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Medical and dental practices in Washington County, MS
How Washington 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 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,349 of 2,394 scored counties
#63 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 115
- 16 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- −22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.1M
- On medical and dental services · $881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $131K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.2
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,446
- −9.4% since 2020
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What this means
Washington County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,349 of 2,394 scored counties and #63 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Washington County comes to about $15.1M a year: $881 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. Spread across 115 medical and dental practices, that is $131K per practice, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Washington County has 115 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 67.2, 20% 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 Washington County was 48 in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 357 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $999K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Washington County. Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at −9.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.2 | 68.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $131K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 357 | 349 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.6% | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −9.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $881 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $42,165 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 48−22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 322
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $999K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,446−9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,113
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $42,165+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,222
- Median home value
- $104,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,180
- Daytime population
- 41,627Residents 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 |
| 63Washington County, MS | 15 | 115 | 67.2 | $131K | −9.4% | #2,349 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Washington 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 clinics15
- Dentists and orthodontists22
- Primary care and pediatrics9
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy11
- Optometrists and eye care25
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Washington County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 medical and dental practices in Washington County. 16 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.1M a year, or $881 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $131K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,113 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MS compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Washington County has 67.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $131K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Washington County would have about 99, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 357 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 40,446 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,113 households. The median household income in Washington County is $42,165 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% 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. Washington County scores 15 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,349 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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