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Medical and dental practices in Barry County, MI

How Barry County, MI 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #238 of 2,394 scored counties
#11 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
105
8 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
44
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,414 a household
Spending per listing
$330K
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.9
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,991
+2.2% 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, Barry County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #238 of 2,394 scored counties and #11 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

As of September 2026, map listings count 105 medical and dental practices in Barry County. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.9, 49% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,414 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Barry County spend about $34.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 105 medical and dental practices, that is $330K per practice, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Barry County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 556 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Barry County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Barry County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Barry County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBarry CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.980.484.5
Spending per listing$330K$176K$152K
Households per official establishment556285270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.8%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,414$1,412$1,288
Median household income$77,500$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7457

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 44+4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
407
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1058 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
227The 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 Barry 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 Barry County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,991+2.2% since 2020
Households
24,480
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$77,500+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,948
Median home value
$264,100
Jobs located here
11,794
Daytime population
46,883Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Barry County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Antrim County, MI883430.6$450K+5.3%#11 of 2,394
2Lake County, MI86713.5$834K+9.1%#24 of 2,394
3Cass County, MI825023.6$592K+0.2%#71 of 2,394
4Mackinac County, MI821630.8$416K+3.8%#77 of 2,394
5Benzie County, MI812735.0$394K+3.1%#90 of 2,394
6Missaukee County, MI771016.9$756K+1.4%#135 of 2,394
7Clinton County, MI7613442.4$361K+1.6%#174 of 2,394
8Presque Isle County, MI751928.5$439K+1.0%#197 of 2,394
9Alcona County, MI751732.0$384K+3.7%#203 of 2,394
10Kalkaska County, MI752937.2$344K+4.3%#208 of 2,394
11Barry County, MI7410542.9$330K+2.2%#238 of 2,394

Other business types in Barry County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Barry County, MI?

Barry County has 105 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Barry County, MI spend on medical and dental services?

About $34.6M a year, or $1,414 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $330K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,480 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barry County has 42.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $330K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Barry County would have about 227, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 556 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Barry County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Barry County at 63,991 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in Barry County is $77,500, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Barry County scores 74 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #238 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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