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Dentists and orthodontists in Choctaw County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Choctaw County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,879 of 1,886 scored counties
#45 of 45 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On medical and dental services · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $794K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,904
- −5.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Choctaw County is 8 (very low), #1,879 of 1,886 scored counties and #45 of 45 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Choctaw County spend about $4.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $907 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $794K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Choctaw County has 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Choctaw County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 876 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Choctaw County declined 5.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Choctaw County 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 | Choctaw County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $794K | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 876 | 1,425 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $907 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $47,813 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 dentists in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,904−5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,255
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 914 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $47,813+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,991
- Median home value
- $123,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,148
- Daytime population
- 11,427Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Choctaw County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 80 | 23 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +18.0% | #71 of 1,886 |
| 2Blount County, AL | 72 | 9 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #210 of 1,886 |
| 3Elmore County, AL | 70 | 24 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #272 of 1,886 |
| 4St. Clair County, AL | 68 | 26 | 7.4 | $1.5M | +7.1% | #321 of 1,886 |
| 5Chilton County, AL | 64 | 13 | 7.3 | $1.4M | +5.9% | #443 of 1,886 |
| 6Russell County, AL | 62 | 10 | 4.2 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #490 of 1,886 |
| 7Franklin County, AL | 60 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #551 of 1,886 |
| 8Henry County, AL | 60 | 5 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #569 of 1,886 |
| 9Autauga County, AL | 60 | 19 | 8.3 | $1.3M | +5.1% | #574 of 1,886 |
| 10Colbert County, AL | 59 | 15 | 6.2 | $1.6M | +3.8% | #603 of 1,886 |
| 45Choctaw County, AL | 8 | 6 | 11.4 | $794K | −5.7% | #1,879 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Choctaw County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Choctaw County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dentists and orthodontists in Choctaw County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Choctaw County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.8M a year, or $907 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $794K per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,255 households in Choctaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Choctaw County, AL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Choctaw County has 11.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $794K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Choctaw County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 876 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Choctaw County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Choctaw County at 11,904 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,255 households. Median household income in Choctaw County is $47,813, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Choctaw County scores 8 for dentists and orthodontists (very low), #1,879 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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