Market rankings · Kentucky
Veterinarians in Kentucky
Markets across Kentucky ranked by the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 673
- 101 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 550
- +3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 12% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #41 of 51
- Market score 30 · Lower middle
A site report maps the veterinarians on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 673 veterinarians in Kentucky. 101 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $824 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Kentucky spend about $1.5B a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 550 businesses with payroll in Kentucky classed as veterinary services, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,299 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $8.5M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #41 for veterinarians, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Owensboro metro area scores highest (73). Of the 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Frankfort area scores highest (73).
Every market in Kentucky for veterinarians
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Owensboro, KY | 73 | 7 | 1.5 | $5.4M | +1.3% | #41 of 384 |
| 2Elizabethtown, KY | 68 | 15 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +2.4% | #70 of 384 |
| 3Bowling Green, KY | 64 | 19 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +9.5% | #93 of 384 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 63 | 41 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +8.5% | #101 of 384 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 60 | 303 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #120 of 384 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 48 | 41 | 2.7 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #208 of 384 |
| 4Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 46 | 204 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +2.9% | #224 of 384 |
| 5Lexington-Fayette, KY | 28 | 120 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #340 of 384 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 24 | 16 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −1.2% | #356 of 384 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, KY | 73 | 10 | 3.1 | $2.7M | +3.1% | #38 of 398 |
| 2Corbin, KY | 67 | 13 | 2.3 | $3M | +0.1% | #79 of 398 |
| 3Somerset, KY | 63 | 8 | 3.1 | $2.4M | +3.5% | #103 of 398 |
| 4Richmond-Berea, KY | 56 | 21 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +7.0% | #153 of 398 |
| 5Pikeville, KY | 53 | 11 | 2.8 | $2.4M | −5.4% | #177 of 398 |
| 6Henderson, KY | 52 | 9 | 3.8 | $2M | −0.9% | #194 of 398 |
| 7Mount Sterling, KY | 50 | 8 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +3.1% | #207 of 398 |
| 8Mayfield, KY | 46 | 7 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #238 of 398 |
| 9Franklin, KY | 41 | 5 | 6.2 | $1.2M | +5.9% | #264 of 398 |
| 10Murray, KY | 39 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.4M | +4.9% | #279 of 398 |
| 11Glasgow, KY | 28 | 12 | 5.4 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #342 of 398 |
| 12Danville, KY | 28 | 16 | 7.4 | $1M | +3.6% | #345 of 398 |
| Madisonville, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $4.5M | −0.5% | |
| Campbellsville, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +3.4% | |
| Middlesborough, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3M | −4.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bullitt County, KY | 80 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +5.0% | #86 of 1,485 |
| 2Warren County, KY | 77 | 14 | 2.5 | $3.3M | +10.6% | #133 of 1,485 |
| 3Hardin County, KY | 77 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +2.4% | #136 of 1,485 |
| 4Kenton County, KY | 76 | 21 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #150 of 1,485 |
| 5Daviess County, KY | 75 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.9M | +1.5% | #169 of 1,485 |
| 6Laurel County, KY | 65 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #374 of 1,485 |
| 7Oldham County, KY | 63 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +4.9% | #426 of 1,485 |
| 8Campbell County, KY | 61 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #479 of 1,485 |
| 9Boone County, KY | 59 | 28 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #524 of 1,485 |
| 10Jefferson County, KY | 56 | 124 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +1.6% | #584 of 1,485 |
| 11Nelson County, KY | 56 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #587 of 1,485 |
| 12Christian County, KY | 54 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.1M | −3.6% | #625 of 1,485 |
| 13Pulaski County, KY | 52 | 8 | 3.1 | $2.4M | +3.5% | #689 of 1,485 |
| 14Franklin County, KY | 52 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #691 of 1,485 |
| 15Madison County, KY | 50 | 16 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +9.4% | #755 of 1,485 |
| 16Boyd County, KY | 49 | 6 | 3.1 | $2.5M | −0.9% | #765 of 1,485 |
| 17Jessamine County, KY | 49 | 9 | 4.5 | $2M | +7.8% | #780 of 1,485 |
| 18Shelby County, KY | 46 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +6.2% | #851 of 1,485 |
| 19Marshall County, KY | 46 | 6 | 4.5 | $1.8M | −0.1% | #853 of 1,485 |
| 20Scott County, KY | 45 | 15 | 6.6 | $1.5M | +8.2% | #880 of 1,485 |
| 21Pike County, KY | 41 | 8 | 3.3 | $2M | −6.4% | #947 of 1,485 |
| 22Meade County, KY | 41 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #966 of 1,485 |
| 23Fayette County, KY | 39 | 71 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #1,001 of 1,485 |
| 24Graves County, KY | 39 | 7 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #1,010 of 1,485 |
| 25Henderson County, KY | 37 | 8 | 4.3 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #1,040 of 1,485 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Harrison County, KY | 37 | 5 | 6.9 | $1.2M | +4.9% | #1,056 of 1,485 |
| 27Simpson County, KY | 35 | 5 | 6.2 | $1.2M | +5.9% | #1,107 of 1,485 |
| 28Mercer County, KY | 34 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #1,122 of 1,485 |
