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Medical and dental practices in McCracken County, KY
The medical and dental practices in McCracken County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,367 of 2,394 scored counties
#93 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 428
- 59 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 159
- −1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $68K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 155.1
- 84% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,553
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in McCracken County is 13 (low), #2,367 of 2,394 scored counties and #93 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,056 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in McCracken County spend about $29.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 428 medical and dental practices, that is $68K per practice, 55% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
McCracken County has 428 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 155.1 per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in McCracken County was 159 in 2023, down 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 174 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in McCracken County. Population estimates put the population change in McCracken County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McCracken 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 | McCracken County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 155.1 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $68K | $114K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 174 | 310 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,056 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,373 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 161 → 159−1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,066
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $201M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42859 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in McCracken 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 McCracken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,553−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,601
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $64,373+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,079
- Median home value
- $188,100
- Jobs located here
- 39,473
- Daytime population
- 78,455Residents 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 |
| 93McCracken County, KY | 13 | 428 | 155.1 | $68K | −0.5% | #2,367 of 2,394 |
Other business types in McCracken 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 clinics13
- Dentists and orthodontists13
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors22
- Physical therapy22
- Optometrists and eye care14
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in McCracken County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 428 medical and dental practices in McCracken County. 59 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 159 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 1.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McCracken County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.2M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 428 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $68K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,601 households in McCracken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCracken County, KY compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
McCracken County has 155.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $68K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, McCracken County would have about 191, against 428 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 174 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is McCracken County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCracken County at 67,553 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,601 households. The median household income in McCracken County is $64,373 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. McCracken County scores 13 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,367 of 2,394 scored counties.
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