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Medical and dental practices in Cowley County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Cowley County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,112 of 2,394 scored counties
#20 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 63
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −8.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,256 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.1
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,382
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 medical and dental practices in Cowley County. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 47.1 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Cowley County spend about $16.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,256 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 medical and dental practices, that is $267K per practice, 75% 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 Cowley County was 41 in 2023, down 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 327 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Cowley County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Cowley County is 51 (upper middle), #1,112 of 2,394 scored counties and #20 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Cowley 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.
| Measure | Cowley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.1 | 82.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $172K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 327 | 294 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.9% | +6.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,256 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,878 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 41−8.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 636 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The 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 Cowley 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 Cowley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,382−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,387
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,878+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,245
- Median home value
- $120,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,490
- Daytime population
- 33,626Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Cowley County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Osage County, KS | 80 | 16 | 24.9 | $539K | −0.3% | #97 of 2,394 |
| 2Jackson County, KS | 77 | 23 | 45.9 | $297K | +1.5% | #160 of 2,394 |
| 3Jefferson County, KS | 76 | 26 | 35.1 | $416K | −0.2% | #168 of 2,394 |
| 4Pottawatomie County, KS | 74 | 46 | 49.0 | $307K | +6.9% | #242 of 2,394 |
| 5Dickinson County, KS | 74 | 40 | 49.9 | $269K | +1.4% | #245 of 2,394 |
| 6Leavenworth County, KS | 73 | 159 | 52.7 | $289K | +3.2% | #266 of 2,394 |
| 7Miami County, KS | 72 | 80 | 58.2 | $259K | +5.9% | #295 of 2,394 |
| 8Franklin County, KS | 71 | 47 | 45.2 | $301K | +1.1% | #323 of 2,394 |
| 9Marion County, KS | 67 | 14 | 29.5 | $436K | −1.3% | #431 of 2,394 |
| 10Geary County, KS | 67 | 55 | 38.8 | $319K | −1.2% | #444 of 2,394 |
| 20Cowley County, KS | 51 | 63 | 47.1 | $267K | −0.4% | #1,112 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Cowley 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Cowley County, KS?
Cowley County has 63 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) 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, down 8.9% from 2019. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cowley County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $16.8M a year, or $1,256 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $267K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,387 households in Cowley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowley County, KS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Cowley County has 47.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $267K, 75% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Cowley County would have about 110, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 327 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Cowley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Cowley County at 34,382 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,387 households. Median household income in Cowley County is $57,878, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.5%, 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. Cowley County scores 51 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,112 of 2,394 scored counties.
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