| 29Lincoln County, KY | 34 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.4M | +4.6% | #1,123 of 1,485 |
| 30Calloway County, KY | 34 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.4M | +4.9% | #1,124 of 1,485 |
| 31McCracken County, KY | 33 | 13 | 4.7 | $1.8M | −0.5% | #1,136 of 1,485 |
| 32Whitley County, KY | 30 | 5 | 3.7 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #1,205 of 1,485 |
| 33Barren County, KY | 30 | 9 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #1,211 of 1,485 |
| 34Woodford County, KY | 30 | 13 | 12.0 | $796K | +3.7% | #1,219 of 1,485 |
| 35Logan County, KY | 28 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #1,254 of 1,485 |
| 36Montgomery County, KY | 26 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.2M | +2.5% | #1,300 of 1,485 |
| 37Rowan County, KY | 24 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #1,323 of 1,485 |
| 38Greenup County, KY | 21 | 8 | 5.4 | $1.4M | −1.9% | #1,371 of 1,485 |
| 39Boyle County, KY | 21 | 11 | 9.1 | $852K | +2.9% | #1,377 of 1,485 |
| 40Bourbon County, KY | 14 | 9 | 11.1 | $733K | −0.3% | #1,446 of 1,485 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $4.5M | −0.5% | |
| Clark County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +2.3% | |
| Floyd County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.3M | −3.9% | |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $4.6M | −0.9% | |
| Knox County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $3.5M | −2.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $3.8M | −6.4% | |
| Grayson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3.7M | +3.6% | |
| Taylor County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.9 | $2.6M | +2.9% | |
| Carter County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $4M | −1.7% | |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $6.9M | −7.6% | |
| Grant County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +4.7% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $4.2M | +5.5% | |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +0.8% | |
| Bell County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3M | −4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3M | −2.6% | |
| Allen County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3M | +9.5% | |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2M | +5.2% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.0% | |
| Spencer County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +7.7% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $4.6M | −4.1% | |
| Marion County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $1.4M | +2.7% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $5.2M | +0.3% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.2 | $1.7M | +2.9% | |
| Russell County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $1.8M | +3.4% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $5.1M | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.2 | $1.7M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $4.4M | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $1.5M | +1.8% | |
| Henry County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $4.8M | +4.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +4.6% | |
| Larue County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +2.1% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $4.3M | +1.1% | |
| Trigg County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +3.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $2M | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.6 | $1.8M | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $1.7M | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.8 | $1.9M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.3M | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.1M | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.5M | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.6M | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $1.9M | −0.3% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 8.8 | $920K | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.6 | $1.1M | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $3.1M | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $3.2M | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $1.1M | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 7.3 | $940K | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.2 | $1.2M | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $1.2M | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $2.9M | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 7.7 | $773K | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $1.5M | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $1.6M | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 veterinarians on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Kentucky?
There are 673 veterinarians on map listings in Kentucky as of September 2026. 101 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 550 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on pets?
About $1.5B a year, or $824 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 673 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Kentucky has 3.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Kentucky would have about 550, against 673 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,299 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for veterinarians?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Owensboro metro area scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Among 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Frankfort area scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Among 40 scored counties in Kentucky, Bullitt County scores highest, at 80 (high). 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. Kentucky scores 30 for veterinarians (lower middle), #41 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 Kentucky. It maps the veterinarians 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.
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