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Medical and dental practices in Lawrence County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,181 of 2,394 scored counties
#72 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
55
6 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On medical and dental services · $910 a household
Spending per listing
$105K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
86.7
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,765
−3.3% 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

For medical and dental practices, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #2,181 of 2,394 scored counties and #72 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $910 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $5.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $105K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

Lawrence County has 55 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 86.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 1,057 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households86.791.784.5
Spending per listing$105K$114K$152K
Households per official establishment1,057310270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$910$1,042$1,288
Median household income$46,772$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2725

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 6
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
556 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,765−3.3% since 2020
Households
6,342
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$46,772+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,772
Median home value
$111,700
Jobs located here
3,850
Daytime population
14,920Residents 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 Lawrence 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
72Lawrence County, KY275586.7$105K−3.3%#2,181 of 2,394

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 medical and dental practices in Lawrence County. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $5.8M a year, or $910 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $105K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,342 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 86.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $105K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 38, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,057 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 15,765 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,342 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $46,772 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Lawrence County scores 27 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,181 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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