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Dentists and orthodontists in Tehama County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Tehama County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,083 of 1,886 scored counties
#15 of 51 scored counties in California

Listings
23
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,176 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,665
−1.7% 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

At $1,176 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Tehama County spend about $29.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 23 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 23 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Tehama County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 29% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Tehama County in 2023. That is one for every 1,458 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $211K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Tehama County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tehama County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Tehama County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,083 of 1,886 scored counties and #15 of 51 scored counties in California.

How Tehama 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 Tehama County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTehama CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.317.913.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$817K$984K
Households per official establishment1,458595952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,176$1,464$1,288
Median household income$63,784$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4622

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 17
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$211K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
64,665−1.7% since 2020
Households
24,788
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,949 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,910
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
18,377
Daytime population
57,669Residents 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 Tehama 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
15Tehama County, CA46239.3$1.3M−1.7%#1,083 of 1,886

Other business types in Tehama County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Tehama County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 dentists and orthodontists in Tehama County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $29.1M a year, or $1,176 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 24,788 households in Tehama County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tehama County has 9.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Tehama County would have about 30, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,458 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Tehama County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Tehama County at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in Tehama County is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. Tehama County scores 46 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,083 of 1,886 scored counties.

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