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Dentists and orthodontists in Georgia

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

Listings
4,863
756 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
3,663
+2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.7B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
11.9
9% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$964K
2% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#32 of 51
Market score 44 · Lower middle

A site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Georgia has 4,863 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 756 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,150 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Georgia spend about $4.7B a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 4,863 dentists and orthodontists, that is $964K per practice, 2% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

In 2023, official counts showed 3,663 businesses with payroll in Georgia classed as offices of dentists, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,112 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, 73 SBA-backed loans worth $77.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #32 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Hinesville metro area scores highest (75). Of the 23 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Cedartown area scores highest (72).

Every market in Georgia for dentists and orthodontists

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, 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 Georgia, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hinesville, GA75227.3$1.4M+12.6%#24 of 387
2Warner Robins, GA74638.5$1.3M+8.2%#27 of 387
3Dalton, GA64458.6$1.2M+3.5%#95 of 387
4Brunswick-St. Simons, GA564810.2$1.1M+4.4%#143 of 387
5Valdosta, GA52508.8$1.1M+3.3%#178 of 387
6Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC5225110.8$1M+4.7%#179 of 387
7Savannah, GA5118311.3$997K+8.1%#185 of 387
8Columbus, GA-AL461219.5$1.1M−1.3%#213 of 387
9Athens-Clarke County, GA459110.6$1M+3.9%#222 of 387
10Rome, GA424111.1$941K+2.8%#257 of 387
11Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA403,19513.8$895K+5.9%#273 of 387
12Macon-Bibb County, GA378910.0$1M+2.1%#294 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA3531013.4$826K+5.3%#315 of 387
13Gainesville, GA3111615.8$740K+11.4%#341 of 387
14Albany, GA256611.4$846K−1.8%#361 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cedartown, GA7295.7$1.7M+6.0%#60 of 526
2Thomaston, GA7165.7$1.7M+2.7%#71 of 526
3Jesup, GA6976.3$1.5M+7.8%#90 of 526
4Jefferson, GA66269.2$1.3M+29.3%#114 of 526
5Calhoun, GA51219.8$1.1M+6.9%#252 of 526
6Kingsland, GA50219.7$1.1M+9.5%#259 of 526
7Bainbridge, GA4976.6$1.4M0.0%#265 of 526
8Moultrie, GA49127.1$1.3M+3.3%#267 of 526
9Douglas, GA48147.5$1.2M+2.9%#277 of 526
10Milledgeville, GA48148.4$1.2M+0.6%#278 of 526
11Cordele, GA4656.3$1.5M−4.1%#291 of 526
12Cornelia, GA461710.1$1M+9.3%#298 of 526
13Thomasville, GA44279.4$1.1M+1.3%#318 of 526
14Americus, GA4297.1$1.3M−1.9%#338 of 526
15Dublin, GA42188.3$1.2M+2.8%#343 of 526
Eufaula, AL-GA4287.8$1.1M−1.2%#345 of 526
16Statesboro, GA40349.7$1M+8.0%#363 of 526
17Vidalia, GA34118.1$1.2M+1.5%#409 of 526
18Tifton, GA342111.1$863K+1.7%#413 of 526
19Waycross, GA33188.8$1.1M+3.0%#420 of 526
20Toccoa, GA321413.3$701K+3.8%#438 of 526
21Fitzgerald, GA31811.3$775K−0.4%#448 of 526
22LaGrange, GA-AL304711.7$844K+3.0%#454 of 526
Summerville, GANot scored33.3$2.7M+1.5%

