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Medical and dental practices in DeSoto County, MS
How DeSoto 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,441 of 2,394 scored counties
#30 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 559
- 82 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 194
- +19.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,163 a household
- Spending per listing
- $148K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 78.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,918
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 559 medical and dental practices in DeSoto County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 78.7, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,163 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in DeSoto County spend about $82.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 559 medical and dental practices, that is $148K per practice, 3% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in DeSoto County was 194 in 2023, up 19.8% from 2019. That is one for every 366 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 139 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in DeSoto County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeSoto County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). DeSoto County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,441 of 2,394 scored counties and #30 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How DeSoto 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 | DeSoto County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 78.7 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $148K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 366 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.8% | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,163 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $85,297 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 162 → 194+19.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,823
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $128.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 139Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55982 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 541The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,918+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 70,986
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 402
- Median household income
- $85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,760
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 80,765
- Daytime population
- 177,794Residents 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 |
| 30DeSoto County, MS | 45 | 559 | 78.7 | $148K | +6.3% | #1,441 of 2,394 |
Other business types in DeSoto 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics54
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in DeSoto County, MS?
There are 559 medical and dental practices on map listings in DeSoto County as of September 2026. 82 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 19.8% from 2019. Official counts list 139 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeSoto County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $82.6M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 559 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $148K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, MS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
DeSoto County has 78.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $148K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 541, against 559 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 366 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 45 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,441 of 2,394 scored counties.
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