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Medical and dental practices in Monroe County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,965 of 2,394 scored counties
#45 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
73
19 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
31
+55.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On medical and dental services · $947 a household
Spending per listing
$180K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.5
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,318
−2.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Monroe County is 33 (lower middle), #1,965 of 2,394 scored counties and #45 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 medical and dental practices in Monroe County. 19 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 52.5 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Monroe County spend about $13.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $947 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $180K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 18% above 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 Monroe County was 31 in 2023, up 55.0% from 2019. That is one for every 448 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Monroe County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.568.684.5
Spending per listing$180K$145K$152K
Households per official establishment448349270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+55.0%+1.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$947$992$1,288
Median household income$51,866$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 31+55.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
244
Annual payroll, 2023
$14M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7319 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
86The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,318−2.4% since 2020
Households
13,895
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$51,866+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,112
Median home value
$120,800
Jobs located here
9,170
Daytime population
28,430Residents 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 Monroe 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
45Monroe County, MS337352.5$180K−2.4%#1,965 of 2,394

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

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

There are 73 medical and dental practices on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. 19 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 55.0% from 2019. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13.2M a year, or $947 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $180K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,895 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 52.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $180K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Monroe County would have about 86, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 448 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 55.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 33,318 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,895 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $51,866, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Monroe County scores 33 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,965 of 2,394 scored counties.

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