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Medical and dental practices in Johnson County, KY

How Johnson 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 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,258 of 2,394 scored counties
#78 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
56
7 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
22
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$8M
On medical and dental services · $881 a household
Spending per listing
$142K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
61.9
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,051
−2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Johnson County is 22 (low), #2,258 of 2,394 scored counties and #78 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 56 medical and dental practices in Johnson County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 61.9 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Johnson County spend about $8M a year on medical and dental services, or $881 per household, 32% 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.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Johnson County in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 411 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Johnson 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Johnson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households61.991.784.5
Spending per listing$142K$114K$152K
Households per official establishment411310270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.8%+1.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$881$1,042$1,288
Median household income$44,904$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2225

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 22+4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
146
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
567 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,051−2.6% since 2020
Households
9,040
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
262 sq. mi.
People per square mile
85
Median household income
$44,904+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,524
Median home value
$120,200
Jobs located here
4,685
Daytime population
20,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Johnson County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY852128.7$433K+7.7%#37 of 2,394
2Allen County, KY782024.9$390K+9.5%#121 of 2,394
3Edmonson County, KY75917.7$527K+5.0%#192 of 2,394
4Todd County, KY741328.5$359K+5.6%#235 of 2,394
5Trigg County, KY721626.4$375K+3.1%#279 of 2,394
6Henry County, KY711829.3$345K+4.8%#316 of 2,394
7Jackson County, KY70815.6$549K+2.8%#331 of 2,394
8Garrard County, KY702537.3$263K+7.3%#353 of 2,394
9Lincoln County, KY683030.9$306K+4.6%#406 of 2,394
10Meade County, KY684339.1$283K+2.2%#413 of 2,394
78Johnson County, KY225661.9$142K−2.6%#2,258 of 2,394

Other business types in Johnson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Johnson County, KY?

Johnson County has 56 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Johnson County, KY spend on medical and dental services?

About $8M a year, or $881 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $142K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,040 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, KY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Johnson County has 61.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $142K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Johnson County would have about 52, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 411 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 22,051 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,040 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $44,904, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Johnson County scores 22 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,258 of 2,394 scored counties.

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