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Medical and dental practices in Decatur County, TN

The medical and dental practices in Decatur County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,626 of 2,394 scored counties
#66 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On medical and dental services · $927 a household
Spending per listing
$176K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.5
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,820
+3.4% since 2020

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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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Decatur County comes to about $4.2M a year: $927 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 medical and dental practices, that is $176K per practice, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Decatur County has 24 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 52.5 for every 10,000 households, 38% 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 Decatur County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 415 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Decatur County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Decatur County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,626 of 2,394 scored counties and #66 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Decatur County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Decatur County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDecatur CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.574.984.5
Spending per listing$176K$145K$152K
Households per official establishment415320270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$927$1,088$1,288
Median household income$45,375$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,820+3.4% since 2020
Households
4,568
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
334 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$45,375+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,847
Median home value
$139,600
Jobs located here
3,527
Daytime population
10,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Decatur County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN843319.2$610K+7.7%#42 of 2,394
2Morgan County, TN801115.3$658K+5.3%#95 of 2,394
3Meigs County, TN76815.3$645K+10.8%#163 of 2,394
4Jackson County, TN75612.5$742K+7.1%#189 of 2,394
5Union County, TN742329.0$346K+8.1%#237 of 2,394
6Hawkins County, TN716326.7$361K+5.0%#310 of 2,394
7Hickman County, TN703436.0$285K+5.0%#347 of 2,394
8Trousdale County, TN681540.5$254K+8.4%#421 of 2,394
9Crockett County, TN671120.0$492K+0.7%#430 of 2,394
10Cannon County, TN671831.2$317K+5.0%#446 of 2,394
66Decatur County, TN412452.5$176K+3.4%#1,626 of 2,394

Other business types in Decatur County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Decatur County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 medical and dental practices in Decatur County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Decatur County, TN spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.2M a year, or $927 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $176K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,568 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Decatur County, TN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Decatur County has 52.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $176K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Decatur County would have about 28, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 415 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Decatur County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Decatur County at 11,820 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,568 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $45,375 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% 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. Decatur County scores 41 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,626 of 2,394 scored counties.

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