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Medical and dental practices in Fulton County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Fulton County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #692 of 2,394 scored counties
#31 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 52
- 7 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,280 a household
- Spending per listing
- $340K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.7
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,901
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 medical and dental practices in Fulton County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 37.7 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,280 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Fulton County spend about $17.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $340K per practice, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Fulton County was 28 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 493 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Fulton County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fulton County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #692 of 2,394 scored counties and #31 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Fulton County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Fulton County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.7 | 102.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $340K | $148K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 493 | 269 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,280 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,599 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 280.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 527 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,901−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 13,795
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 866 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $60,599+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,763
- Median home value
- $107,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,322
- Daytime population
- 27,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Piatt County, IL | 84 | 24 | 34.7 | $441K | +0.6% | #51 of 2,394 |
| 2Cumberland County, IL | 76 | 8 | 19.2 | $700K | −2.1% | #162 of 2,394 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 76 | 285 | 62.8 | $270K | +9.9% | #184 of 2,394 |
| 4Crawford County, IL | 75 | 32 | 42.7 | $317K | +0.1% | #213 of 2,394 |
| 5Woodford County, IL | 75 | 75 | 51.1 | $304K | −0.8% | #215 of 2,394 |
| 6Johnson County, IL | 74 | 6 | 14.6 | $876K | +0.4% | #220 of 2,394 |
| 7Mercer County, IL | 74 | 21 | 32.0 | $436K | −2.6% | #227 of 2,394 |
| 8Washington County, IL | 74 | 21 | 36.2 | $383K | −1.2% | #229 of 2,394 |
| 9Carroll County, IL | 73 | 20 | 30.4 | $419K | −1.7% | #250 of 2,394 |
| 10Hancock County, IL | 72 | 16 | 21.0 | $618K | −4.4% | #270 of 2,394 |
| 31Fulton County, IL | 61 | 52 | 37.7 | $340K | −2.0% | #692 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Fulton 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 clinics61
- Dentists and orthodontists70
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Fulton County, IL?
There are 52 medical and dental practices on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fulton County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,280 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $340K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,795 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, IL compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Fulton County has 37.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $340K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Fulton County would have about 116, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 493 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 32,901 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,795 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $60,599, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. Fulton County scores 61 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #692 of 2,394 scored counties.
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