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Effingham County, GA83156.2$1.9M+14.1%#45 of 1,886
2Haralson County, GA8165.1$2.1M+10.0%#58 of 1,886
3Putnam County, GA8065.7$2M+7.0%#73 of 1,886
4Monroe County, GA7865.7$2.1M+14.1%#99 of 1,886
5Walker County, GA7772.7$3.8M+3.7%#107 of 1,886
6Lee County, GA7575.7$2M+2.9%#149 of 1,886
7Lumpkin County, GA7576.0$1.9M+7.5%#156 of 1,886
8Paulding County, GA72477.8$1.6M+12.7%#221 of 1,886
9Franklin County, GA7155.6$1.7M+10.5%#242 of 1,886
10Gilmer County, GA7075.4$2M+7.9%#263 of 1,886
11Polk County, GA6995.7$1.7M+6.0%#290 of 1,886
12Peach County, GA6876.6$1.6M+6.5%#312 of 1,886
13White County, GA6765.6$1.9M+6.0%#334 of 1,886
14Upson County, GA6765.7$1.7M+2.7%#339 of 1,886
15Wayne County, GA6776.3$1.5M+7.8%#355 of 1,886
16Jackson County, GA67269.2$1.3M+29.3%#363 of 1,886
17Barrow County, GA67278.8$1.3M+18.7%#365 of 1,886
18Pickens County, GA66128.9$1.3M+11.4%#391 of 1,886
19Walton County, GA64328.9$1.3M+16.0%#446 of 1,886
20Elbert County, GA6256.0$1.6M+2.1%#501 of 1,886
21Newton County, GA62379.0$1.2M+11.2%#517 of 1,886
22Bryan County, GA61169.6$1.3M+15.6%#541 of 1,886
23Houston County, GA60568.8$1.3M+8.5%#581 of 1,886
24Clayton County, GA58686.4$1.5M−0.6%#643 of 1,886
25Catoosa County, GA58238.6$1.3M+2.3%#658 of 1,886
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Counties in Georgia, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Bartow County, GA564210.3$1.1M+10.5%#735 of 1,886
27Spalding County, GA55207.6$1.3M+4.9%#752 of 1,886
28Columbia County, GA556411.6$1.1M+7.9%#771 of 1,886
29Henry County, GA559511.0$1.1M+9.5%#772 of 1,886
30Coweta County, GA546711.9$1.1M+9.2%#806 of 1,886
31Rabun County, GA5379.2$1.2M+5.0%#829 of 1,886
32Cherokee County, GA5312612.4$1.1M+11.6%#832 of 1,886
33Camden County, GA52219.7$1.1M+9.5%#874 of 1,886
34Liberty County, GA51229.2$1.1M+7.6%#908 of 1,886
35Gordon County, GA51219.8$1.1M+6.9%#910 of 1,886
36Douglas County, GA515610.8$1.1M+6.6%#912 of 1,886
37Carroll County, GA514510.2$1.1M+9.8%#915 of 1,886
38Grady County, GA5087.9$1.3M+1.4%#932 of 1,886
39Colquitt County, GA49127.1$1.3M+3.3%#962 of 1,886
40Decatur County, GA4876.6$1.4M0.0%#994 of 1,886
41Crisp County, GA4756.3$1.5M−4.1%#1,032 of 1,886
42Baldwin County, GA47148.4$1.2M+0.6%#1,047 of 1,886
43Habersham County, GA471710.1$1M+9.3%#1,058 of 1,886
44Greene County, GA471012.2$1M+12.3%#1,066 of 1,886
45Forsyth County, GA4615817.7$866K+11.8%#1,112 of 1,886
46Union County, GA461412.2$859K+12.3%#1,113 of 1,886
47McDuffie County, GA4378.6$1.2M+0.1%#1,184 of 1,886
48Coffee County, GA41138.5$1.1M+3.2%#1,253 of 1,886
49Fannin County, GA411310.9$937K+2.6%#1,262 of 1,886
50Bulloch County, GA403110.0$997K+8.8%#1,283 of 1,886
51Morgan County, GA401012.3$929K+9.4%#1,291 of 1,886
52Worth County, GA3856.5$1.5M−3.2%#1,349 of 1,886
53Laurens County, GA38179.1$1.1M+3.0%#1,358 of 1,886
54Thomas County, GA381910.2$988K+1.3%#1,364 of 1,886
55Floyd County, GA384111.1$941K+2.8%#1,367 of 1,886
56Whitfield County, GA384311.7$893K+3.3%#1,376 of 1,886
57Lowndes County, GA364710.2$965K+3.7%#1,449 of 1,886
58Tift County, GA361710.9$899K+2.1%#1,458 of 1,886
59Dawson County, GA361916.4$752K+30.7%#1,473 of 1,886
60Oconee County, GA363523.3$614K+6.9%#1,474 of 1,886
61Chatham County, GA3515212.6$871K+5.7%#1,491 of 1,886
62Glynn County, GA354612.9$851K+3.7%#1,494 of 1,886
63Sumter County, GA3498.2$1.1M−2.4%#1,503 of 1,886
64DeKalb County, GA3436412.7$954K+1.3%#1,512 of 1,886
65Rockdale County, GA344412.8$884K+5.2%#1,515 of 1,886
66Cobb County, GA3450217.0$778K+3.5%#1,531 of 1,886
67Clarke County, GA325510.1$983K+1.0%#1,578 of 1,886
68Fulton County, GA3272215.6$830K+2.7%#1,592 of 1,886
69Hall County, GA3211615.8$740K+11.4%#1,598 of 1,886
70Fayette County, GA3210122.7$601K+4.7%#1,600 of 1,886
71Emanuel County, GA3178.4$1.1M+1.2%#1,605 of 1,886
72Ben Hill County, GA31811.3$775K−0.4%#1,624 of 1,886
73Stephens County, GA311413.3$701K+3.8%#1,630 of 1,886
74Gwinnett County, GA3057617.6$691K+6.2%#1,651 of 1,886
75Dodge County, GA25710.2$917K−1.4%#1,756 of 1,886
76Troup County, GA253814.1$715K+5.0%#1,762 of 1,886
77Toombs County, GA211110.6$889K+1.7%#1,809 of 1,886
78Muscogee County, GA2010112.4$808K−2.3%#1,820 of 1,886
79Ware County, GA181410.8$808K+1.9%#1,829 of 1,886
80Richmond County, GA1710814.1$694K0.0%#1,840 of 1,886
81Bibb County, GA157913.2$744K+0.3%#1,854 of 1,886
82Dade County, GA151016.4$632K−0.5%#1,856 of 1,886
83Dougherty County, GA94914.3$635K−3.0%#1,877 of 1,886
84Jefferson County, GA7712.2$773K−4.2%#1,882 of 1,886
Murray County, GANot scored21.3$7.9M+4.0%
Harris County, GANot scored43.1$4.1M+6.8%
Madison County, GANot scored10.9$11.5M+8.8%
Jones County, GANot scored21.9$5.9M+2.8%
Hart County, GANot scored43.6$2.8M+10.7%
