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Medical and dental practices in Allen County, KS

How Allen County, KS 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,584 of 2,394 scored counties
#26 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
36
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,282 a household
Spending per listing
$178K
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
71.8
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,302
−1.8% 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 $1,282 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Allen County spend about $6.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 36 medical and dental practices, that is $178K per practice, 17% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 36 medical and dental practices on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 71.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 418 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Allen County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,584 of 2,394 scored counties and #26 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Allen County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households71.882.984.5
Spending per listing$178K$172K$152K
Households per official establishment418294270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,282$1,422$1,288
Median household income$60,689$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4258

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 12
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$670K
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
362 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,302−1.8% since 2020
Households
5,011
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
500 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$60,689+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,243
Median home value
$107,600
Jobs located here
5,623
Daytime population
11,680Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Osage County, KS801624.9$539K−0.3%#97 of 2,394
2Jackson County, KS772345.9$297K+1.5%#160 of 2,394
3Jefferson County, KS762635.1$416K−0.2%#168 of 2,394
4Pottawatomie County, KS744649.0$307K+6.9%#242 of 2,394
5Dickinson County, KS744049.9$269K+1.4%#245 of 2,394
6Leavenworth County, KS7315952.7$289K+3.2%#266 of 2,394
7Miami County, KS728058.2$259K+5.9%#295 of 2,394
8Franklin County, KS714745.2$301K+1.1%#323 of 2,394
9Marion County, KS671429.5$436K−1.3%#431 of 2,394
10Geary County, KS675538.8$319K−1.2%#444 of 2,394
26Allen County, KS423671.8$178K−1.8%#1,584 of 2,394

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Allen County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 medical and dental practices in Allen County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Allen County, KS spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.4M a year, or $1,282 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $178K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,011 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allen County has 71.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $178K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Allen County would have about 42, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 418 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 12,302 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,011 households. The median household income in Allen County is $60,689 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Allen County scores 42 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,584 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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