Market rankings · Illinois
Dentists and orthodontists in Illinois
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 6,963
- 899 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 5,781
- −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.6B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 5% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #24 of 51
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Illinois has 6,963 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 899 are chain locations, or 13%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Illinois comes to about $7.6B a year: $1,517 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Illinois was 5,781 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 871 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, 94 SBA-backed loans worth $52.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #24 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Champaign-Urbana metro area scores highest (75). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Taylorville area scores highest (77).
Every market in Illinois for dentists and orthodontists
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Champaign-Urbana, IL | 75 | 91 | 9.3 | $1.5M | +1.5% | #21 of 387 |
| 2Bloomington, IL | 71 | 70 | 10.0 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #46 of 387 |
| 3Peoria, IL | 70 | 137 | 8.9 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #52 of 387 |
| 4Decatur, IL | 66 | 40 | 9.2 | $1.4M | −4.3% | #78 of 387 |
| 5Springfield, IL | 64 | 82 | 9.1 | $1.6M | −1.2% | #89 of 387 |
| 6Kankakee, IL | 64 | 38 | 9.3 | $1.5M | −1.7% | #90 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 64 | 1,273 | 11.0 | $1.4M | −0.2% | #92 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 64 | 168 | 10.4 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #93 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 62 | 40 | 10.4 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #108 of 387 |
| 7Rockford, IL | 55 | 153 | 11.3 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #150 of 387 |
| 8Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 39 | 5,905 | 16.2 | $976K | 0.0% | #281 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 16 | 54 | 12.9 | $830K | −1.2% | #381 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Taylorville, IL | 77 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.5M | −1.5% | #40 of 526 |
| 2Pontiac, IL | 77 | 7 | 4.8 | $2.9M | −2.1% | #41 of 526 |
| 3Rochelle, IL | 76 | 16 | 7.7 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #46 of 526 |
| 4Canton, IL | 73 | 9 | 6.5 | $2M | −2.0% | #56 of 526 |
| 5Centralia, IL | 71 | 6 | 3.9 | $3.3M | −3.4% | #63 of 526 |
| 6Danville, IL | 71 | 14 | 4.7 | $2.7M | −3.7% | #64 of 526 |
| 7Lincoln, IL | 69 | 9 | 8.0 | $1.7M | −2.5% | #86 of 526 |
| 8Quincy, IL-MO | 65 | 20 | 6.4 | $2M | −2.0% | #117 of 526 |
| 9Sterling, IL | 64 | 16 | 6.9 | $1.9M | −2.6% | #122 of 526 |
| 10Galesburg, IL | 61 | 14 | 6.7 | $1.8M | −4.1% | #153 of 526 |
| 11Dixon, IL | 58 | 12 | 9.0 | $1.5M | −3.4% | #190 of 526 |
| 12Ottawa, IL | 57 | 56 | 9.1 | $1.5M | −1.6% | #203 of 526 |
| 13Marion-Herrin, IL | 55 | 26 | 9.0 | $1.5M | +0.2% | #221 of 526 |
| 14Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 52 | 18 | 8.6 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #236 of 526 |
| 15Freeport, IL | 51 | 19 | 9.8 | $1.3M | −3.0% | #245 of 526 |
| 16Jacksonville, IL | 48 | 16 | 10.6 | $1.3M | −3.1% | #276 of 526 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 46 | 19 | 9.6 | $1.3M | −2.5% | #294 of 526 |
| 17Effingham, IL | 45 | 19 | 10.5 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #303 of 526 |
| 18Macomb, IL | 41 | 11 | 9.3 | $1.3M | −4.5% | #349 of 526 |
| 19Carbondale, IL | 39 | 22 | 9.6 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #369 of 526 |
| 20Mount Vernon, IL | 31 | 18 | 12.1 | $1M | −2.3% | #443 of 526 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Woodford County, IL | 79 | 8 | 5.4 | $2.8M | −0.8% | #80 of 1,886 |
| 2Douglas County, IL | 75 | 5 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +0.5% | #147 of 1,886 |
| 3Grundy County, IL | 75 | 20 | 9.7 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #160 of 1,886 |
