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Medical and dental practices in Hertford County, NC
How Hertford 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 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,388 of 2,394 scored counties
#96 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 94
- 4 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On medical and dental services · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $81K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 113.5
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,015
- −11.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Hertford County is 9 (very low), #2,388 of 2,394 scored counties and #96 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 medical and dental practices in Hertford County. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 113.5 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $917 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Hertford County spend about $7.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $81K per practice, 47% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hertford County in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 319 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hertford County declined 11.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hertford 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 | Hertford County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 113.5 | 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $81K | $134K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 319 | 345 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −11.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $917 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $45,537 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 26+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 233
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 944 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Hertford 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 Hertford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,015−11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,285
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 353 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $45,537+11.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,190
- Median home value
- $119,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,461
- Daytime population
- 20,833Residents 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 |
| 96Hertford County, NC | 9 | 94 | 113.5 | $81K | −11.2% | #2,388 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Hertford 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 Hertford County, NC?
There are 94 medical and dental practices on map listings in Hertford County as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hertford County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.6M a year, or $917 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $81K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,285 households in Hertford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hertford County, NC compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Hertford County has 113.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $81K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hertford County would have about 50, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 319 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Hertford County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Hertford County at 19,015 people in 2025, down 11.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,285 households. Median household income in Hertford County is $45,537, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.0%, 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. Hertford County scores 9 for medical and dental practices (very low), #2,388 of 2,394 scored counties.
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