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Dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #306 of 1,886 scored counties
#21 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,230 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
96% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,533
+0.7% 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

At $1,230 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $11.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 96% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Fayette County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,884 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Fayette County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County is 68 (upper middle), #306 of 1,886 scored counties and #21 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Fayette County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.411.313.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.2M$984K
Households per official establishment1,8841,209952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.3%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,230$1,390$1,288
Median household income$59,321$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6868

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
23,533+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,422
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
215 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$59,321+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,303
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
5,957
Daytime population
18,647Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, IN8455.4$2.6M+2.2%#29 of 1,886
2Dearborn County, IN8394.4$3.2M+1.7%#35 of 1,886
3Daviess County, IN8354.2$3.1M+2.5%#36 of 1,886
4Morgan County, IN83145.0$2.9M+4.4%#37 of 1,886
5Ripley County, IN8365.2$2.6M+1.6%#40 of 1,886
6Decatur County, IN8265.6$2.5M+0.4%#48 of 1,886
7LaGrange County, IN8197.0$2.1M+1.9%#59 of 1,886
8Warrick County, IN78145.6$2.8M+4.4%#91 of 1,886
9Adams County, IN7764.8$2.7M+2.2%#111 of 1,886
10Putnam County, IN76117.8$1.8M+3.2%#134 of 1,886
21Fayette County, IN6866.4$1.9M+0.7%#306 of 1,886

Other business types in Fayette County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Fayette County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Fayette County, IN spend on medical and dental services?

About $11.6M a year, or $1,230 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 9,422 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, IN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Fayette County has 6.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Fayette County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,884 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 23,533 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,422 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $59,321, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Fayette County scores 68 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #306 of 1,886 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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