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Dentists and orthodontists in Upson County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #339 of 1,886 scored counties
#14 of 84 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.4M
On medical and dental services · $985 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
77% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,500
+2.7% 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

Households in Upson County spend about $10.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $985 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.7M per practice, 77% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Upson County has 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Upson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,649 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Upson County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Upson County is 67 (upper middle), #339 of 1,886 scored counties and #14 of 84 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Upson 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 Upson County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureUpson CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.711.913.1
Spending per listing$1.7M$964K$984K
Households per official establishment2,6491,112952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$985$1,150$1,288
Median household income$55,429$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Upson 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 Upson County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,500+2.7% since 2020
Households
10,595
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$55,429+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,039
Median home value
$168,700
Jobs located here
7,450
Daytime population
23,235Residents 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 Upson 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
14Upson County, GA6765.7$1.7M+2.7%#339 of 1,886

Other business types in Upson County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dentists and orthodontists in Upson County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $10.4M a year, or $985 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 10,595 households in Upson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Upson County has 5.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 77% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Upson County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,649 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Upson County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Upson County at 28,500 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,595 households. Median household income in Upson County is $55,429, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Upson County scores 67 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #339 of 1,886 scored counties.

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