Butts County, GANot scored33.4$3.1M+6.5%
Chattooga County, GANot scored33.3$2.7M+1.5%
Burke County, GANot scored33.3$3M−0.9%
Tattnall County, GANot scored45.2$1.8M+0.2%
Mitchell County, GANot scored33.8$2.4M−5.6%
Meriwether County, GANot scored33.6$2.7M+4.4%
Pierce County, GANot scored45.3$2M+5.1%
Pike County, GANot scored23.0$3.9M+10.5%
Washington County, GANot scored45.5$1.7M−2.5%
Lamar County, GANot scored22.8$3.8M+12.9%
Banks County, GANot scored00.0n/a+17.3%
Appling County, GANot scored22.8$3.3M+3.9%
Long County, GANot scored00.0n/a+32.6%
Berrien County, GANot scored22.8$3.4M+4.4%
Brantley County, GANot scored11.5$6.3M+4.9%
Cook County, GANot scored46.3$1.6M+5.8%
Brooks County, GANot scored23.3$2.7M−1.0%
Jasper County, GANot scored46.7$1.5M+20.2%
Oglethorpe County, GANot scored00.0n/a+10.4%
Jeff Davis County, GANot scored23.6$2.4M+2.8%
Screven County, GANot scored12.0$4.8M+2.4%
Towns County, GANot scored46.8$1.5M+5.8%
Charlton County, GANot scored12.4$4.1M+4.7%
Bleckley County, GANot scored49.0$1.1M+2.8%
Crawford County, GANot scored24.5$2.3M+0.9%
Macon County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Telfair County, GANot scored13.0$2.9M−10.1%
Heard County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.2%
McIntosh County, GANot scored12.0$5M+9.2%
Bacon County, GANot scored12.4$3.8M−0.4%
Candler County, GANot scored12.4$3.8M+2.2%
Dooly County, GANot scored12.5$4M−0.1%
Evans County, GANot scored37.4$1.2M+2.2%
Early County, GANot scored24.9$1.9M−3.1%
Lanier County, GANot scored12.9$3.4M+7.1%
Pulaski County, GANot scored25.6$1.7M+3.0%
Wilkes County, GANot scored37.3$1.3M−0.1%
Irwin County, GANot scored12.8$3.4M−6.5%
Johnson County, GANot scored13.1$3M+1.4%
Seminole County, GANot scored25.3$1.8M+0.4%
Turner County, GANot scored412.1$710K−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GANot scored210.7$912K−10.6%
Terrell County, GANot scored514.8$631K−5.3%
Wilcox County, GANot scored27.7$1.2M+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GANot scored12.9$3.1M−2.1%
Jenkins County, GANot scored13.1$2.8M+2.1%
Hancock County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Montgomery County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.8%
Atkinson County, GANot scored13.1$2.9M+1.8%
Lincoln County, GANot scored13.3$2.9M+5.3%
Twiggs County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Taylor County, GANot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Marion County, GANot scored310.1$932K+2.0%
Wheeler County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Clinch County, GANot scored28.2$1.1M+1.8%
Treutlen County, GANot scored14.4$2.2M+1.1%
Randolph County, GANot scored311.2$709K−3.3%
Miller County, GANot scored311.7$788K−3.0%
Talbot County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Calhoun County, GANot scored212.6$741K−2.8%
Warren County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Stewart County, GANot scored15.6$1.5M−12.5%
Schley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Echols County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Glascock County, GANot scored00.0n/a+8.4%
Clay County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Baker County, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.3%
Webster County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Quitman County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.7%

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 Georgia?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,863 dentists and orthodontists in Georgia. 756 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3,663 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Georgia spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.7B a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,863 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $964K 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 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Georgia has 11.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $964K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Georgia would have about 4,765, against 4,863 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,112 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Hinesville metro area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 23 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Cedartown area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 84 scored counties in Georgia, Effingham County scores highest, at 83 (high). 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. Georgia scores 44 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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