Market rankings · Kentucky
Medical and dental practices in Kentucky
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kentucky, ranked by the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 16,640
- 3,128 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 5,858
- +1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 91.7
- 9% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $114K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #50 of 51
- Market score 25 · Lower middle
A site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Kentucky has 16,640 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 91.7 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Kentucky comes to about $1.9B a year: $1,042 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $114K per practice, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5,858 businesses with payroll in Kentucky classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 310 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 61 SBA-backed loans worth $36.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #50 for medical and dental practices, with a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest (79). Of the 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Franklin area scores highest (68).
Every market in Kentucky for medical and dental practices
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 79 | 6,063 | 66.9 | $213K | +2.7% | #18 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 72 | 681 | 54.5 | $193K | +8.5% | #45 of 387 |
| 1Bowling Green, KY | 57 | 454 | 61.9 | $166K | +9.5% | #133 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 31 | 1,278 | 84.0 | $124K | −2.6% | #340 of 387 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 28 | 7,114 | 127.4 | $92K | +2.9% | #353 of 387 |
| 3Lexington-Fayette, KY | 27 | 2,302 | 106.4 | $105K | +3.4% | #354 of 387 |
| 4Elizabethtown, KY | 24 | 535 | 105.7 | $100K | +2.4% | #362 of 387 |
| 5Owensboro, KY | 22 | 399 | 88.1 | $119K | +1.3% | #366 of 387 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 11 | 473 | 113.3 | $95K | −1.2% | #384 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin, KY | 68 | 38 | 47.4 | $205K | +5.9% | #108 of 538 |
| 2Mayfield, KY | 67 | 58 | 41.0 | $234K | +1.4% | #113 of 538 |
| 3Glasgow, KY | 48 | 118 | 53.4 | $178K | +2.6% | #287 of 538 |
| 4Mount Sterling, KY | 42 | 117 | 64.4 | $149K | +3.1% | #355 of 538 |
| 5Murray, KY | 39 | 103 | 67.6 | $142K | +4.9% | #378 of 538 |
| 6Richmond-Berea, KY | 37 | 380 | 76.7 | $131K | +7.0% | #397 of 538 |
| 7Frankfort, KY | 37 | 270 | 83.4 | $127K | +3.1% | #398 of 538 |
| 8Campbellsville, KY | 27 | 115 | 78.3 | $121K | +3.4% | #471 of 538 |
| 9Danville, KY | 25 | 189 | 86.9 | $112K | +3.6% | #483 of 538 |
| 10Henderson, KY | 23 | 179 | 76.3 | $130K | −0.9% | #498 of 538 |
| 11Somerset, KY | 21 | 235 | 89.7 | $105K | +3.5% | #504 of 538 |
| 12Madisonville, KY | 15 | 156 | 84.8 | $113K | −0.5% | #528 of 538 |
| 13Corbin, KY | 13 | 552 | 97.6 | $93K | +0.1% | #532 of 538 |
| 14Pikeville, KY | 8 | 344 | 88.2 | $100K | −5.4% | #537 of 538 |
| 15Middlesborough, KY | 6 | 90 | 90.6 | $89K | −4.8% | #538 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 85 | 21 | 28.7 | $433K | +7.7% | #37 of 2,394 |
| 2Allen County, KY | 78 | 20 | 24.9 | $390K | +9.5% | #121 of 2,394 |
