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How many urgent care centers are in each U.S. state?
An urgent care center is a medical facility that provides immediate medical treatment for non-life-threatening medical conditions. These centers are open for extended hours, including evenings and weekends, and do not require appointments, allowing patients to receive medical care on a walk-in basis.
Urgent care clinics are equipped to treat a wide range of conditions, including minor injuries, illnesses, and infections that require prompt medical attention but aren’t serious enough to warrant a visit to the emergency room.
Using data from ClinicView, we compiled a list of urgent care centers in the U.S. in 2026. Keep reading to find out where these clinics are located and how urgent care centers differ from other care settings.
Number of urgent care centers in each state
Fig. 1 Data is from the Definitive Healthcare ClinicView product. The number of facilities represents only those urgent care clinics listed as “active” in the Definitive Healthcare database as of September 2026.
How many urgent care clinics are in the U.S.?
There were more than 11,000 active urgent care clinics in the U.S. as of September 2026. These centers offer convenient healthcare services for people who require immediate medical attention but do not have an emergency medical condition.
More than half of all clinics were concentrated across ten densely populated states, including California, Texas, and Florida. Metropolitan areas with the highest numbers of urgent care clinics are detailed below.
| Rank | CBSA | # of urgent care centers | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | 717 | Explore |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | 440 | Explore |
| 3 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | 316 | Explore |
| 4 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | 314 | Explore |
| 5 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell GA | 294 | Explore |
| 6 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands TX | 275 | Explore |
| 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | 245 | Explore |
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach FL | 244 | Explore |
| 9 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn MI | 227 | Explore |
Fig. 2 Data is from the Definitive Healthcare ClinicView product. The number of facilities represents urgent care clinics listed as “active” in the Definitive Healthcare database as of September 2026.
For more information on the latest urgent care trends, check out our Healthcare Insights on the top urgent care clinics ranked by patient population.
| Rank | Definitive ID | Corporation name | State | # of urgent care centers | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66825 | Concentra Inc | TX | 610 | Explore |
| 2 | 860825 | American Family Care | AL | 379 | Explore |
| 3 | 282828 | CareNow Urgent Care | TX | 255 | Explore |
| 4 | 282820 | CityMD Urgent Care | NY | 174 | Explore |
| 5 | 282825 | Fast Pace Health Urgent Care | TN | 148 | Explore |
| 6 | 282818 | NextCare Urgent Care | AZ | 148 | Explore |
| 7 | 282833 | MD Now Urgent Care | FL | 130 | Explore |
| 8 | 282903 | WellNow Urgent Care (FKA Five Star Urgent Care) | IL | 104 | Explore |
| 9 | 1037679 | Piedmont Urgent Care (FKA Piedmont UrgentCare by WellStreet) | GA | 86 | Explore |
| 10 | 282811 | Patient First Urgent Care | VA | 79 | Explore |
Fig. 2 Data is from the Definitive Healthcare ClinicView product. The number of facilities represents urgent care clinics listed as “active” in the Definitive Healthcare database as of September 2026.
Concentra leads the list by a wide margin with more than 600 urgent care centers in its portfolio. American Family Care ranks second with 379 and CareNow Urgent Care follows in third with 255 centers, while the remaining corporations within the top ten each operate fewer than 200 locations.
How do urgent care clinics differ from retail clinics?
Retail clinics and urgent care clinics are grouped together as convenient care clinics because both offer extended hours and accept walk-in appointments. The main difference between retail clinics and urgent care centers is the level of care that they provide. Retail clinics treat a limited range of minor, acute conditions, such as allergies, colds, and infections.
Urgent care clinics, which have on-site diagnostic equipment and procedure rooms, can offer a broader range of care for non-life-threatening conditions that need immediate attention, such as splinting and casting for broken bones or minor laceration and wound repair.
To qualify as an urgent care clinic in Definitive Healthcare’s ClinicView product, a facility must meet the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine and the Urgent Care Association of America's primary requirements. These include:
- Accept walk-in patients
- Offer extended hours
- Treat a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries
- Procedure room for performing minor medical procedures (e.g., stitches, casts, low-risk surgery under a local anesthetic only)
- Multiple exam rooms
- On-site diagnostic equipment (e.g., phlebotomy and x-ray)
- Communication lines with local hospitals for streamlined transfers to ERs
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