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Dentists and orthodontists in Decatur County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #994 of 1,886 scored counties
#40 of 84 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10M
On medical and dental services · $940 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,432
0.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dentists and orthodontists in Decatur County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Decatur County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services, or $940 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per practice, 45% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Decatur County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,770 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Decatur County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Decatur County is 48 (lower middle), #994 of 1,886 scored counties and #40 of 84 scored counties in Georgia.

How Decatur County 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 Decatur County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDecatur CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.611.913.1
Spending per listing$1.4M$964K$984K
Households per official establishment1,7701,112952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$940$1,150$1,288
Median household income$53,317$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
29,4320.0% since 2020
Households
10,621
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$53,317+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,600
Median home value
$158,800
Jobs located here
8,437
Daytime population
26,106Residents 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 counties in Georgia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Decatur County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

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
40Decatur County, GA4876.6$1.4M0.0%#994 of 1,886

Other business types in Decatur County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Decatur County, GA?

Decatur County has 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Decatur County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $10M a year, or $940 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,621 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Decatur County, GA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Decatur County has 6.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Decatur County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,770 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Decatur County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Decatur County at 29,432 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,621 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $53,317 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Decatur County scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #994 of 1,886 scored counties.

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