| 3Edmonson County, KY | 75 | 9 | 17.7 | $527K | +5.0% | #192 of 2,394 |
| 4Todd County, KY | 74 | 13 | 28.5 | $359K | +5.6% | #235 of 2,394 |
| 5Trigg County, KY | 72 | 16 | 26.4 | $375K | +3.1% | #279 of 2,394 |
| 6Henry County, KY | 71 | 18 | 29.3 | $345K | +4.8% | #316 of 2,394 |
| 7Jackson County, KY | 70 | 8 | 15.6 | $549K | +2.8% | #331 of 2,394 |
| 8Garrard County, KY | 70 | 25 | 37.3 | $263K | +7.3% | #353 of 2,394 |
| 9Lincoln County, KY | 68 | 30 | 30.9 | $306K | +4.6% | #406 of 2,394 |
| 10Meade County, KY | 68 | 43 | 39.1 | $283K | +2.2% | #413 of 2,394 |
| 11Owen County, KY | 66 | 8 | 18.8 | $518K | +2.6% | #464 of 2,394 |
| 12Bath County, KY | 65 | 12 | 25.5 | $380K | +3.6% | #520 of 2,394 |
| 13Larue County, KY | 65 | 22 | 36.7 | $274K | +2.1% | #539 of 2,394 |
| 14Morgan County, KY | 65 | 17 | 34.8 | $262K | +5.0% | #542 of 2,394 |
| 15Anderson County, KY | 65 | 44 | 45.6 | $237K | +5.5% | #553 of 2,394 |
| 16Hart County, KY | 64 | 21 | 28.5 | $328K | +4.3% | #567 of 2,394 |
| 17Breckinridge County, KY | 64 | 27 | 33.5 | $292K | +5.2% | #572 of 2,394 |
| 18Mercer County, KY | 64 | 36 | 39.2 | $263K | +4.8% | #583 of 2,394 |
| 19Jessamine County, KY | 63 | 68 | 34.1 | $328K | +7.8% | #605 of 2,394 |
| 20Grant County, KY | 63 | 37 | 40.1 | $254K | +4.7% | #619 of 2,394 |
| 21Pendleton County, KY | 62 | 12 | 22.1 | $452K | +1.1% | #640 of 2,394 |
| 22Lewis County, KY | 59 | 13 | 25.9 | $357K | −1.4% | #769 of 2,394 |
| 23Fleming County, KY | 59 | 21 | 35.8 | $255K | +4.6% | #783 of 2,394 |
| 24Knott County, KY | 58 | 10 | 18.1 | $484K | −5.9% | #806 of 2,394 |
| 25Graves County, KY | 57 | 58 | 41.0 | $234K | +1.4% | #867 of 2,394 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Simpson County, KY | 57 | 38 | 47.4 | $205K | +5.9% | #887 of 2,394 |
| 27Metcalfe County, KY | 55 | 12 | 29.3 | $310K | +2.9% | #945 of 2,394 |
| 28Harrison County, KY | 55 | 37 | 50.7 | $202K | +4.9% | #972 of 2,394 |
| 29McCreary County, KY | 54 | 18 | 30.7 | $254K | +1.7% | #997 of 2,394 |
| 30Campbell County, KY | 54 | 199 | 50.7 | $229K | +2.5% | #1,005 of 2,394 |
| 31Leslie County, KY | 53 | 10 | 23.6 | $366K | −8.0% | #1,029 of 2,394 |
| 32Woodford County, KY | 52 | 54 | 49.9 | $235K | +3.7% | #1,081 of 2,394 |
| 33Casey County, KY | 52 | 26 | 40.1 | $223K | +1.8% | #1,087 of 2,394 |
| 34Webster County, KY | 51 | 20 | 40.6 | $235K | −0.7% | #1,121 of 2,394 |
| 35Butler County, KY | 51 | 22 | 48.2 | $195K | +1.6% | #1,135 of 2,394 |
| 36Russell County, KY | 50 | 38 | 50.3 | $187K | +3.4% | #1,185 of 2,394 |
| 37Boone County, KY | 50 | 365 | 71.6 | $176K | +6.5% | #1,188 of 2,394 |
| 38Scott County, KY | 50 | 163 | 72.0 | $164K | +8.2% | #1,199 of 2,394 |
| 39Martin County, KY | 49 | 11 | 28.5 | $311K | −4.9% | #1,207 of 2,394 |
| 40Logan County, KY | 48 | 54 | 49.1 | $197K | +4.2% | #1,277 of 2,394 |
| 41Kenton County, KY | 48 | 403 | 59.8 | $195K | +3.9% | #1,278 of 2,394 |
| 42Union County, KY | 47 | 22 | 42.3 | $226K | −5.9% | #1,318 of 2,394 |
| 43Green County, KY | 47 | 24 | 54.3 | $170K | +4.6% | #1,335 of 2,394 |
| 44Bullitt County, KY | 47 | 243 | 76.5 | $149K | +5.0% | #1,347 of 2,394 |
| 45Washington County, KY | 44 | 30 | 61.8 | $163K | +2.7% | #1,486 of 2,394 |
| 46Oldham County, KY | 44 | 227 | 98.6 | $144K | +4.9% | #1,502 of 2,394 |
| 47Estill County, KY | 43 | 23 | 38.5 | $234K | −1.4% | #1,507 of 2,394 |
