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Medical and dental practices in Del Norte County, CA
How Del Norte County, CA 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #809 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $432K
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,410
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 medical and dental practices in Del Norte County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Del Norte County comes to about $11.2M a year: $1,181 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $432K per practice, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Del Norte County in 2023. That is one for every 476 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Del Norte County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Del Norte County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #809 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Del Norte County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Del Norte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 88.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $432K | $166K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 476 | 199 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,181 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,058 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 Del Norte 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 Del Norte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,410−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,522
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $67,058+48.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,665
- Median home value
- $342,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,729
- Daytime population
- 25,295Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 85 | 67 | 23.4 | $531K | +8.2% | #33 of 2,394 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 80 | 86 | 41.8 | $372K | +8.6% | #104 of 2,394 |
| 3Calaveras County, CA | 73 | 66 | 35.8 | $367K | +2.8% | #252 of 2,394 |
| 4Trinity County, CA | 69 | 11 | 19.7 | $566K | −2.3% | #358 of 2,394 |
| 5Colusa County, CA | 69 | 23 | 30.6 | $407K | −0.1% | #363 of 2,394 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 69 | 194 | 42.8 | $296K | +7.4% | #378 of 2,394 |
| 7Mariposa County, CA | 64 | 16 | 21.3 | $569K | −1.2% | #557 of 2,394 |
| 8Yolo County, CA | 64 | 411 | 53.6 | $261K | +3.1% | #584 of 2,394 |
| 9San Joaquin County, CA | 63 | 1,341 | 54.7 | $253K | +5.5% | #621 of 2,394 |
| 10Lassen County, CA | 61 | 28 | 30.3 | $383K | −13.1% | #688 of 2,394 |
| 13Del Norte County, CA | 58 | 26 | 27.3 | $432K | −4.4% | #809 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Del Norte 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 Del Norte County, CA?
There are 26 medical and dental practices on map listings in Del Norte County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Del Norte County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.2M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $432K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,522 households in Del Norte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Del Norte County, CA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Del Norte County has 27.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $432K, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Del Norte County would have about 74, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 476 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Del Norte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Del Norte County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,522 households. Median household income in Del Norte County is $67,058, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.1%, 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. Del Norte County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #809 of 2,394 scored counties.
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