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Dentists and orthodontists in Yuma County, AZ
How Yuma 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #174 of 1,886 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 46
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,126 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 98% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,449
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Yuma County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #174 of 1,886 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 dentists and orthodontists in Yuma County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,126 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Yuma County spend about $89.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 98% 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 Yuma County was 46 in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,725 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $755K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Yuma County. Population estimates show Yuma County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Yuma 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 | Yuma County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $969K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,725 | 977 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.2% | +3.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,126 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,876 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 46+12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 286
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 464 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $755K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Yuma 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 Yuma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,449+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 79,341
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $62,876+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,974
- Median home value
- $217,800
- Jobs located here
- 70,111
- Daytime population
- 205,624Residents 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 Yuma 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 Yuma 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 clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors83
- Physical therapy70
- Optometrists and eye care83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Yuma County, AZ?
There are 46 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Yuma County as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Yuma County, AZ spend on medical and dental services?
About $89.4M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,341 households in Yuma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuma County, AZ compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Yuma County has 5.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Yuma County would have about 91, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,725 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Yuma County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Yuma County at 224,449 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,341 households. The median household income in Yuma County is $62,876 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.0% 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. Yuma County scores 74 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #174 of 1,886 scored counties.
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