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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Hancock County, MS
How Hancock County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #487 of 1,656 scored counties
#1 of 44 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,058 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,873
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 primary care and pediatric clinics in Hancock County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,058 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $21.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.1M per clinic, 20% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 1,686 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hancock County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hancock County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #487 of 1,656 scored counties and #1 of 44 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Hancock County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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.
| Measure | Hancock County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,686 | 757 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,058 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,708 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,873+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,237
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $67,708+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,339
- Median home value
- $224,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,768
- Daytime population
- 41,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Hancock County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| 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 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 clinics56
- Dentists and orthodontists57
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors69
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Hancock County, MS?
Hancock County has 10 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hancock County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $21.4M a year, or $1,058 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 20,237 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, MS compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Hancock County has 4.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Hancock County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,686 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 46,873 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,237 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $67,708 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.7% 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. Hancock County scores 61 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #487 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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