Medical and dental practices in Tennessee

Tennessee has 21,160 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2,781 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 74.9 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,088 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Tennessee spend about $3.1B a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 21,160 medical and dental practices, that is $145K per practice, 5% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 8,839 businesses with payroll in Tennessee classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 320 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, 77 SBA-backed loans worth $84.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Tennessee.

Among the 50 states and DC, Tennessee ranks #27 for medical and dental practices, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Tennessee, the Clarksville metro area scores highest (72). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Tennessee, the Lewisburg area scores highest (77).