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Medical and dental practices in Itawamba County, MS

The medical and dental practices in Itawamba County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #562 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
24
5 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.5M
On medical and dental services · $991 a household
Spending per listing
$397K
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.0
70% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,152
+1.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 medical and dental practices in Itawamba County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 25.0 per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Itawamba County comes to about $9.5M a year: $991 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 medical and dental practices, that is $397K per practice, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Itawamba County in 2023. That is one for every 687 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Itawamba County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Itawamba County is 64 (upper middle), #562 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Itawamba 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 Itawamba County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureItawamba CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.068.684.5
Spending per listing$397K$145K$152K
Households per official establishment687349270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$991$992$1,288
Median household income$55,546$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
155
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
245 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The 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 Itawamba 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 Itawamba County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,152+1.3% since 2020
Households
9,619
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
533 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$55,546+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,884
Median home value
$142,400
Jobs located here
5,891
Daytime population
19,887Residents 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 Itawamba 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

Other business types in Itawamba County

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

Questions

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

Itawamba County has 24 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.5M a year, or $991 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $397K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,619 households in Itawamba County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Itawamba County has 25.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $397K, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Itawamba County would have about 63, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 687 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Itawamba County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Itawamba County at 24,152 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,619 households. Median household income in Itawamba County is $55,546, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Itawamba County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #562 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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