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Medical and dental practices in Lanier County, GA

How Lanier 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #472 of 2,394 scored counties
#28 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On medical and dental services · $967 a household
Spending per listing
$337K
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.7
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,623
+7.1% 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

At $967 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Lanier County spend about $3.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $337K per practice, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 10 medical and dental practices on map listings in Lanier County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 28.7 for every 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lanier County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lanier County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Lanier County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #472 of 2,394 scored counties and #28 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lanier 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Lanier County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLanier CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.783.684.5
Spending per listing$337K$138K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a267270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$967$1,150$1,288
Median household income$47,186$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Lanier 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 Lanier County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,623+7.1% since 2020
Households
3,483
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
197 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$47,186+15.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,614
Median home value
$162,300
Jobs located here
1,049
Daytime population
8,060Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harris County, GA871914.6$866K+6.8%#13 of 2,394
2Oglethorpe County, GA86611.1$983K+10.4%#23 of 2,394
3Madison County, GA84119.8$1M+8.8%#40 of 2,394
4Pike County, GA841420.8$561K+10.5%#44 of 2,394
5Banks County, GA821014.6$729K+17.3%#70 of 2,394
6Jasper County, GA821321.8$475K+20.2%#75 of 2,394
7Long County, GA8069.7$1M+32.6%#93 of 2,394
8Pierce County, GA771215.8$664K+5.1%#136 of 2,394
9Walker County, GA774717.8$562K+3.7%#139 of 2,394
10Jones County, GA761917.6$618K+2.8%#164 of 2,394
28Lanier County, GA661028.7$337K+7.1%#472 of 2,394

Other business types in Lanier County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Lanier County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 medical and dental practices in Lanier County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lanier County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lanier County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $3.4M a year, or $967 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $337K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,483 households in Lanier County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lanier County has 28.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $337K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lanier County would have about 22, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Lanier County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lanier County at 10,623 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,483 households. The median household income in Lanier County is $47,186 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.1% 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. Lanier County scores 66 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #472 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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