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Medical and dental practices in DeKalb County, GA
How DeKalb 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,054 of 2,394 scored counties
#96 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 2,491
- 283 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 1,082
- −1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $347.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,209 a household
- Spending per listing
- $139K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 86.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #2,054 of 2,394 scored counties and #96 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,209 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $347.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $139K per practice, 9% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
DeKalb County has 2,491 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 86.7 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 1,082 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in DeKalb County in 2023, down 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 265 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $11.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in DeKalb County. Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 86.7 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $139K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 265 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.9% | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,209 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,103 → 1,082−1.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,822
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,038Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,491283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,277The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $11.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents 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 |
| 96DeKalb County, GA | 31 | 2,491 | 86.7 | $139K | +1.3% | #2,054 of 2,394 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics34
- Chiropractors41
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in DeKalb County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,491 medical and dental practices in DeKalb County. 283 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,082 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 1.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,038 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $347.3M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,491 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $139K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
DeKalb County has 86.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $139K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 2,277, against 2,491 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 265 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 31 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,054 of 2,394 scored counties.
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