| 4Christian County, IL | 74 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.5M | −1.5% | #161 of 1,886 |
| 5Livingston County, IL | 74 | 7 | 4.8 | $2.9M | −2.1% | #162 of 1,886 |
| 6Bureau County, IL | 74 | 8 | 5.7 | $2.3M | −2.1% | #168 of 1,886 |
| 7Clinton County, IL | 73 | 11 | 7.5 | $2M | +0.6% | #197 of 1,886 |
| 8Ogle County, IL | 73 | 16 | 7.7 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #199 of 1,886 |
| 9Crawford County, IL | 71 | 5 | 6.7 | $2M | +0.1% | #234 of 1,886 |
| 10Kendall County, IL | 71 | 52 | 11.5 | $1.5M | +9.9% | #250 of 1,886 |
| 11Vermilion County, IL | 70 | 14 | 4.7 | $2.7M | −3.7% | #256 of 1,886 |
| 12Fulton County, IL | 70 | 9 | 6.5 | $2M | −2.0% | #264 of 1,886 |
| 13Marion County, IL | 69 | 6 | 3.9 | $3.3M | −3.4% | #276 of 1,886 |
| 14Henry County, IL | 69 | 15 | 7.4 | $1.9M | −2.2% | #287 of 1,886 |
| 15Macoupin County, IL | 68 | 11 | 6.3 | $2.2M | −2.6% | #301 of 1,886 |
| 16Logan County, IL | 68 | 9 | 8.0 | $1.7M | −2.5% | #311 of 1,886 |
| 17Randolph County, IL | 68 | 10 | 8.4 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #314 of 1,886 |
| 18Jo Daviess County, IL | 67 | 6 | 5.8 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #327 of 1,886 |
| 19Saline County, IL | 67 | 6 | 6.0 | $2.1M | −4.1% | #330 of 1,886 |
| 20Boone County, IL | 67 | 19 | 9.8 | $1.5M | +0.4% | #349 of 1,886 |
| 21Fayette County, IL | 65 | 5 | 6.4 | $2M | −3.2% | #399 of 1,886 |
| 22Iroquois County, IL | 65 | 8 | 7.0 | $1.9M | −3.0% | #402 of 1,886 |
| 23Franklin County, IL | 64 | 10 | 6.2 | $2M | −2.1% | #428 of 1,886 |
| 24Whiteside County, IL | 63 | 16 | 6.9 | $1.9M | −2.6% | #453 of 1,886 |
| 25Edgar County, IL | 63 | 6 | 7.9 | $1.6M | −2.9% | #469 of 1,886 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Champaign County, IL | 62 | 80 | 9.4 | $1.4M | +1.8% | #507 of 1,886 |
| 27Knox County, IL | 60 | 14 | 6.7 | $1.8M | −4.1% | #552 of 1,886 |
| 28Adams County, IL | 60 | 20 | 7.2 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #553 of 1,886 |
| 29Tazewell County, IL | 60 | 52 | 9.6 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #564 of 1,886 |
| 30McLean County, IL | 59 | 70 | 10.0 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #614 of 1,886 |
| 31DeKalb County, IL | 59 | 39 | 9.9 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #619 of 1,886 |
| 32Carroll County, IL | 58 | 5 | 7.6 | $1.7M | −1.7% | #637 of 1,886 |
| 33St. Clair County, IL | 58 | 88 | 8.7 | $1.6M | −2.5% | #640 of 1,886 |
| 34Lee County, IL | 58 | 12 | 9.0 | $1.5M | −3.4% | #645 of 1,886 |
| 35Jersey County, IL | 56 | 8 | 10.0 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #709 of 1,886 |
| 36Williamson County, IL | 55 | 26 | 9.0 | $1.5M | +0.2% | #746 of 1,886 |
| 37Montgomery County, IL | 55 | 12 | 10.6 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #760 of 1,886 |
| 38Kankakee County, IL | 54 | 38 | 9.3 | $1.5M | −1.7% | #781 of 1,886 |
| 39Perry County, IL | 54 | 7 | 8.9 | $1.4M | −3.5% | #783 of 1,886 |
| 40Sangamon County, IL | 53 | 81 | 9.6 | $1.5M | −1.0% | #813 of 1,886 |
| 41Coles County, IL | 53 | 18 | 8.6 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #815 of 1,886 |
| 42Macon County, IL | 52 | 40 | 9.2 | $1.4M | −4.3% | #847 of 1,886 |
| 43Pike County, IL | 51 | 5 | 8.4 | $1.5M | −2.8% | #882 of 1,886 |
| 44LaSalle County, IL | 51 | 46 | 10.1 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #887 of 1,886 |
| 45Stephenson County, IL | 51 | 19 | 9.8 | $1.3M | −3.0% | #890 of 1,886 |
| 46Peoria County, IL | 50 | 74 | 9.5 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #924 of 1,886 |
| 47Rock Island County, IL | 50 | 59 | 9.6 | $1.4M | −1.7% | #926 of 1,886 |
| 48McHenry County, IL | 48 | 185 | 15.7 | $1.1M | +2.5% | #1,015 of 1,886 |
| 49Will County, IL | 47 | 378 | 15.5 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #1,055 of 1,886 |
| 50Massac County, IL | 46 | 5 | 9.2 | $1.4M | −4.5% | #1,077 of 1,886 |
| 51Madison County, IL | 46 | 131 | 11.9 | $1.2M | −1.0% | #1,090 of 1,886 |
| 52McDonough County, IL | 44 | 11 | 9.3 | $1.3M | −4.5% | #1,153 of 1,886 |
| 53Morgan County, IL | 44 | 15 | 11.5 | $1.2M | −2.9% | #1,157 of 1,886 |
| 54Winnebago County, IL | 43 | 134 | 11.6 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #1,186 of 1,886 |
| 55Ford County, IL | 43 | 7 | 12.0 | $1.1M | −2.2% | #1,191 of 1,886 |
