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Medical and dental practices in Kenton County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Kenton County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,278 of 2,394 scored counties
#41 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
403
61 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
199
−0.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$78.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,167 a household
Spending per listing
$195K
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
59.8
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
175,779
+3.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 403 medical and dental practices in Kenton County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 59.8, 29% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Kenton County spend about $78.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,167 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 403 medical and dental practices, that is $195K per practice, 28% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 199 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kenton County in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. That is one for every 339 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kenton County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kenton County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Kenton County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,278 of 2,394 scored counties and #41 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Kenton 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 Kenton County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureKenton CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households59.891.784.5
Spending per listing$195K$114K$152K
Households per official establishment339310270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.5%+1.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,167$1,042$1,288
Median household income$80,548$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4825

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
200 → 199−0.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,475
Annual payroll, 2023
$309.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40361 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
516The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$5.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kenton 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 Kenton County

Population, 2025 estimate
175,779+3.9% since 2020
Households
67,367
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
160 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,068
Median household income
$80,548+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,303
Median home value
$244,400
Jobs located here
69,403
Daytime population
152,560Residents 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 Kenton 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
41Kenton County, KY4840359.8$195K+3.9%#1,278 of 2,394

Other business types in Kenton County

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

Questions

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

There are 403 medical and dental practices on map listings in Kenton County as of September 2026. 61 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 199 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $78.6M a year, or $1,167 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 403 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $195K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,367 households in Kenton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kenton County has 59.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $195K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Kenton County would have about 516, against 403 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 339 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Kenton County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Kenton County at 175,779 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,367 households. Median household income in Kenton County is $80,548, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Kenton County scores 48 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,278 of 2,394 scored counties.

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