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Dentists and orthodontists in the District of Columbia
How the District of Columbia compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Ranked with the states: it is its state’s only county.
- Listings
- 383
- 27 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 310
- −5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $447.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,378 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 693,645
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 383 dentists and orthodontists in the District of Columbia. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 7%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in the District of Columbia spend about $447.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $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. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 310 businesses with payroll in the District of Columbia classed as offices of dentists, down 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,047 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the District of Columbia.
Population estimates show the District of Columbia grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The District of Columbia is ranked with the states, since it is a state’s only county.
How the District of Columbia compares
The same measures for District of Columbia 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 | District of Columbia | District of Columbia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 11.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,047 | 1,047 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.2% | −5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,378 | $1,378 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $109,870 | $109,870 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 327 → 310−5.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,952
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $145.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38327 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 455The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the District of Columbia, 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 the District of Columbia
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 693,645+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 324,491
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 42%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.9
- Land area
- 61 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,145
- Median household income
- $109,870+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $162,299
- Median home value
- $737,100
- Jobs located here
- 673,312
- Daytime population
- 1,031,860Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the District of Columbia?
The District of Columbia has 383 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 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. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. 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 national 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.
How fast is the District of Columbia growing?
Population estimates put the District of Columbia at 693,645 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,491 households. The median household income in the District of Columbia is $109,870 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. The District of Columbia is ranked with the states, since it is a state’s only county.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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