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Medical and dental practices in New Hampshire

Markets across New Hampshire ranked by the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
4,254
411 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
1,811
−0.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$740.8M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
76.5
9% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$174K
14% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#13 of 51
Market score 61 · Upper middle

A site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,254 medical and dental practices in New Hampshire. 411 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 76.5 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,333 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in New Hampshire spend about $740.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 4,254 medical and dental practices, that is $174K per practice, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,811 businesses with payroll in New Hampshire classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 0.2% from 2019. That is one for every 307 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 28 SBA-backed loans worth $12.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #13 for medical and dental practices, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest (69). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Keene area scores highest (70).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Hampshire, ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6914,76576.1$191K+2.3%#59 of 387
1Manchester-Nashua, NH581,33779.2$173K+2.5%#127 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Keene, NH7015049.0$246K+2.3%#88 of 538
2Laconia, NH6314956.6$224K+2.1%#143 of 538
3Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT6159364.6$190K+1.5%#163 of 538
4Concord, NH6042069.0$188K+2.6%#172 of 538

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NH656740.3$296K+2.1%#533 of 2,394
2Coos County, NH614330.7$336K+0.4%#693 of 2,394
3Cheshire County, NH5915049.0$246K+2.3%#787 of 2,394
4Belknap County, NH5414956.6$224K+2.1%#1,007 of 2,394
5Carroll County, NH5414968.2$182K+5.0%#1,022 of 2,394
6Merrimack County, NH5242069.0$188K+2.6%#1,102 of 2,394
7Hillsborough County, NH461,33779.2$173K+2.5%#1,375 of 2,394
8Strafford County, NH4540177.0$166K+3.0%#1,428 of 2,394
9Rockingham County, NH441,16391.2$160K+3.0%#1,490 of 2,394
10Grafton County, NH38375101.1$126K+2.2%#1,785 of 2,394

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in New Hampshire?

There are 4,254 medical and dental practices on map listings in New Hampshire as of September 2026. 411 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,811 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 0.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,065 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in New Hampshire spend on medical and dental services?

About $740.8M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,254 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $174K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

New Hampshire has 76.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $174K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 4,858, against 4,254 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 307 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for medical and dental practices?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Keene area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 10 scored counties in New Hampshire, Sullivan County scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Hampshire scores 61 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #13 of the 50 states and DC.

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