| 48Ohio County, KY | 43 | 49 | 53.8 | $177K | +0.8% | #1,527 of 2,394 |
| 49Powell County, KY | 42 | 21 | 43.8 | $198K | −2.2% | #1,579 of 2,394 |
| 50Wayne County, KY | 42 | 36 | 44.6 | $194K | +0.3% | #1,581 of 2,394 |
| 51Carter County, KY | 40 | 59 | 54.7 | $173K | −1.7% | #1,670 of 2,394 |
| 52Grayson County, KY | 39 | 69 | 68.1 | $140K | +3.6% | #1,723 of 2,394 |
| 53Barren County, KY | 38 | 106 | 58.8 | $163K | +2.6% | #1,762 of 2,394 |
| 54Marshall County, KY | 38 | 94 | 71.2 | $146K | −0.1% | #1,773 of 2,394 |
| 55Warren County, KY | 38 | 403 | 72.4 | $145K | +10.6% | #1,775 of 2,394 |
| 56Carroll County, KY | 37 | 44 | 105.3 | $96K | +2.9% | #1,829 of 2,394 |
| 57Adair County, KY | 36 | 38 | 53.3 | $174K | +2.9% | #1,838 of 2,394 |
| 58Calloway County, KY | 36 | 103 | 67.6 | $142K | +4.9% | #1,854 of 2,394 |
| 59Rockcastle County, KY | 34 | 30 | 45.9 | $198K | +0.6% | #1,916 of 2,394 |
| 60Bourbon County, KY | 34 | 55 | 67.6 | $152K | −0.3% | #1,931 of 2,394 |
| 61Marion County, KY | 34 | 60 | 77.7 | $125K | +2.7% | #1,950 of 2,394 |
| 62Monroe County, KY | 33 | 24 | 51.7 | $176K | −1.1% | #1,967 of 2,394 |
| 63Harlan County, KY | 33 | 55 | 51.3 | $167K | −7.6% | #1,970 of 2,394 |
| 64Letcher County, KY | 32 | 32 | 37.8 | $222K | −7.0% | #2,010 of 2,394 |
| 65Muhlenberg County, KY | 32 | 80 | 66.0 | $148K | −0.9% | #2,021 of 2,394 |
| 66Madison County, KY | 32 | 327 | 88.3 | $118K | +9.4% | #2,028 of 2,394 |
| 67Shelby County, KY | 32 | 210 | 113.6 | $102K | +6.2% | #2,034 of 2,394 |
| 68Greenup County, KY | 31 | 112 | 76.0 | $132K | −1.9% | #2,057 of 2,394 |
| 69Nelson County, KY | 31 | 175 | 91.4 | $116K | +4.8% | #2,067 of 2,394 |
| 70Magoffin County, KY | 29 | 23 | 48.6 | $167K | −4.3% | #2,112 of 2,394 |
| 71Clark County, KY | 27 | 134 | 89.0 | $115K | +2.3% | #2,178 of 2,394 |
| 72Lawrence County, KY | 27 | 55 | 86.7 | $105K | −3.3% | #2,181 of 2,394 |
| 73Franklin County, KY | 25 | 226 | 99.5 | $106K | +2.0% | #2,217 of 2,394 |
| 74Montgomery County, KY | 24 | 97 | 88.1 | $110K | +2.5% | #2,233 of 2,394 |
| 75Caldwell County, KY | 23 | 35 | 69.7 | $141K | −0.3% | #2,238 of 2,394 |
| 76Hardin County, KY | 23 | 513 | 115.0 | $93K | +2.4% | #2,251 of 2,394 |
| 77Fayette County, KY | 23 | 1,828 | 130.8 | $85K | +2.2% | #2,254 of 2,394 |
| 78Johnson County, KY | 22 | 56 | 61.9 | $142K | −2.6% | #2,258 of 2,394 |
| 79Daviess County, KY | 22 | 386 | 92.7 | $113K | +1.5% | #2,266 of 2,394 |
| 80Rowan County, KY | 21 | 76 | 79.2 | $120K | −1.0% | #2,277 of 2,394 |
| 81Taylor County, KY | 21 | 91 | 88.7 | $109K | +2.9% | #2,278 of 2,394 |
| 82Jefferson County, KY | 21 | 5,235 | 157.9 | $69K | +1.6% | #2,285 of 2,394 |
| 83Pulaski County, KY | 20 | 235 | 89.7 | $105K | +3.5% | #2,293 of 2,394 |
| 84Christian County, KY | 19 | 179 | 69.6 | $136K | −3.6% | #2,298 of 2,394 |
| 85Breathitt County, KY | 19 | 40 | 73.2 | $112K | −8.3% | #2,303 of 2,394 |
| 86Laurel County, KY | 19 | 219 | 91.3 | $107K | +1.6% | #2,305 of 2,394 |
| 87Knox County, KY | 18 | 73 | 62.3 | $129K | −2.2% | #2,311 of 2,394 |
| 88Henderson County, KY | 18 | 159 | 85.8 | $116K | −0.9% | #2,314 of 2,394 |
| 89Boyle County, KY | 18 | 159 | 132.0 | $75K | +2.9% | #2,323 of 2,394 |
| 90Mason County, KY | 16 | 66 | 92.6 | $102K | −1.2% | #2,347 of 2,394 |
| 91Hopkins County, KY | 15 | 156 | 84.8 | $113K | −0.5% | #2,351 of 2,394 |
