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Medical and dental practices in Madison County, KY
How Madison 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,028 of 2,394 scored counties
#66 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 327
- 49 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $118K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 88.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,696
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
Madison County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,028 of 2,394 scored counties and #66 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 327 medical and dental practices in Madison County. 49 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 88.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,040 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $38.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $118K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Madison County was 136 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 272 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $640K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Madison County. Population estimates show Madison County grew 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 88.3 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $118K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 272 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,040 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,351 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 136 → 1360.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32749 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 253The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $640K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,696+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 37,051
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 438 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 219
- Median household income
- $63,351+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,157
- Median home value
- $232,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,314
- Daytime population
- 89,450Residents 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 |
| 66Madison County, KY | 32 | 327 | 88.3 | $118K | +9.4% | #2,028 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Madison 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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Madison County, KY?
Madison County has 327 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 49 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $38.5M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 327 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $118K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,051 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, KY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Madison County has 88.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $118K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Madison County would have about 253, against 327 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 272 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 101,696 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,051 households. Median household income in Madison County is $63,351, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Madison County scores 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,028 of 2,394 scored counties.
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