Health care · Metro area · Alabama
Dentists and orthodontists in the Birmingham, AL metro area
How the Birmingham, AL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #334 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 594
- 75 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 395
- −6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $515.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $869K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,197,766
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, the Birmingham metro area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #334 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 594 dentists and orthodontists in the Birmingham metro area. 75 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Birmingham metro area comes to about $515.9M a year: $1,109 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $869K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Birmingham metro area was 395 in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,177 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $14.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Birmingham metro area. Population estimates show the Birmingham metro area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Birmingham metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists 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 | Birmingham metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $869K | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,177 | 1,425 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.8% | −4.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,109 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,498 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 395−6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,621
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $210.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 59475 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 525The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $14.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Birmingham metro area, 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 the Birmingham metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,197,766+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 465,003
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,280 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $71,498
- Average household income
- $100,521
- Median home value
- $240,200
- Jobs located here
- 555,318
- Daytime population
- 1,227,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Birmingham metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Decatur, AL | 62 | 52 | 8.3 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #106 of 387 |
| 2Tuscaloosa, AL | 62 | 90 | 8.5 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #109 of 387 |
| 3Auburn-Opelika, AL | 61 | 73 | 9.5 | $1.1M | +7.1% | #116 of 387 |
| 4Huntsville, AL | 56 | 244 | 11.8 | $1M | +12.5% | #145 of 387 |
| 5Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 51 | 60 | 9.4 | $1.1M | +3.5% | #183 of 387 |
| 6Montgomery, AL | 50 | 141 | 9.3 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #188 of 387 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 46 | 121 | 9.5 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #213 of 387 |
| 7Mobile, AL | 43 | 160 | 9.9 | $1M | −0.7% | #243 of 387 |
| 8Gadsden, AL | 41 | 35 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +0.4% | #258 of 387 |
| 9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 40 | 128 | 13.0 | $875K | +14.8% | #276 of 387 |
| 12Birmingham, AL | 32 | 594 | 12.8 | $869K | +1.4% | #334 of 387 |
Other business types in the Birmingham metro area
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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics38
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics40
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care23
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Birmingham, AL metro area?
The Birmingham metro area has 594 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 75 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 395 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Birmingham, AL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $515.9M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 594 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $869K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 465,003 households in the Birmingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Birmingham, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Birmingham metro area has 12.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $869K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Birmingham metro area would have about 525, against 594 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,177 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Birmingham, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Birmingham metro area at 1,197,766 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,003 households. The median household income in the Birmingham metro area is $71,498 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Birmingham metro area scores 32 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #334 of 387 scored metro areas.
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