| 56Kane County, IL | 43 | 303 | 16.4 | $1M | +1.8% | #1,198 of 1,886 |
| 57Jackson County, IL | 42 | 22 | 9.6 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #1,214 of 1,886 |
| 58Monroe County, IL | 42 | 23 | 16.6 | $987K | −0.3% | #1,234 of 1,886 |
| 59Effingham County, IL | 38 | 18 | 12.9 | $1.1M | −0.5% | #1,355 of 1,886 |
| 60Lake County, IL | 37 | 487 | 18.8 | $929K | +0.8% | #1,418 of 1,886 |
| 61Cook County, IL | 35 | 3,257 | 15.5 | $987K | −1.3% | #1,486 of 1,886 |
| 62Jefferson County, IL | 33 | 18 | 12.1 | $1M | −2.3% | #1,544 of 1,886 |
| 63Greene County, IL | 32 | 6 | 13.5 | $973K | −5.1% | #1,581 of 1,886 |
| 64DuPage County, IL | 30 | 789 | 22.5 | $777K | +0.3% | #1,644 of 1,886 |
| Shelby County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 3.4 | $3.9M | −1.6% | |
| Hancock County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $4.9M | −4.4% | |
| Union County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $4.3M | −3.7% | |
| Bond County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.5 | $2M | +0.6% | |
| Piatt County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $2.6M | +0.6% | |
| Warren County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.4 | $3M | −3.6% | |
| Wayne County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $8.3M | −1.6% | |
| Richland County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.7 | $2.7M | −3.7% | |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $9.2M | −2.6% | |
| De Witt County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $2.2M | −2.1% | |
| Clark County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $2.2M | −2.2% | |
| Lawrence County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $7.1M | −9.7% | |
| Moultrie County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $3.9M | −0.8% | |
| Washington County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $2M | −1.2% | |
| White County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $6.9M | −4.0% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $5.3M | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.5 | $1.7M | −3.6% | |
| Cass County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $3.3M | −4.0% | |
| Mason County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $1.8M | −4.9% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $7.4M | −3.3% | |
| Marshall County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.9 | $2.3M | −2.0% | |
| Wabash County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 8.4 | $1.5M | −3.6% | |
| Cumberland County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $5.6M | −2.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 8.0 | $1.7M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $4.4M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $3.4M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $1.3M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 11.1 | $1.1M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $1.8M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.9 | $2.7M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $1.9M | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 6.5 | $1.8M | −1.8% |
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 Illinois?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6,963 dentists and orthodontists in Illinois. 899 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5,781 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Illinois spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.6B a year, or $1,517 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,963 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Illinois has 13.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Illinois would have about 7,768, against 6,963 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 871 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Champaign-Urbana metro area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Taylorville area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 64 scored counties in Illinois, Woodford County scores highest, at 79 (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. Illinois scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #24 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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