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Medical and dental practices in Macoupin County, IL

How Macoupin 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #734 of 2,394 scored counties
#35 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
74
6 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
41
+17.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,379 a household
Spending per listing
$328K
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.1
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,748
−2.6% 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

Households in Macoupin County spend about $24.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,379 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $328K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

Macoupin County has 74 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.1, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Macoupin County in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 429 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Macoupin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Macoupin County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #734 of 2,394 scored counties and #35 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How Macoupin 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 Macoupin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMacoupin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.1102.384.5
Spending per listing$328K$148K$152K
Households per official establishment429269270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.1%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,379$1,517$1,288
Median household income$70,805$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 41+17.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
239
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
746 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
159The 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 Macoupin 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 Macoupin County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,748−2.6% since 2020
Households
17,576
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$70,805+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,728
Median home value
$138,200
Jobs located here
10,069
Daytime population
33,384Residents 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 Macoupin 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
35Macoupin County, IL607442.1$328K−2.6%#734 of 2,394

Other business types in Macoupin County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 medical and dental practices in Macoupin County. 6 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $24.2M a year, or $1,379 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $328K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,576 households in Macoupin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macoupin County has 42.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $328K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Macoupin County would have about 159, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 429 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Macoupin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Macoupin County at 43,748 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,576 households. The median household income in Macoupin County is $70,805 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Macoupin County scores 60 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #734 of 2,394 scored counties.

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