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Medical and dental practices in Clarke County, MS
How Clarke County, MS 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,311 of 2,394 scored counties
#26 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On medical and dental services · $916 a household
- Spending per listing
- $419K
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,102
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Clarke County comes to about $5.4M a year: $916 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $419K per practice, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 13 medical and dental practices on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.9, 74% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clarke County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clarke County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clarke County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,311 of 2,394 scored counties and #26 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Clarke County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Clarke County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $419K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $916 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $46,108 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,102−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,945
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $46,108+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,952
- Median home value
- $118,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,085
- Daytime population
- 12,654Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshall County, MS | 72 | 31 | 23.5 | $410K | +2.6% | #275 of 2,394 |
| 2George County, MS | 70 | 36 | 38.7 | $262K | +8.1% | #354 of 2,394 |
| 3Greene County, MS | 68 | 9 | 21.9 | $436K | +1.3% | #393 of 2,394 |
| 4Walthall County, MS | 65 | 13 | 24.6 | $384K | +0.4% | #519 of 2,394 |
| 5Itawamba County, MS | 64 | 24 | 25.0 | $397K | +1.3% | #562 of 2,394 |
| 6Tate County, MS | 63 | 41 | 37.2 | $276K | +2.1% | #616 of 2,394 |
| 7Amite County, MS | 61 | 11 | 18.8 | $455K | −1.7% | #686 of 2,394 |
| 8Scott County, MS | 60 | 25 | 25.8 | $344K | +0.4% | #732 of 2,394 |
| 9Perry County, MS | 59 | 12 | 25.8 | $354K | +1.1% | #770 of 2,394 |
| 10Smith County, MS | 59 | 16 | 28.6 | $329K | −1.5% | #772 of 2,394 |
| 26Clarke County, MS | 47 | 13 | 21.9 | $419K | −2.8% | #1,311 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Clarke 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Clarke County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 medical and dental practices in Clarke County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clarke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clarke County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.4M a year, or $916 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $419K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,945 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, MS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Clarke County has 21.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $419K, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Clarke County would have about 36, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Clarke County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 15,102 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,945 households. The median household income in Clarke County is $46,108 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Clarke County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,311 of 2,394 scored counties.
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