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Medical and dental practices in Adams County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #379 of 2,394 scored counties
#10 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
25
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,174 a household
Spending per listing
$295K
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.8
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,488
+4.3% 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 Adams County comes to about $7.4M a year: $1,174 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $295K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 94% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Adams County has 25 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 39.8 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Adams County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Adams County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #379 of 2,394 scored counties and #10 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Adams County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.879.384.5
Spending per listing$295K$182K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a305270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,174$1,446$1,288
Median household income$66,136$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6975

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
250 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,488+4.3% since 2020
Households
6,288
Median age
29.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,925 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$66,136+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,806
Median home value
$273,300
Jobs located here
8,184
Daytime population
20,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Skamania County, WA881427.9$495K+5.2%#10 of 2,394
2Douglas County, WA873622.6$587K+8.0%#17 of 2,394
3Mason County, WA856926.5$490K+7.8%#34 of 2,394
4Lincoln County, WA831531.1$386K+9.7%#64 of 2,394
5Klickitat County, WA813636.5$341K+6.6%#91 of 2,394
6Pacific County, WA803330.1$392K+3.6%#102 of 2,394
7Pend Oreille County, WA781931.9$374K+7.1%#123 of 2,394
8Franklin County, WA7311438.1$350K+5.6%#255 of 2,394
9Grant County, WA7214240.1$302K+6.3%#290 of 2,394
10Adams County, WA692539.8$295K+4.3%#379 of 2,394

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Adams County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 medical and dental practices in Adams County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Adams County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Adams County, WA spend on medical and dental services?

About $7.4M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $295K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,288 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Adams County has 39.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $295K, 94% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Adams County would have about 48, against 25 on map listings.

How fast is Adams County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 21,488 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,288 households. The median household income in Adams County is $66,136 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Adams County scores 69 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #379 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Adams County. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Adams County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

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