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Medical and dental practices in Leslie County, KY

The medical and dental practices in Leslie County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,029 of 2,394 scored counties
#31 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On medical and dental services · $865 a household
Spending per listing
$366K
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.6
72% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,627
−8.0% 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 10 medical and dental practices in Leslie County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 23.6 per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Leslie County comes to about $3.7M a year: $865 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 medical and dental practices, that is $366K per practice, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Leslie County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,058 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Leslie County from 2020 to 2025 at −8.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Leslie County is 53 (upper middle), #1,029 of 2,394 scored counties and #31 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Leslie 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 Leslie County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLeslie CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.691.784.5
Spending per listing$366K$114K$152K
Households per official establishment1,058310270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$865$1,042$1,288
Median household income$35,934$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5325

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Leslie 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 Leslie County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,627−8.0% since 2020
Households
4,231
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$35,934+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,921
Median home value
$69,000
Jobs located here
1,492
Daytime population
8,917Residents 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 Leslie 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
31Leslie County, KY531023.6$366K−8.0%#1,029 of 2,394

Other business types in Leslie County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 medical and dental practices on map listings in Leslie County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.7M a year, or $865 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $366K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,231 households in Leslie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leslie County has 23.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $366K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Leslie County would have about 24, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,058 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Leslie County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Leslie County at 9,627 people in 2025, down 8.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,231 households. Median household income in Leslie County is $35,934, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.6%, 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. Leslie County scores 53 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,029 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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