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Medical and dental practices in Hickman County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #347 of 2,394 scored counties
#7 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
34
4 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,027 a household
Spending per listing
$285K
87% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.0
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,219
+5.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 medical and dental practices in Hickman County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 36.0 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,027 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Hickman County spend about $9.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $285K per practice, 87% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Hickman County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,348 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hickman County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hickman County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #347 of 2,394 scored counties and #7 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hickman 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 Hickman County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHickman CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.074.984.5
Spending per listing$285K$145K$152K
Households per official establishment1,348320270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,027$1,088$1,288
Median household income$68,247$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
344 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The 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 Hickman 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 Hickman County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,219+5.0% since 2020
Households
9,435
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
613 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$68,247+56.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,308
Median home value
$224,100
Jobs located here
4,018
Daytime population
20,397Residents 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 Hickman 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

Other business types in Hickman County

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

Questions

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

There are 34 medical and dental practices on map listings in Hickman County as of September 2026. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.7M a year, or $1,027 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $285K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,435 households in Hickman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hickman County has 36.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $285K, 87% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hickman County would have about 64, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,348 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Hickman County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hickman County at 26,219 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,435 households. Median household income in Hickman County is $68,247, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.5%, 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. Hickman County scores 70 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #347 of 2,394 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Hickman County

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