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Medical and dental practices in Anderson County, KY
How Anderson County, KY 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #553 of 2,394 scored counties
#15 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 44
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,078 a household
- Spending per listing
- $237K
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.6
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,225
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 medical and dental practices in Anderson County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 14%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 45.6 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Anderson County comes to about $10.4M a year: $1,078 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 44 medical and dental practices, that is $237K per practice, 55% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Anderson County in 2023. That is one for every 804 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Anderson County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Anderson County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #553 of 2,394 scored counties and #15 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anderson County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Anderson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.6 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $237K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 804 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,078 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,488 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 446 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The 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 Anderson 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 Anderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,225+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,653
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $74,488+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,135
- Median home value
- $225,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,941
- Daytime population
- 18,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| 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 |
| 15Anderson County, KY | 65 | 44 | 45.6 | $237K | +5.5% | #553 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Anderson 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 clinics65
- Dentists and orthodontists70
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Anderson County, KY?
There are 44 medical and dental practices on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Anderson County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.4M a year, or $1,078 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $237K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,653 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anderson County, KY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Anderson County has 45.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $237K, 55% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Anderson County would have about 68, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 804 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Anderson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Anderson County at 25,225 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,653 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $74,488, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Anderson County scores 65 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #553 of 2,394 scored counties.
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