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Medical and dental practices in Marion County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,950 of 2,394 scored counties
#61 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
60
8 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On medical and dental services · $973 a household
Spending per listing
$125K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
77.7
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,115
+2.7% 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, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,950 of 2,394 scored counties and #61 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 60 medical and dental practices in Marion County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 77.7, 8% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Marion County comes to about $7.5M a year: $973 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 60 medical and dental practices, that is $125K per practice, 18% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 454 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Marion 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 Marion County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households77.791.784.5
Spending per listing$125K$114K$152K
Households per official establishment454310270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$973$1,042$1,288
Median household income$59,627$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3425

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 17
Employees, 2023
119
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
608 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,115+2.7% since 2020
Households
7,724
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
344 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$59,627+48.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,085
Median home value
$168,100
Jobs located here
9,028
Daytime population
19,568Residents 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 Marion 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
61Marion County, KY346077.7$125K+2.7%#1,950 of 2,394

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

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

Marion County has 60 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.5M a year, or $973 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $125K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,724 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 77.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $125K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Marion County would have about 49, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 454 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 20,115 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,724 households. Median household income in Marion County is $59,627, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.7%, 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. Marion County scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,950 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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