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Dentists and orthodontists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area

How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #273 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
3,195
501 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
2,421
+3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.9B
On medical and dental services · $1,236 a household
Spending per listing
$895K
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.8
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,482,182
+5.9% 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 the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area comes to about $2.9B a year: $1,236 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $895K per practice, 9% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 3,195 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area as of September 2026. 501 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 2,421 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 955 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 53 SBA-backed loans worth $57.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.

Population estimates show the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is 40 (lower middle), #273 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.811.913.1
Spending per listing$895K$964K$984K
Households per official establishment9551,112952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.8%+2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,236$1,150$1,288
Median household income$89,724$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4044

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
2,421+3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
19,445
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3,195501 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,906The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
53
Amount
$57.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
Households
2,313,055
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
8,784 sq. mi.
People per square mile
712
Median household income
$89,724
Average household income
$122,540
Median home value
$367,600
Jobs located here
2,999,529
Daytime population
6,397,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Georgia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in 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

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Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3,195 dentists and orthodontists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. 501 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 2,421 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $2.9B a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,195 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $895K 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 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 13.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $895K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 2,906, against 3,195 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 40 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #273 of 387 scored metro areas.

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