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Dentists and orthodontists in Knox County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Knox County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #552 of 1,886 scored counties
#27 of 64 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,767
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Knox County comes to about $25.8M a year: $1,231 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per practice, 87% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Knox County has 14 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Knox County in 2023. That is one for every 1,907 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.1M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Knox County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #552 of 1,886 scored counties and #27 of 64 scored counties in Illinois.
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,907 | 871 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,231 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,030 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,767−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,972
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,560
- Median home value
- $111,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,910
- Daytime population
- 44,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Knox County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 27Knox County, IL | 60 | 14 | 6.7 | $1.8M | −4.1% | #552 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Knox 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists60
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy58
- Optometrists and eye care21
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Knox County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 dentists and orthodontists in Knox County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.8M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 20,972 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, IL compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Knox County has 6.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Knox County would have about 26, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,907 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in Knox County is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Knox County scores 60 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #552 of 1,886 scored counties.
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