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Dentists and orthodontists in Pima County, AZ
How Pima County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,012 of 1,886 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 493
- 85 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 354
- −3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $538M
- On medical and dental services · $1,229 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pima County comes to about $538M a year: $1,229 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Pima County has 493 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 85 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 354 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Pima County in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,237 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $18M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pima County.
Population estimates show Pima County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Pima County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,012 of 1,886 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Arizona.
How Pima County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $969K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,237 | 977 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.3% | +3.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,229 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 366 → 354−3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,626
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $159.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 49385 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 547The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $18M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 83 | 118 | 7.3 | $1.7M | +25.4% | #46 of 1,886 |
| 2Yuma County, AZ | 74 | 46 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +9.2% | #174 of 1,886 |
| 3Apache County, AZ | 65 | 7 | 3.3 | $3M | −2.2% | #395 of 1,886 |
| 4Cochise County, AZ | 60 | 35 | 6.9 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #557 of 1,886 |
| 5Gila County, AZ | 59 | 18 | 7.6 | $1.5M | +0.9% | #612 of 1,886 |
| 6Mohave County, AZ | 56 | 89 | 8.7 | $1.3M | +6.5% | #723 of 1,886 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 48 | 493 | 11.3 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #1,012 of 1,886 |
| 8Graham County, AZ | 44 | 16 | 12.6 | $922K | +4.0% | #1,172 of 1,886 |
| 9Yavapai County, AZ | 43 | 137 | 12.3 | $983K | +6.5% | #1,200 of 1,886 |
| 10Coconino County, AZ | 41 | 61 | 11.1 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #1,251 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Pima County
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 clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics55
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Pima County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 493 dentists and orthodontists in Pima County. 85 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 354 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on medical and dental services?
About $538M a year, or $1,229 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 493 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Pima County has 11.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Pima County would have about 547, against 493 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,237 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,012 of 1,886 scored counties.
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