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Medical and dental practices in Fresno County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Fresno County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,624 of 2,394 scored counties
#35 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
2,295
229 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
1,376
−2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$408.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,259 a household
Spending per listing
$178K
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
70.7
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,035,456
+2.6% since 2020

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,295 medical and dental practices in Fresno County. Of those, 229 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 70.7, 16% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Fresno County spend about $408.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,259 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $178K per practice, 17% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,376 businesses with payroll in Fresno County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 236 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 641 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $23.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Fresno County.

Population estimates show Fresno County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Fresno County is 41 (lower middle), #1,624 of 2,394 scored counties and #35 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Fresno 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Fresno County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureFresno CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households70.788.384.5
Spending per listing$178K$166K$152K
Households per official establishment236199270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.0%+2.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,259$1,464$1,288
Median household income$74,201$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4143

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,404 → 1,376−2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
12,093
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1B
One-person businesses, 2023
641Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,295229 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,681The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
27
Amount
$23.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Fresno 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 Fresno County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,035,456+2.6% since 2020
Households
324,702
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,959 sq. mi.
People per square mile
171
Median household income
$74,201+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,641
Median home value
$388,800
Jobs located here
413,154
Daytime population
1,017,627Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in California, with Fresno County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA856723.4$531K+8.2%#33 of 2,394
2San Benito County, CA808641.8$372K+8.6%#104 of 2,394
3Calaveras County, CA736635.8$367K+2.8%#252 of 2,394
4Trinity County, CA691119.7$566K−2.3%#358 of 2,394
5Colusa County, CA692330.6$407K−0.1%#363 of 2,394
6Madera County, CA6919442.8$296K+7.4%#378 of 2,394
7Mariposa County, CA641621.3$569K−1.2%#557 of 2,394
8Yolo County, CA6441153.6$261K+3.1%#584 of 2,394
9San Joaquin County, CA631,34154.7$253K+5.5%#621 of 2,394
10Lassen County, CA612830.3$383K−13.1%#688 of 2,394
35Fresno County, CA412,29570.7$178K+2.6%#1,624 of 2,394

Other business types in Fresno County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Fresno County, CA?

There are 2,295 medical and dental practices on map listings in Fresno County as of September 2026. 229 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,376 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. Official counts list 641 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fresno County, CA spend on medical and dental services?

About $408.8M a year, or $1,259 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,295 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $178K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,702 households in Fresno County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fresno County, CA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Fresno County has 70.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $178K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Fresno County would have about 2,681, against 2,295 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 236 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Fresno County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Fresno County at 1,035,456 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,702 households. Median household income in Fresno County is $74,201, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Fresno County scores 41 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,624 of 2,394 scored counties.

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