Market rankings · Mississippi

Primary care and pediatric clinics in Mississippi

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Mississippi, ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 971; 108 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments: 1,514; −4.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.1B; On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households: 8.5; 18% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $1.2M; 34% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #50 of 51; Market score 18 · Low

A site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings around any address in Mississippi by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Mississippi has 971 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in Mississippi spend about $1.1B a year on medical and dental services, or $992 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Mississippi was 1,514 in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 757 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 2.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $10.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #50 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 18 (low). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (34). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Picayune area scores highest (60).

Every market in Mississippi for primary care and pediatric clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Mississippi, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Mississippi, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34	140	8.3	$1.2M	+3.5%	#308 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	32	392	7.5	$1.4M	−0.3%	#319 of 387
2Hattiesburg, MS	17	90	15.0	$681K	+2.6%	#371 of 387
3Jackson, MS	16	225	9.5	$1.1M	−1.4%	#374 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Picayune, MS	60	13	5.9	$1.7M	+5.6%	#150 of 458
2Starkville, MS	49	14	5.4	$1.8M	+0.8%	#242 of 458
3Greenwood, MS	36	8	5.5	$1.6M	−8.8%	#341 of 458
4Oxford, MS	31	25	10.4	$1M	+5.3%	#369 of 458
5Laurel, MS	30	31	9.8	$973K	−1.5%	#378 of 458
6Brookhaven, MS	29	11	8.4	$1.2M	+0.5%	#382 of 458
7Vicksburg, MS	27	12	7.2	$1.5M	−6.3%	#395 of 458
8Tupelo, MS	25	54	10.4	$975K	+0.8%	#406 of 458
9Meridian, MS	24	24	6.9	$1.4M	−3.2%	#411 of 458
10McComb, MS	24	16	7.9	$1.1M	−2.6%	#414 of 458
11Columbus, MS	23	20	7.4	$1.3M	−2.7%	#420 of 458
12Cleveland, MS	22	8	6.7	$1.3M	−8.3%	#422 of 458
13Corinth, MS	18	12	8.3	$1.1M	−0.5%	#429 of 458
14Grenada, MS	18	14	11.1	$843K	−3.6%	#430 of 458
15Natchez, MS-LA	16	22	10.6	$846K	−0.9%	#442 of 458
16Greenville, MS	7	23	13.4	$655K	−9.4%	#456 of 458
17Clarksdale, MS	3	9	10.7	$774K	−6.5%	#457 of 458

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Hancock County, MS	61	10	4.9	$2.1M	+1.6%	#487 of 1,656
2Itawamba County, MS	57	5	5.2	$1.9M	+1.3%	#616 of 1,656
3Pearl River County, MS	56	13	5.9	$1.7M	+5.6%	#656 of 1,656
4George County, MS	56	7	7.5	$1.3M	+8.1%	#664 of 1,656
5Marshall County, MS	55	5	3.8	$2.5M	+2.6%	#670 of 1,656
6Pontotoc County, MS	55	7	5.9	$1.6M	+2.9%	#693 of 1,656
7DeSoto County, MS	54	52	7.3	$1.6M	+6.3%	#722 of 1,656
8Tate County, MS	48	8	7.3	$1.4M	+2.1%	#913 of 1,656
9Oktibbeha County, MS	45	11	5.0	$1.9M	+0.4%	#1,008 of 1,656
10Neshoba County, MS	42	7	6.8	$1.4M	−0.9%	#1,095 of 1,656
11Tippah County, MS	39	5	6.2	$1.5M	−1.6%	#1,183 of 1,656
12Madison County, MS	39	41	9.3	$1.3M	+6.5%	#1,189 of 1,656
13Panola County, MS	35	9	7.3	$1.3M	−1.4%	#1,277 of 1,656
14Jackson County, MS	34	56	9.7	$1.1M	+3.0%	#1,307 of 1,656
15Tishomingo County, MS	34	9	10.2	$945K	−1.1%	#1,311 of 1,656
16Harrison County, MS	32	71	8.5	$1.2M	+4.0%	#1,349 of 1,656
17Jasper County, MS	32	5	7.5	$1.2M	−3.5%	#1,350 of 1,656
18Union County, MS	30	10	10.2	$961K	+2.3%	#1,385 of 1,656
19Prentiss County, MS	30	12	12.5	$761K	+1.3%	#1,387 of 1,656
20Jones County, MS	29	26	10.4	$933K	−1.0%	#1,405 of 1,656
21Lafayette County, MS	28	21	11.0	$992K	+6.6%	#1,424 of 1,656
22Rankin County, MS	28	75	12.5	$909K	+3.2%	#1,427 of 1,656
23Warren County, MS	27	12	7.2	$1.5M	−6.3%	#1,432 of 1,656
24Covington County, MS	27	8	10.9	$857K	−2.2%	#1,451 of 1,656
25Lincoln County, MS	26	11	8.4	$1.2M	+0.5%	#1,460 of 1,656

