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Medical and dental practices in Rankin County, MS
How Rankin 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,089 of 2,394 scored counties
#49 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 522
- 66 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 251
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,133 a household
- Spending per listing
- $131K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 86.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,181
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Rankin County is 30 (lower middle), #2,089 of 2,394 scored counties and #49 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 522 medical and dental practices in Rankin County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 86.8 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,133 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Rankin County spend about $68.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $131K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 251 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rankin County in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 240 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rankin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rankin County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rankin 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 | Rankin County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 86.8 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $131K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 240 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,133 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,357 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 230 → 251+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,982
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $200.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 180Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52266 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 447The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rankin 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 Rankin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,181+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 60,133
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 776 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,005
- Median home value
- $237,400
- Jobs located here
- 73,389
- Daytime population
- 161,778Residents 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 |
| 49Rankin County, MS | 30 | 522 | 86.8 | $131K | +3.2% | #2,089 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Rankin 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 clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors75
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Rankin County, MS?
There are 522 medical and dental practices on map listings in Rankin County as of September 2026. 66 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 251 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Another 180 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rankin County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $68.2M a year, or $1,133 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 522 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $131K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rankin County, MS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Rankin County has 86.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $131K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Rankin County would have about 447, against 522 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 240 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 30 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,089 of 2,394 scored counties.
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