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Medical and dental practices in Breckinridge County, KY
The medical and dental practices in Breckinridge County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #572 of 2,394 scored counties
#17 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 27
- 7 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On medical and dental services · $977 a household
- Spending per listing
- $292K
- 92% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.5
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,503
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 medical and dental practices in Breckinridge County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 33.5 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Breckinridge County spend about $7.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $977 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $292K per practice, 92% 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 Breckinridge County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Breckinridge County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Breckinridge County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #572 of 2,394 scored counties and #17 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Breckinridge 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 | Breckinridge County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.5 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $292K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 621 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $977 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $55,843 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 277 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,503+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,069
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $55,843+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,788
- Median home value
- $156,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,536
- Daytime population
- 16,530Residents 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 |
| 17Breckinridge County, KY | 64 | 27 | 33.5 | $292K | +5.2% | #572 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Breckinridge 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Breckinridge County, KY?
There are 27 medical and dental practices on map listings in Breckinridge County as of September 2026. 7 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Breckinridge County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.9M a year, or $977 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $292K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,069 households in Breckinridge County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Breckinridge County, KY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Breckinridge County has 33.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $292K, 92% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Breckinridge County would have about 52, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Breckinridge County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Breckinridge County at 21,503 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,069 households. Median household income in Breckinridge County is $55,843, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Breckinridge County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #572 of 2,394 scored counties.
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