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Medical and dental practices in Lee County, IL

How Lee County, IL 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,169 of 2,394 scored counties
#52 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
82
7 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
31
+10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$18.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,356 a household
Spending per listing
$221K
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
61.5
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,914
−3.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 82 medical and dental practices in Lee County. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 61.5, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,356 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $18.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 82 medical and dental practices, that is $221K per practice, 45% above 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 Lee County was 31 in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 430 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Lee County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Lee County is 50 (upper middle), #1,169 of 2,394 scored counties and #52 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How Lee 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Lee County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households61.5102.384.5
Spending per listing$221K$148K$152K
Households per official establishment430269270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.7%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,356$1,517$1,288
Median household income$70,292$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 31+10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
492
Annual payroll, 2023
$30M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
827 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
119The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,914−3.4% since 2020
Households
13,337
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
725 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$70,292+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,634
Median home value
$154,600
Jobs located here
12,678
Daytime population
30,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Piatt County, IL842434.7$441K+0.6%#51 of 2,394
2Cumberland County, IL76819.2$700K−2.1%#162 of 2,394
3Kendall County, IL7628562.8$270K+9.9%#184 of 2,394
4Crawford County, IL753242.7$317K+0.1%#213 of 2,394
5Woodford County, IL757551.1$304K−0.8%#215 of 2,394
6Johnson County, IL74614.6$876K+0.4%#220 of 2,394
7Mercer County, IL742132.0$436K−2.6%#227 of 2,394
8Washington County, IL742136.2$383K−1.2%#229 of 2,394
9Carroll County, IL732030.4$419K−1.7%#250 of 2,394
10Hancock County, IL721621.0$618K−4.4%#270 of 2,394
52Lee County, IL508261.5$221K−3.4%#1,169 of 2,394

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Lee County, IL?

Lee County has 82 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lee County, IL spend on medical and dental services?

About $18.1M a year, or $1,356 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $221K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,337 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 61.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $221K, 45% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lee County would have about 119, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 430 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 32,914 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,337 households. Median household income in Lee County is $70,292, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.8%, 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. Lee County scores 50 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,169 of 2,394 scored counties.

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