlount CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.064.484.5
Spending per listing$319K$163K$152K
Households per official establishment715343270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.2%+1.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,020$1,050$1,288
Median household income$64,190$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6354

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 31+19.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
198
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
148The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Blount 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 Blount County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,156+1.8% since 2020
Households
22,180
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
645 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$64,190+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,889
Median home value
$175,200
Jobs located here
9,571
Daytime population
43,189Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Blount County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Henry County, AL761521.2$466K+7.1%#166 of 2,394
2Lawrence County, AL752719.8$519K+2.3%#193 of 2,394
3Hale County, AL711017.7$496K+2.9%#302 of 2,394
4Elmore County, AL7110331.3$352K+4.2%#313 of 2,394
5Geneva County, AL701716.0$585K+3.2%#330 of 2,394
6Cleburne County, AL701118.4$519K+6.0%#332 of 2,394
7Limestone County, AL6815437.6$312K+18.0%#405 of 2,394
8St. Clair County, AL6813839.3$276K+7.1%#414 of 2,394
9Washington County, AL651321.8$483K−3.3%#516 of 2,394
10Clay County, AL641424.1$396K−0.1%#563 of 2,394
11Blount County, AL637132.0$319K+1.8%#609 of 2,394

Other business types in Blount County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Blount County, AL?

Blount County has 71 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Blount County, AL spend on medical and dental services?

About $22.6M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $319K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,180 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blount County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Blount County has 32.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $319K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Blount County would have about 148, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 715 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Blount County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Blount County at 60,156 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,180 households. Median household income in Blount County is $64,190, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Blount County scores 63 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #609 of 2,394 scored counties.

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