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Dentists and orthodontists in Manatee County, FL

The dentists and orthodontists in Manatee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #991 of 1,886 scored counties
#33 of 53 scored counties in Florida

Listings
221
60 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
131
+2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$205.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,162 a household
Spending per listing
$929K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
468,200
+16.6% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Manatee County comes to about $205.4M a year: $1,162 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 221 dentists and orthodontists, that is $929K per practice, 6% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Manatee County has 221 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 60 are chain locations, or 27%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.5 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Manatee County in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,349 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Manatee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Manatee County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Manatee County is 49 (lower middle), #991 of 1,886 scored counties and #33 of 53 scored counties in Florida.

How Manatee County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Manatee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureManatee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.513.613.1
Spending per listing$929K$831K$984K
Households per official establishment1,349968952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.3%+7.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,162$1,132$1,288
Median household income$78,457$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
128 → 131+2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
977
Annual payroll, 2023
$68.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
22160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
209The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$7.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
468,200+16.6% since 2020
Households
176,747
Median age
48.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
743 sq. mi.
People per square mile
579
Median household income
$78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,837
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
145,644
Daytime population
393,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Florida, with Manatee County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wakulla County, FL8375.5$2M+12.3%#44 of 1,886
2Levy County, FL8073.8$2.6M+12.7%#65 of 1,886
3Santa Rosa County, FL80517.0$1.7M+11.7%#77 of 1,886
4Baker County, FL7277.6$1.5M+5.8%#225 of 1,886
5Jackson County, FL7084.6$2M+5.4%#262 of 1,886
6Gadsden County, FL6853.0$3.1M+2.0%#299 of 1,886
7Putnam County, FL67175.4$1.7M+5.9%#340 of 1,886
8DeSoto County, FL6664.7$1.9M+8.8%#371 of 1,886
9Washington County, FL6655.4$1.8M+5.4%#375 of 1,886
10Gilchrist County, FL6657.0$1.5M+14.5%#386 of 1,886
33Manatee County, FL4922112.5$929K+16.6%#991 of 1,886

Other business types in Manatee County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Manatee County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 221 dentists and orthodontists in Manatee County. 60 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on medical and dental services?

About $205.4M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 221 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $929K 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 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Manatee County has 12.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $929K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Manatee County would have about 209, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,349 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 49 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #991 of 1,886 scored counties.

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