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Medical and dental practices in the Copper River Census Area, AK

How the Copper River Census Area, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,234 a household
Spending per listing
$496K
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.9
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,666
+1.9% since 2020

See the medical and dental practices around any address in the Copper River Census Area

The site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Copper River Census Area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

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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 3 medical and dental practices in the Copper River Census Area. That is 24.9 per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,234 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Copper River Census Area spend about $1.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $496K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Copper River Census Area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the Copper River Census Area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How the Copper River Census Area compares

The same measures for Alaska 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 Copper River Census Area, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureCopper River Census AreaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.973.084.5
Spending per listing$496K$191K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a228270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,234$1,394$1,288
Median household income$79,250$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 the Copper River Census Area, 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 the Copper River Census Area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,666+1.9% since 2020
Households
1,207
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
24,646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
0
Median household income
$79,250
Average household income
$95,712
Median home value
$292,800
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Copper River Census Area marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK4833483.8$165K+10.4%#1,296 of 2,394
2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK464375.0$181K−2.6%#1,369 of 2,394
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK4522060.5$226K−1.4%#1,395 of 2,394
4Kodiak Island Borough, AK443166.8$197K−5.0%#1,461 of 2,394
5Juneau City and Borough, AK439471.4$201K−1.8%#1,517 of 2,394
6Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK4021287.0$150K+5.1%#1,679 of 2,394
7Anchorage Municipality, AK3595287.7$168K−1.3%#1,880 of 2,394
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored324.9$496K+1.9%

Other business types in the Copper River Census Area

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Copper River Census Area, AK?

The Copper River Census Area has 3 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Copper River Census Area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Copper River Census Area, AK spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.5M a year, or $1,234 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $496K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,207 households in the Copper River Census Area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Copper River Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Copper River Census Area has 24.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $496K, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Copper River Census Area would have about 10, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Copper River Census Area, AK growing?

Population estimates put the Copper River Census Area at 2,666 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,207 households. Median household income in the Copper River Census Area is $79,250, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Copper River Census Area. It maps the medical and dental practices 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.

How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in the Copper River Census Area

Screening a site or an acquisition in the Copper River Census Area?

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