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Medical and dental practices in Adams County, CO

How Adams County, CO 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #681 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
1,319
146 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
468
+12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$262.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,393 a household
Spending per listing
$199K
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
69.9
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
554,668
+6.6% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Adams County comes to about $262.9M a year: $1,393 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,319 medical and dental practices, that is $199K per practice, 31% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Adams County has 1,319 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 146 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 69.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 468 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 403 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 275 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $10.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Adams County.

Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #681 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Adams County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households69.9107.384.5
Spending per listing$199K$133K$152K
Households per official establishment403260270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.0%+4.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,393$1,423$1,288
Median household income$94,571$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
418 → 468+12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,723
Annual payroll, 2023
$277.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
275Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,319146 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,724The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$10.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
554,668+6.6% since 2020
Households
188,730
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,167 sq. mi.
People per square mile
454
Median household income
$94,571+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,016
Median home value
$484,200
Jobs located here
254,922
Daytime population
520,338Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO952424.0$684K+16.5%#1 of 2,394
2Park County, CO931112.2$1.2M+5.1%#2 of 2,394
3Grand County, CO773445.5$298K+4.8%#159 of 2,394
4Weld County, CO6682566.4$209K+14.2%#511 of 2,394
5Adams County, CO621,31969.9$199K+6.6%#681 of 2,394
6Archuleta County, CO594270.9$180K+6.6%#803 of 2,394
7Delta County, CO586449.4$225K+3.6%#838 of 2,394
8Las Animas County, CO572843.0$247K−0.7%#862 of 2,394
9Rio Grande County, CO531733.1$345K−3.9%#1,030 of 2,394
10Moffat County, CO503768.6$175K−1.1%#1,189 of 2,394

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Adams County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,319 medical and dental practices in Adams County. 146 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 468 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 275 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Adams County, CO spend on medical and dental services?

About $262.9M a year, or $1,393 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,319 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $199K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 188,730 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Adams County has 69.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $199K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Adams County would have about 1,724, against 1,319 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 403 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 554,668 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 188,730 households. The median household income in Adams County is $94,571 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Adams County scores 62 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #681 of 2,394 scored counties.

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