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Medical and dental practices in Copiah County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,451 of 2,394 scored counties
#32 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
39
7 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
17
−19.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On medical and dental services · $935 a household
Spending per listing
$241K
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.8
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,497
−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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Copiah County comes to about $9.4M a year: $935 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $241K per practice, 58% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Copiah County has 39 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 18%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 38.8 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Copiah County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 592 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Copiah County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Copiah County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,451 of 2,394 scored counties and #32 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Copiah 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Copiah County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureCopiah CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.868.684.5
Spending per listing$241K$145K$152K
Households per official establishment592349270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.0%+1.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$935$992$1,288
Median household income$49,089$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 17−19.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
397 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The 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 Copiah 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 Copiah County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,497−2.7% since 2020
Households
10,060
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
777 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$49,089+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,358
Median home value
$114,100
Jobs located here
6,176
Daytime population
22,252Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marshall County, MS723123.5$410K+2.6%#275 of 2,394
2George County, MS703638.7$262K+8.1%#354 of 2,394
3Greene County, MS68921.9$436K+1.3%#393 of 2,394
4Walthall County, MS651324.6$384K+0.4%#519 of 2,394
5Itawamba County, MS642425.0$397K+1.3%#562 of 2,394
6Tate County, MS634137.2$276K+2.1%#616 of 2,394
7Amite County, MS611118.8$455K−1.7%#686 of 2,394
8Scott County, MS602525.8$344K+0.4%#732 of 2,394
9Perry County, MS591225.8$354K+1.1%#770 of 2,394
10Smith County, MS591628.6$329K−1.5%#772 of 2,394
32Copiah County, MS443938.8$241K−2.7%#1,451 of 2,394

Other business types in Copiah County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Copiah County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 medical and dental practices in Copiah County. 7 of them (18%) 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, down 19.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Copiah County, MS spend on medical and dental services?

About $9.4M a year, or $935 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $241K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,060 households in Copiah County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Copiah County has 38.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $241K, 58% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Copiah County would have about 62, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 592 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Copiah County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Copiah County at 27,497 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,060 households. The median household income in Copiah County is $49,089 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Copiah County scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,451 of 2,394 scored counties.

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