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Medical and dental practices in Calloway County, KY
The medical and dental practices in Calloway County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,854 of 2,394 scored counties
#58 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 103
- 10 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On medical and dental services · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $142K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,421
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Calloway County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,854 of 2,394 scored counties and #58 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Calloway County comes to about $14.6M a year: $957 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $142K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Calloway County has 103 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 67.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Calloway County was 40 in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 381 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $790K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Calloway County. Population estimates put the population change in Calloway County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Calloway 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 | Calloway County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.6 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $142K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 381 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.0% | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $957 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,706 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 40−7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 280
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $790K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Calloway 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 Calloway County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,421+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,239
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $52,706+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,292
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,172
- Daytime population
- 39,043Residents 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 |
| 58Calloway County, KY | 36 | 103 | 67.6 | $142K | +4.9% | #1,854 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Calloway 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Calloway County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 medical and dental practices in Calloway County. 10 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Calloway County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.6M a year, or $957 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $142K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,239 households in Calloway County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calloway County, KY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Calloway County has 67.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $142K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Calloway County would have about 96, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 381 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Calloway County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Calloway County at 39,421 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,239 households. The median household income in Calloway County is $52,706 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Calloway County scores 36 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,854 of 2,394 scored counties.
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