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Medical and dental practices in Carter County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Carter County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,670 of 2,394 scored counties
#51 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 59
- 8 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On medical and dental services · $943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $173K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.7
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,149
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 medical and dental practices in Carter County. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 54.7 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Carter County comes to about $10.2M a year: $943 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 59 medical and dental practices, that is $173K per practice, 13% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carter County in 2023. That is one for every 1,079 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Carter County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Carter County is 40 (lower middle), #1,670 of 2,394 scored counties and #51 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Carter 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 | Carter County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.7 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $173K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,079 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $943 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,235 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 598 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,149−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,794
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $51,235+47.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,045
- Median home value
- $132,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,014
- Daytime population
- 23,638Residents 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 |
| 51Carter County, KY | 40 | 59 | 54.7 | $173K | −1.7% | #1,670 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Carter 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists
- Primary care and pediatrics12
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care10
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Carter County, KY?
Carter County has 59 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carter County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.2M a year, or $943 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $173K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,794 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, KY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Carter County has 54.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $173K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Carter County would have about 67, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,079 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 26,149 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,794 households. Median household income in Carter County is $51,235, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.5%, 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. Carter County scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,670 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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