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Medical and dental practices in Forrest County, MS
How Forrest 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,324 of 2,394 scored counties
#59 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 414
- 30 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 109
- +9.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.4M
- On medical and dental services · $975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $71K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 137.4
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Forrest County is 18 (low), #2,324 of 2,394 scored counties and #59 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 414 medical and dental practices in Forrest County. 30 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 137.4, 63% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $975 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Forrest County spend about $29.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 414 medical and dental practices, that is $71K per practice, 53% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 109 businesses with payroll in Forrest County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 276 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Forrest County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Forrest 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 137.4 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $71K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 276 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.0% | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $975 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 109+9.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,754
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $281.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 86Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41430 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 193The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents 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 |
| 59Forrest County, MS | 18 | 414 | 137.4 | $71K | +1.1% | #2,324 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 clinics18
- Dentists and orthodontists15
- Primary care and pediatrics18
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy33
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Forrest County, MS?
Forrest County has 414 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019. Official counts list 86 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.4M a year, or $975 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 414 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $71K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Forrest County has 137.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $71K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Forrest County would have about 193, against 414 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 276 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 18 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,324 of 2,394 scored counties.
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