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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Barren County, KY

The primary care and pediatric clinics in Barren County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,213 of 1,656 scored counties
#23 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
18
−25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On medical and dental services · $959 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,641
+2.6% 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

Households in Barren County spend about $17.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $959 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Barren County has 14 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Barren County was 18 in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,001 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barren County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Barren County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,213 of 1,656 scored counties and #23 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Barren County compares

The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the primary care and pediatric clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Primary care and pediatrics in Barren County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBarren CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.88.37.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,001640593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−25.0%−0.4%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$959$1,042$1,288
Median household income$50,628$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3823

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 18−25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
273
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 in Barren 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 Barren County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,641+2.6% since 2020
Households
18,017
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
487 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$50,628+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,460
Median home value
$178,000
Jobs located here
15,309
Daytime population
41,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Barren County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Scott County, KY73104.4$2.7M+8.2%#200 of 1,656
2Jessamine County, KY7252.5$4.5M+7.8%#207 of 1,656
3Campbell County, KY68143.6$3.3M+2.5%#295 of 1,656
4Marshall County, KY6553.8$2.8M−0.1%#365 of 1,656
5Calloway County, KY6074.6$2.1M+4.9%#516 of 1,656
6Boone County, KY59346.7$1.9M+6.5%#546 of 1,656
7Oldham County, KY58187.8$1.8M+4.9%#591 of 1,656
8Graves County, KY5675.0$1.9M+1.4%#645 of 1,656
9Meade County, KY5587.3$1.5M+2.2%#696 of 1,656
10Kenton County, KY53375.5$2.1M+3.9%#739 of 1,656
23Barren County, KY38147.8$1.2M+2.6%#1,213 of 1,656

Other business types in Barren County

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Barren County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 primary care and pediatric clinics in Barren County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Barren County, KY spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.3M a year, or $959 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,017 households in Barren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barren County, KY compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Barren County has 7.8 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Barren County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,001 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Barren County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Barren County at 45,641 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,017 households. Median household income in Barren County is $50,628, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Barren County scores 38 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,213 of 1,656 scored counties.

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