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Dentists and orthodontists in San Bernardino County, CA

How San Bernardino County, CA 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,622 of 1,886 scored counties
#39 of 51 scored counties in California

Listings
1,089
177 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
963
+4.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$898M
On medical and dental services · $1,331 a household
Spending per listing
$825K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.1
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,224,091
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

San Bernardino County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,622 of 1,886 scored counties and #39 of 51 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in San Bernardino County spend about $898M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,331 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,089 dentists and orthodontists, that is $825K per practice, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

San Bernardino County has 1,089 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 177 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 16.1 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 963 businesses with payroll in San Bernardino County classed as offices of dentists, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 701 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $18.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in San Bernardino County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Bernardino County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How San Bernardino County compares

The same measures for California 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in San Bernardino County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Bernardino CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.117.913.1
Spending per listing$825K$817K$984K
Households per official establishment701595952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.7%+1.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,331$1,464$1,288
Median household income$85,478$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3122

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
920 → 963+4.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,183
Annual payroll, 2023
$318.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,089177 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
913The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
20
Amount
$18.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
Households
674,915
Median age
35.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
20,068 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,213
Median home value
$505,000
Jobs located here
841,641
Daytime population
2,086,204Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in California, with San Bernardino County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA8972.4$5.1M+8.2%#9 of 1,886
2Amador County, CA72138.1$1.6M+3.2%#220 of 1,886
3San Benito County, CA672411.7$1.3M+8.6%#361 of 1,886
4Imperial County, CA63316.2$1.8M+1.1%#456 of 1,886
5Calaveras County, CA62168.7$1.5M+2.8%#504 of 1,886
6Lake County, CA60228.2$1.4M−0.6%#566 of 1,886
7Inyo County, CA5667.5$1.7M−4.4%#698 of 1,886
8Yolo County, CA519212.0$1.2M+3.1%#900 of 1,886
9Lassen County, CA5066.5$1.8M−13.1%#920 of 1,886
10Colusa County, CA5079.3$1.3M−0.1%#929 of 1,886
39San Bernardino County, CA311,08916.1$825K+1.9%#1,622 of 1,886

Other business types in San Bernardino County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in San Bernardino County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,089 dentists and orthodontists in San Bernardino County. 177 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 963 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019.

How much do households in San Bernardino County, CA spend on medical and dental services?

About $898M a year, or $1,331 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,089 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $825K 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 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Bernardino County, CA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

San Bernardino County has 16.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $825K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 913, against 1,089 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 701 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. San Bernardino County scores 31 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,622 of 1,886 scored counties.

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