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Medical and dental practices in Alleghany County, NC
How Alleghany County, NC 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #950 of 2,394 scored counties
#35 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On medical and dental services · $915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $263K
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.8
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,479
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $915 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Alleghany County spend about $4.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $263K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 73% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 18 medical and dental practices on map listings in Alleghany County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 34.8 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alleghany County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alleghany County.
Population estimates put the population change in Alleghany County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Alleghany County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #950 of 2,394 scored counties and #35 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Alleghany County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Alleghany County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.8 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $263K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $915 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $47,172 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alleghany 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 Alleghany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,479+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,177
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 235 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $47,172+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,176
- Median home value
- $214,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,918
- Daytime population
- 10,199Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Currituck County, NC | 86 | 37 | 31.2 | $398K | +16.7% | #29 of 2,394 |
| 2Camden County, NC | 84 | 6 | 15.0 | $789K | +8.8% | #41 of 2,394 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 82 | 62 | 21.7 | $498K | +18.8% | #73 of 2,394 |
| 4Perquimans County, NC | 77 | 9 | 16.0 | $644K | +3.6% | #137 of 2,394 |
| 5Chatham County, NC | 77 | 138 | 41.8 | $309K | +11.0% | #158 of 2,394 |
| 6Clay County, NC | 75 | 14 | 27.6 | $366K | +9.9% | #206 of 2,394 |
| 7Hoke County, NC | 75 | 61 | 31.7 | $328K | +9.0% | #209 of 2,394 |
| 8Warren County, NC | 71 | 6 | 7.4 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #298 of 2,394 |
| 9Harnett County, NC | 70 | 203 | 40.7 | $263K | +12.3% | #352 of 2,394 |
| 10Yadkin County, NC | 69 | 46 | 30.6 | $334K | +2.9% | #371 of 2,394 |
| 35Alleghany County, NC | 55 | 18 | 34.8 | $263K | +5.4% | #950 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Alleghany 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 Alleghany County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 medical and dental practices in Alleghany County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alleghany County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alleghany County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.7M a year, or $915 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $263K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,177 households in Alleghany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alleghany County, NC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Alleghany County has 34.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $263K, 73% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Alleghany County would have about 31, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Alleghany County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Alleghany County at 11,479 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,177 households. The median household income in Alleghany County is $47,172 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Alleghany County scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #950 of 2,394 scored counties.
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