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Medical and dental practices in Smith County, MS
The medical and dental practices in Smith County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #772 of 2,394 scored counties
#10 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On medical and dental services · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $329K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 66% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,991
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 medical and dental practices in Smith County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 28.6 per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Smith County spend about $5.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $940 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $329K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Smith County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,864 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Smith County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Smith County is 59 (upper middle), #772 of 2,394 scored counties and #10 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Smith 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 | Smith County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $329K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,864 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $940 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,916 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $844K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,991−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 5,592
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $60,916+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,047
- Median home value
- $112,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,109
- Daytime population
- 10,403Residents 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 |
Other business types in Smith 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Smith County, MS?
There are 16 medical and dental practices on map listings in Smith County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Smith County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.3M a year, or $940 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $329K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,592 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, MS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Smith County has 28.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $329K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Smith County would have about 35, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,864 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Smith County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 13,991 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,592 households. Median household income in Smith County is $60,916, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Smith County scores 59 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #772 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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