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Medical and dental practices in Meriwether County, GA
How Meriwether 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #381 of 2,394 scored counties
#24 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 29
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On medical and dental services · $974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $282K
- 85% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.6
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,516
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Meriwether County comes to about $8.2M a year: $974 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $282K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 85% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 29 medical and dental practices on map listings in Meriwether County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 34.6 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Meriwether County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 2,797 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Meriwether County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Meriwether County is 69 (upper middle), #381 of 2,394 scored counties and #24 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Meriwether 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 | Meriwether County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.6 | 83.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $282K | $138K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,797 | 267 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $974 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,340 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $556K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 295 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Meriwether 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 Meriwether County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,516+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,391
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $57,340+54.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,311
- Median home value
- $168,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,267
- Daytime population
- 16,127Residents 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 |
| 24Meriwether County, GA | 69 | 29 | 34.6 | $282K | +4.4% | #381 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Meriwether 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 clinics69
- Dentists and orthodontists
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy31
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Meriwether County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 medical and dental practices in Meriwether County. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Meriwether County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.2M a year, or $974 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $282K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,391 households in Meriwether County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meriwether County, GA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Meriwether County has 34.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $282K, 85% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Meriwether County would have about 54, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,797 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Meriwether County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Meriwether County at 21,516 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,391 households. The median household income in Meriwether County is $57,340 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 54.5% 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. Meriwether County scores 69 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #381 of 2,394 scored counties.
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