| 92Clay County, KY | 14 | 53 | 72.7 | $116K | −4.1% | #2,359 of 2,394 |
| 93McCracken County, KY | 13 | 428 | 155.1 | $68K | −0.5% | #2,367 of 2,394 |
| 94Whitley County, KY | 13 | 207 | 152.9 | $59K | +1.6% | #2,368 of 2,394 |
| 95Boyd County, KY | 13 | 337 | 174.5 | $57K | −0.9% | #2,369 of 2,394 |
| 96Pike County, KY | 11 | 192 | 79.1 | $112K | −6.4% | #2,381 of 2,394 |
| 97Perry County, KY | 9 | 115 | 103.8 | $87K | −6.4% | #2,387 of 2,394 |
| 98Floyd County, KY | 8 | 152 | 103.4 | $85K | −3.9% | #2,389 of 2,394 |
| 99Bell County, KY | 7 | 90 | 90.6 | $89K | −4.8% | #2,391 of 2,394 |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 18 | 46.7 | $186K | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 13 | 35.7 | $293K | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 11 | 30.2 | $328K | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 11 | 31.0 | $304K | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 7 | 19.4 | $509K | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 20 | 58.5 | $180K | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 9 | 27.6 | $368K | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 7 | 20.7 | $506K | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 11.9 | $906K | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 7 | 25.2 | $369K | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 5 | 15.6 | $674K | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 15 | 57.8 | $143K | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 11 | 45.1 | $192K | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 11 | 41.2 | $185K | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 12 | 47.1 | $182K | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 8 | 32.3 | $276K | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 11 | 41.8 | $203K | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 21.4 | $474K | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 23.1 | $445K | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 7 | 44.7 | $161K | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 medical and dental practices on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Kentucky?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16,640 medical and dental practices in Kentucky. 3,128 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 5,858 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,869 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.9B a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16,640 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $114K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Kentucky has 91.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $114K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Kentucky would have about 12,403, against 16,640 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 310 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for medical and dental practices?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Franklin area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 99 scored counties in Kentucky, Spencer County scores highest, at 85 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kentucky scores 25 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #50 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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