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Medical and dental practices in Colbert County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,713 of 2,394 scored counties
#48 of 64 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
149
15 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
67
+6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.2M
On medical and dental services · $997 a household
Spending per listing
$163K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
61.3
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,474
+3.8% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Colbert County comes to about $24.2M a year: $997 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 149 medical and dental practices, that is $163K per practice, 7% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Colbert County has 149 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 61.3, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Colbert County was 67 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 363 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $223K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Colbert County.

Population estimates put the population change in Colbert County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Colbert County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,713 of 2,394 scored counties and #48 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.

How Colbert 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 Colbert County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureColbert CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households61.364.484.5
Spending per listing$163K$163K$152K
Households per official establishment363343270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.4%+1.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$997$1,050$1,288
Median household income$60,628$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score3954

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 67+6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
804
Annual payroll, 2023
$46.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
50Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14915 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
159The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$223K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
59,474+3.8% since 2020
Households
24,301
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$60,628+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,445
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
23,900
Daytime population
58,699Residents 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 Colbert 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
48Colbert County, AL3914961.3$163K+3.8%#1,713 of 2,394

Other business types in Colbert County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 medical and dental practices in Colbert County. 15 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $24.2M a year, or $997 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $163K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,301 households in Colbert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Colbert County has 61.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $163K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Colbert County would have about 159, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 363 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Colbert County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Colbert County at 59,474 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,301 households. The median household income in Colbert County is $60,628 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Colbert County scores 39 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,713 of 2,394 scored counties.

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