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Medical and dental practices in Yuma County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Yuma County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #793 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 394
- 34 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 200
- −14.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,126 a household
- Spending per listing
- $227K
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.7
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,449
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Yuma County spend about $89.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,126 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 394 medical and dental practices, that is $227K per practice, 49% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Yuma County has 394 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 49.7 for every 10,000 households, 41% 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 Yuma County was 200 in 2023, down 14.2% from 2019. That is one for every 397 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 145 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Yuma County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Yuma County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Yuma County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #793 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Yuma 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 | Yuma County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.7 | 81.8 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $227K | $159K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 397 | 257 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.2% | +3.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,126 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,876 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 233 → 200−14.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,334
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $95.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 145Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39434 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 586The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Yuma 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 Yuma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,449+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 79,341
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $62,876+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,974
- Median home value
- $217,800
- Jobs located here
- 70,111
- Daytime population
- 205,624Residents 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 Yuma 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 Yuma 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors83
- Physical therapy70
- Optometrists and eye care83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Yuma County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 394 medical and dental practices in Yuma County. 34 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 14.2% from 2019. Another 145 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yuma County, AZ spend on medical and dental services?
About $89.4M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 394 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $227K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,341 households in Yuma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuma County, AZ compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Yuma County has 49.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $227K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Yuma County would have about 586, against 394 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 397 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Yuma County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Yuma County at 224,449 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,341 households. The median household income in Yuma County is $62,876 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.0% 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. Yuma County scores 59 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #793 of 2,394 scored counties.
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