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Dentists and orthodontists in the District of Columbia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
383
27 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
310
−5.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$447.1M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
11.8
10% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.2M
19% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#14 of 51
Market score 61 · Upper middle

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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

There are 383 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 7%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the District of Columbia comes to about $447.1M a year: $1,378 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the District of Columbia was 310 in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,047 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #14 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 37.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV374,02317.0$860K+3.3%#304 of 387

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored38311.8$1.2M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the District of Columbia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 383 dentists and orthodontists in the District of Columbia. 27 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 310 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on medical and dental services?

About $447.1M a year, or $1,378 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 383 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The District of Columbia has 11.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 455, against 383 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,047 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 37 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. The District of Columbia scores 61 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #14 of the 50 states and DC.

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