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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Lamar County, MS	26	35	13.8	$789K	+4.7%	#1,470 of 1,656
27Leflore County, MS	25	7	6.9	$1.3M	−9.4%	#1,475 of 1,656
28Monroe County, MS	25	12	8.6	$1.1M	−2.4%	#1,482 of 1,656
29Yazoo County, MS	25	9	10.3	$853K	−14.0%	#1,484 of 1,656
30Simpson County, MS	25	11	11.5	$848K	−1.5%	#1,485 of 1,656
31Chickasaw County, MS	24	7	10.5	$815K	−2.0%	#1,501 of 1,656
32Bolivar County, MS	23	8	6.7	$1.3M	−8.3%	#1,506 of 1,656
33Attala County, MS	22	5	7.5	$1.3M	−4.0%	#1,521 of 1,656
34Lowndes County, MS	20	18	7.8	$1.2M	−2.4%	#1,542 of 1,656
35Pike County, MS	20	12	8.0	$1.1M	−3.7%	#1,545 of 1,656
36Lauderdale County, MS	18	23	8.0	$1.2M	−3.2%	#1,571 of 1,656
37Lee County, MS	18	37	11.4	$918K	+0.5%	#1,575 of 1,656
38Forrest County, MS	18	52	17.3	$565K	+1.1%	#1,578 of 1,656
39Alcorn County, MS	17	12	8.3	$1.1M	−0.5%	#1,582 of 1,656
40Grenada County, MS	16	8	9.5	$1M	−3.3%	#1,591 of 1,656
41Adams County, MS	16	15	13.1	$688K	+2.2%	#1,594 of 1,656
42Hinds County, MS	13	79	8.8	$1.1M	−6.6%	#1,614 of 1,656
43Washington County, MS	9	23	13.4	$655K	−9.4%	#1,636 of 1,656
44Coahoma County, MS	4	9	10.7	$774K	−6.5%	#1,653 of 1,656
Copiah County, MS	Not scored	4	4.0	$2.4M	−2.7%
Scott County, MS	Not scored	2	2.1	$4.3M	+0.4%
Sunflower County, MS	Not scored	3	3.7	$2.3M	−10.9%
Marion County, MS	Not scored	4	4.4	$2.1M	−1.5%
Leake County, MS	Not scored	4	5.4	$1.7M	+1.9%
Newton County, MS	Not scored	1	1.3	$7.2M	−1.4%
Wayne County, MS	Not scored	4	5.2	$1.7M	0.0%
Stone County, MS	Not scored	3	4.5	$2.2M	+7.2%
Clay County, MS	Not scored	3	3.8	$2.3M	−2.0%
Winston County, MS	Not scored	3	4.2	$2.2M	−1.2%
Holmes County, MS	Not scored	4	6.5	$1.3M	−8.4%
Clarke County, MS	Not scored	1	1.7	$5.4M	−2.8%
Smith County, MS	Not scored	4	7.2	$1.3M	−1.5%
Walthall County, MS	Not scored	4	7.6	$1.2M	+0.4%
Greene County, MS	Not scored	2	4.9	$2M	+1.3%
Calhoun County, MS	Not scored	3	5.3	$1.6M	−4.4%
Amite County, MS	Not scored	1	1.7	$5M	−1.7%
Yalobusha County, MS	Not scored	4	8.0	$1.2M	−0.5%
Lawrence County, MS	Not scored	4	9.1	$992K	−1.4%
Tallahatchie County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−14.0%
Perry County, MS	Not scored	3	6.5	$1.4M	+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County, MS	Not scored	1	2.2	$3.9M	−2.9%
Noxubee County, MS	Not scored	2	5.1	$1.7M	−4.2%
Webster County, MS	Not scored	3	7.4	$1.3M	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	1	2.3	$4M	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	6	14.5	$620K	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	3	7.9	$1.1M	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	4	13.3	$595K	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	2	6.5	$1.4M	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	1	3.3	$2.7M	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	2	6.9	$1.2M	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	1	4.0	$2.2M	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	3	11.4	$723K	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	3	21.1	$398K	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Mississippi?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 971 primary care and pediatric clinics in Mississippi. 108 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 1,514 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019. Another 2,001 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.1B a year, or $992 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 971 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 1,145,431 households in Mississippi and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mississippi compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Mississippi has 8.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Mississippi would have about 638, against 971 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 757 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 34 (lower middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Picayune area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 44 scored counties in Mississippi, Hancock County scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Mississippi scores 18 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #50 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics7,857 listings
Dentists and orthodontists1,201 listings
Urgent care and walk-in clinics26 listings
Chiropractors296 listings
Physical therapy614 listings
Optometrists and eye care442 listings

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