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Medical and dental practices in Cobb County, GA
How Cobb County, GA 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,003 of 2,394 scored counties
#93 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 3,453
- 409 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 1,372
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $390.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,321 a household
- Spending per listing
- $113K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 116.8
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Cobb County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,003 of 2,394 scored counties and #93 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,321 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Cobb County spend about $390.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $113K per practice, 26% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Cobb County has 3,453 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 116.8 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,372 businesses with payroll in Cobb County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 216 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $13.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cobb County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cobb County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cobb County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 116.8 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $113K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 216 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.2% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,321 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,317 → 1,372+4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 14,163
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 819Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,453409 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,561The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $13.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harris County, GA | 87 | 19 | 14.6 | $866K | +6.8% | #13 of 2,394 |
| 2Oglethorpe County, GA | 86 | 6 | 11.1 | $983K | +10.4% | #23 of 2,394 |
| 3Madison County, GA | 84 | 11 | 9.8 | $1M | +8.8% | #40 of 2,394 |
| 4Pike County, GA | 84 | 14 | 20.8 | $561K | +10.5% | #44 of 2,394 |
| 5Banks County, GA | 82 | 10 | 14.6 | $729K | +17.3% | #70 of 2,394 |
| 6Jasper County, GA | 82 | 13 | 21.8 | $475K | +20.2% | #75 of 2,394 |
| 7Long County, GA | 80 | 6 | 9.7 | $1M | +32.6% | #93 of 2,394 |
| 8Pierce County, GA | 77 | 12 | 15.8 | $664K | +5.1% | #136 of 2,394 |
| 9Walker County, GA | 77 | 47 | 17.8 | $562K | +3.7% | #139 of 2,394 |
| 10Jones County, GA | 76 | 19 | 17.6 | $618K | +2.8% | #164 of 2,394 |
| 93Cobb County, GA | 33 | 3,453 | 116.8 | $113K | +3.5% | #2,003 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Cobb 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics34
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy47
- Optometrists and eye care51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Cobb County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,453 medical and dental practices in Cobb County. 409 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,372 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 819 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $390.6M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,453 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $113K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Cobb County has 116.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $113K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Cobb County would have about 2,561, against 3,453 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 216 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 33 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,003 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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