{"title":"Women-, Latino- and Veteran-Owned Med Spa Statistics 2026","url":"https://medspastandard.com/statistics/med-spa-ownership/","snapshot":"2026-10-30","source":"MedSpaStandard directory snapshot 2026-10-30 (https://medspastandard.com/statistics/med-spa-ownership/)","numbers":[{"id":"independent","label":"independent","value":97.09,"display":"97%","kind":"share","n":51669,"denominator":53215,"scope":"national","statement":"97% of US med spas (51,669) are independents or small local groups rather than one of the 42 national chains we match by name, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"chain_share","label":"national chain locations","value":2.91,"display":"2.9%","kind":"share","n":1546,"denominator":53215,"scope":"national","statement":"2.9% of US med spas (1,546) belong to a national chain, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"chains10","label":"chains with 10+ locations","value":25,"display":"25","kind":"count","n":null,"denominator":null,"scope":"national","statement":"25 national chains have 10 or more US locations, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"physician_named","label":"name a physician","value":56.83,"display":"57%","kind":"share","n":9943,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"57% of the 17,497 med spas that name their clinical team online list a physician (MD or DO), according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"np_named","label":"name a nurse practitioner","value":41.77,"display":"42%","kind":"share","n":7308,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"42% of the 17,497 med spas that name their clinical team online list a nurse practitioner, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."},{"id":"rn_named","label":"name a registered nurse","value":30.94,"display":"31%","kind":"share","n":5414,"denominator":17497,"scope":"national","statement":"31% of the 17,497 med spas that name their clinical team online list a registered nurse, according to MedSpaStandard directory data for October 2026."}],"table":null,"caveats":["Owner gender and background come from the American Med Spa Association's owner survey, not from our listings: Google's women-owned badge is optional and most owners never add it, so badge counts are not used.","Counts are Google Maps listings we classify as med spas, so they include dermatology and plastic surgery practices that offer med spa treatments and exclude spas without a Google listing."]}