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Dentists and orthodontists in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,213 of 1,886 scored counties
#3 of 7 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 39
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,370 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 dentists and orthodontists in Fairbanks North Star Borough. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 8%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,370 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Fairbanks North Star Borough spend about $49.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 39 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 30% above 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough was 44 in 2023, down 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 826 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Fairbanks North Star Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Fairbanks North Star Borough has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,213 of 1,886 scored counties and #3 of 7 scored counties in Alaska.
How Fairbanks North Star Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.2M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 826 | 859 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.0% | −8.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,370 | $1,394 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 44−17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 375
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 393 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Fairbanks North Star Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 57 | 5 | 8.7 | $1.6M | −2.6% | #675 of 1,886 |
| 2Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 51 | 51 | 12.8 | $1.1M | +10.4% | #907 of 1,886 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 42 | 39 | 10.7 | $1.3M | −1.4% | #1,213 of 1,886 |
| 4Juneau City and Borough, AK | 40 | 16 | 12.2 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #1,273 of 1,886 |
| 5Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 40 | 34 | 14.0 | $933K | +5.1% | #1,289 of 1,886 |
| 6Anchorage Municipality, AK | 37 | 151 | 13.9 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #1,401 of 1,886 |
| 7Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 24 | 9 | 19.4 | $678K | −5.0% | #1,780 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Fairbanks North Star Borough
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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?
There are 39 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 17.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on medical and dental services?
About $49.8M a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Fairbanks North Star Borough has 10.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 51, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 826 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 42 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,213 of 1,886 scored counties.
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