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Medical and dental practices in Madison County, MS

How Madison 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,029 of 2,394 scored counties
#46 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
454
52 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
225
+25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$53M
On medical and dental services · $1,206 a household
Spending per listing
$117K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
103.4
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,298
+6.5% 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

Madison County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,029 of 2,394 scored counties and #46 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Madison County comes to about $53M a year: $1,206 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $117K per practice, 24% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 454 medical and dental practices on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. 52 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 103.4 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Madison County was 225 in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 195 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $450K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Madison County. Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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 Madison County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households103.468.684.5
Spending per listing$117K$145K$152K
Households per official establishment195349270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+1.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,206$992$1,288
Median household income$83,441$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3235

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
180 → 225+25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,067
Annual payroll, 2023
$127.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
349Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
45452 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
347The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$450K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,298+6.5% since 2020
Households
43,917
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
156
Median household income
$83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$121,926
Median home value
$311,100
Jobs located here
63,928
Daytime population
124,659Residents 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 Madison 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
46Madison County, MS32454103.4$117K+6.5%#2,029 of 2,394

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 454 medical and dental practices in Madison County. 52 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. Another 349 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $53M a year, or $1,206 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 454 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $117K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 103.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $117K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Madison County would have about 347, against 454 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 195 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Madison County scores 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,029 of 2,394 scored counties.

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