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Dentists and orthodontists in Tift County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Tift County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,458 of 1,886 scored counties
#58 of 84 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 5 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On medical and dental services · $977 a household
- Spending per listing
- $899K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,254
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Tift County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,458 of 1,886 scored counties and #58 of 84 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Tift County spend about $15.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $977 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $899K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 17 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Tift County as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Tift County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,564 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tift County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tift 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.
| Measure | Tift County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $899K | $964K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,564 | 1,112 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $977 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,255 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Tift 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 Tift County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,254+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,640
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 261 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $53,255+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,766
- Median home value
- $165,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,738
- Daytime population
- 47,133Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Effingham County, GA | 83 | 15 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +14.1% | #45 of 1,886 |
| 2Haralson County, GA | 81 | 6 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +10.0% | #58 of 1,886 |
| 3Putnam County, GA | 80 | 6 | 5.7 | $2M | +7.0% | #73 of 1,886 |
| 4Monroe County, GA | 78 | 6 | 5.7 | $2.1M | +14.1% | #99 of 1,886 |
| 5Walker County, GA | 77 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +3.7% | #107 of 1,886 |
| 6Lee County, GA | 75 | 7 | 5.7 | $2M | +2.9% | #149 of 1,886 |
| 7Lumpkin County, GA | 75 | 7 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +7.5% | #156 of 1,886 |
| 8Paulding County, GA | 72 | 47 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +12.7% | #221 of 1,886 |
| 9Franklin County, GA | 71 | 5 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +10.5% | #242 of 1,886 |
| 10Gilmer County, GA | 70 | 7 | 5.4 | $2M | +7.9% | #263 of 1,886 |
| 58Tift County, GA | 36 | 17 | 10.9 | $899K | +2.1% | #1,458 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Tift County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics19
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy52
- Optometrists and eye care21
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Tift County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 dentists and orthodontists in Tift County. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Tift County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.3M a year, or $977 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $899K 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 15,640 households in Tift County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tift County, GA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Tift County has 10.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $899K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Tift County would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,564 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Tift County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Tift County at 42,254 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,640 households. Median household income in Tift County is $53,255, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.7%, 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. Tift County scores 36 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,458 of 1,886 scored counties.
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