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Primary care and pediatric clinics in McCracken County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in McCracken County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,611 of 1,656 scored counties
#52 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
36
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
79
−8.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$29.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$810K
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
81% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,553
−0.5% 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

McCracken County scores 14 (low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,611 of 1,656 scored counties and #52 of 63 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 primary care and pediatric clinics in McCracken County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,056 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in McCracken County spend about $29.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $810K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in McCracken County in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 349 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in McCracken County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McCracken County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How McCracken 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 McCracken County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMcCracken CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.08.37.2
Spending per listing$810K$1.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishment349640593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.1%−0.4%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,056$1,042$1,288
Median household income$64,373$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score1423

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
86 → 79−8.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,447
Annual payroll, 2023
$163.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
66Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
362 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in McCracken 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 McCracken County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,553−0.5% since 2020
Households
27,601
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
249 sq. mi.
People per square mile
272
Median household income
$64,373+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,079
Median home value
$188,100
Jobs located here
39,473
Daytime population
78,455Residents 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 McCracken 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
52McCracken County, KY143613.0$810K−0.5%#1,611 of 1,656

Other business types in McCracken 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 McCracken County, KY?

There are 36 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in McCracken County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $29.2M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $810K per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,601 households in McCracken County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McCracken County has 13.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $810K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, McCracken County would have about 16, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 349 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is McCracken County, KY growing?

Population estimates put McCracken County at 67,553 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,601 households. The median household income in McCracken County is $64,373 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. McCracken County scores 14 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,611 of 1,656 scored counties.

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