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Medical and dental practices in Hardin County, TN
How Hardin County, TN 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,342 of 2,394 scored counties
#56 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 64
- 11 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- −35.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On medical and dental services · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $159K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.2
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,983
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hardin County spend about $10.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $928 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $159K per practice, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Hardin County has 64 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 58.2 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Hardin County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 846 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hardin County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Hardin County is 47 (lower middle), #1,342 of 2,394 scored counties and #56 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hardin 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.
| Measure | Hardin County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.2 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $159K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 846 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −35.0% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $928 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $49,956 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 13−35.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,983+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,001
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 578 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $49,956+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,024
- Median home value
- $160,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,748
- Daytime population
- 24,880Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 84 | 33 | 19.2 | $610K | +7.7% | #42 of 2,394 |
| 2Morgan County, TN | 80 | 11 | 15.3 | $658K | +5.3% | #95 of 2,394 |
| 3Meigs County, TN | 76 | 8 | 15.3 | $645K | +10.8% | #163 of 2,394 |
| 4Jackson County, TN | 75 | 6 | 12.5 | $742K | +7.1% | #189 of 2,394 |
| 5Union County, TN | 74 | 23 | 29.0 | $346K | +8.1% | #237 of 2,394 |
| 6Hawkins County, TN | 71 | 63 | 26.7 | $361K | +5.0% | #310 of 2,394 |
| 7Hickman County, TN | 70 | 34 | 36.0 | $285K | +5.0% | #347 of 2,394 |
| 8Trousdale County, TN | 68 | 15 | 40.5 | $254K | +8.4% | #421 of 2,394 |
| 9Crockett County, TN | 67 | 11 | 20.0 | $492K | +0.7% | #430 of 2,394 |
| 10Cannon County, TN | 67 | 18 | 31.2 | $317K | +5.0% | #446 of 2,394 |
| 56Hardin County, TN | 47 | 64 | 58.2 | $159K | +3.8% | #1,342 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Hardin 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics47
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Hardin County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 medical and dental practices in Hardin County. 11 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 35.0% from 2019. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hardin County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.2M a year, or $928 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $159K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,001 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, TN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Hardin County has 58.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $159K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hardin County would have about 67, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 846 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 27,983 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,001 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $49,956 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Hardin County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,342 of 2,394 scored counties.
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