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Medical and dental practices in Shelby County, TN
The medical and dental practices in Shelby County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,228 of 2,394 scored counties
#84 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 2,889
- 330 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 1,118
- −5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $389.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,073 a household
- Spending per listing
- $135K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 79.6
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 910,226
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,228 of 2,394 scored counties and #84 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,889 medical and dental practices in Shelby County. 330 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 79.6 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Shelby County comes to about $389.1M a year: $1,073 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,889 medical and dental practices, that is $135K per practice, 12% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Shelby County was 1,118 in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 324 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Shelby County. Population estimates show Shelby County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 79.6 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $135K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 324 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.2% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,073 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,767 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,179 → 1,118−5.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 16,520
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,018Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,889330 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,552The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 910,226−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 362,741
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,221
- Median household income
- $63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,646
- Median home value
- $249,100
- Jobs located here
- 497,377
- Daytime population
- 1,001,197Residents 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 |
| 84Shelby County, TN | 24 | 2,889 | 79.6 | $135K | −2.1% | #2,228 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists23
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics36
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Shelby County, TN?
There are 2,889 medical and dental practices on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. 330 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,118 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,018 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $389.1M a year, or $1,073 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,889 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $135K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Shelby County has 79.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $135K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Shelby County would have about 2,552, against 2,889 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 324 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 24 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,228 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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