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Medical and dental practices in Henry County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Henry County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #166 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7M
- On medical and dental services · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $466K
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,394
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Henry County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #166 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 medical and dental practices in Henry County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Henry County comes to about $7M a year: $990 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $466K per practice, 3.1 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 Henry County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,009 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Henry County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Henry 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.
| Measure | Henry County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 64.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $466K | $163K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,009 | 343 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $990 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,931 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,394+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,062
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $59,931+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,432
- Median home value
- $161,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,000
- Daytime population
- 13,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henry County, AL | 76 | 15 | 21.2 | $466K | +7.1% | #166 of 2,394 |
| 2Lawrence County, AL | 75 | 27 | 19.8 | $519K | +2.3% | #193 of 2,394 |
| 3Hale County, AL | 71 | 10 | 17.7 | $496K | +2.9% | #302 of 2,394 |
| 4Elmore County, AL | 71 | 103 | 31.3 | $352K | +4.2% | #313 of 2,394 |
| 5Geneva County, AL | 70 | 17 | 16.0 | $585K | +3.2% | #330 of 2,394 |
| 6Cleburne County, AL | 70 | 11 | 18.4 | $519K | +6.0% | #332 of 2,394 |
| 7Limestone County, AL | 68 | 154 | 37.6 | $312K | +18.0% | #405 of 2,394 |
| 8St. Clair County, AL | 68 | 138 | 39.3 | $276K | +7.1% | #414 of 2,394 |
| 9Washington County, AL | 65 | 13 | 21.8 | $483K | −3.3% | #516 of 2,394 |
| 10Clay County, AL | 64 | 14 | 24.1 | $396K | −0.1% | #563 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Henry County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Henry County, AL?
Henry County has 15 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henry County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $7M a year, or $990 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $466K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,062 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, AL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Henry County has 21.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $466K, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Henry County would have about 46, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,009 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Henry County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 18,394 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,062 households. Median household income in Henry County is $59,931, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Henry County scores 76 for medical and dental practices (high), #166 of 2,394 scored counties.
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