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Medical and dental practices in Union County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,318 of 2,394 scored counties
#42 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
22
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5M
On medical and dental services · $955 a household
Spending per listing
$226K
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.3
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,839
−5.9% 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 22 medical and dental practices in Union County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.3, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Union County comes to about $5M a year: $955 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $226K per practice, 48% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,733 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,318 of 2,394 scored counties and #42 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Union 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 Union County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.391.784.5
Spending per listing$226K$114K$152K
Households per official establishment1,733310270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$955$1,042$1,288
Median household income$60,327$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4725

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 3
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
222 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,839−5.9% since 2020
Households
5,198
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
343 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$60,327+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,009
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
4,860
Daytime population
12,569Residents 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 Union 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
42Union County, KY472242.3$226K−5.9%#1,318 of 2,394

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

There are 22 medical and dental practices on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

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

About $5M a year, or $955 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $226K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,198 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 42.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $226K, 48% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Union County would have about 33, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,733 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Union County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 12,839 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,198 households. Median household income in Union County is $60,327, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Union County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,318 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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