Health care · Small-town market · Mississippi
Medical and dental practices in the Natchez, MS-LA area
The medical and dental practices in the Natchez, MS-LA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #480 of 538 scored small-town markets
#9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 132
- 13 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- −21.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On medical and dental services · $898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $141K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,722
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Natchez area scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #480 of 538 scored small-town markets and #9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Natchez area spend about $18.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $898 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 132 medical and dental practices, that is $141K per practice, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 132 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Natchez area as of September 2026. 13 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 63.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below 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 the Natchez area was 55 in 2023, down 21.5% from 2019. That is one for every 377 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Natchez area declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Natchez area 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 | Natchez area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.7 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $141K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 377 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.5% | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $898 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $42,104 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55−21.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 427
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 122The 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 the Natchez area, 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 the Natchez area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,722−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,736
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $42,104
- Average household income
- $63,809
- Median home value
- $101,500
- Jobs located here
- 16,813
- Daytime population
- 51,317Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 60 | 120 | 54.8 | $181K | +5.6% | #174 of 538 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 47 | 139 | 53.6 | $179K | +0.8% | #295 of 538 |
| 3Brookhaven, MS | 45 | 73 | 55.5 | $175K | +0.5% | #324 of 538 |
| 4Greenwood, MS | 43 | 67 | 46.3 | $192K | −8.8% | #336 of 538 |
| 5Laurel, MS | 41 | 178 | 56.3 | $169K | −1.5% | #360 of 538 |
| 6McComb, MS | 29 | 108 | 53.2 | $167K | −2.6% | #459 of 538 |
| 7Oxford, MS | 28 | 230 | 95.7 | $111K | +5.3% | #469 of 538 |
| 8Grenada, MS | 25 | 73 | 57.9 | $162K | −3.6% | #479 of 538 |
| 9Natchez, MS-LA | 25 | 132 | 63.7 | $141K | −0.9% | #480 of 538 |
| 10Tupelo, MS | 24 | 409 | 78.9 | $129K | +0.8% | #490 of 538 |
Other business types in the Natchez area
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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists27
- Primary care and pediatrics16
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy14
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Natchez, MS-LA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 medical and dental practices in the Natchez area. 13 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 21.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Natchez, MS-LA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.6M a year, or $898 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $141K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,736 households in the Natchez area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Natchez, MS-LA area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Natchez area has 63.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $141K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Natchez area would have about 122, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 377 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Natchez, MS-LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Natchez area at 54,722 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,736 households. The median household income in the Natchez area is $42,104 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Natchez area scores 25 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #480 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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