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Medical and dental practices in La Paz County, AZ
How La Paz County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #392 of 2,394 scored counties
#3 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $445K
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.4
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,711
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in La Paz County spend about $9.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,043 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 medical and dental practices, that is $445K per practice, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
La Paz County has 21 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 23.4 for every 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in La Paz County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 814 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $102K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in La Paz County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Paz County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in La Paz County is 68 (upper middle), #392 of 2,394 scored counties and #3 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How La Paz County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | La Paz County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.4 | 81.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $445K | $159K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 814 | 257 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,043 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $49,478 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $102K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in La Paz 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 La Paz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,711+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,959
- Median age
- 54.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $49,478+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,972
- Median home value
- $135,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,060
- Daytime population
- 16,016Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Arizona, with La Paz County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 80 | 576 | 35.6 | $356K | +25.4% | #106 of 2,394 |
| 2Santa Cruz County, AZ | 78 | 37 | 21.8 | $496K | +4.8% | #118 of 2,394 |
| 3La Paz County, AZ | 68 | 21 | 23.4 | $445K | +0.9% | #392 of 2,394 |
| 4Apache County, AZ | 64 | 37 | 17.5 | $564K | −2.2% | #558 of 2,394 |
| 5Yuma County, AZ | 59 | 394 | 49.7 | $227K | +9.2% | #793 of 2,394 |
| 6Cochise County, AZ | 53 | 249 | 48.8 | $229K | +0.6% | #1,042 of 2,394 |
| 7Graham County, AZ | 52 | 76 | 59.6 | $194K | +4.0% | #1,100 of 2,394 |
| 8Mohave County, AZ | 51 | 598 | 58.6 | $189K | +6.5% | #1,140 of 2,394 |
| 9Navajo County, AZ | 49 | 189 | 47.2 | $225K | +3.0% | #1,216 of 2,394 |
| 10Gila County, AZ | 48 | 122 | 51.6 | $218K | +0.9% | #1,269 of 2,394 |
Other business types in La Paz 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 La Paz County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 medical and dental practices in La Paz County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in La Paz County, AZ spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.3M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $445K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,959 households in La Paz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Paz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
La Paz County has 23.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $445K, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, La Paz County would have about 61, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is La Paz County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put La Paz County at 16,711 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,959 households. The median household income in La Paz County is $49,478 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. La Paz County scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #392 of 2,394 scored counties.
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