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Dentists and orthodontists in Hamilton County, IN

How Hamilton County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,026 of 1,886 scored counties
#58 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
267
27 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
207
+1.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$249.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,817 a household
Spending per listing
$934K
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
387,036
+10.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 267 dentists and orthodontists in Hamilton County. 27 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Hamilton County spend about $249.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,817 per household, 41% above the U.S. average. That is about $934K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 207 businesses with payroll in Hamilton County classed as offices of dentists, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 663 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Hamilton County.

Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 10.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Hamilton County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,026 of 1,886 scored counties and #58 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.511.313.1
Spending per listing$934K$1.2M$984K
Households per official establishment6631,209952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.5%−3.3%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,817$1,390$1,288
Median household income$121,530$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4868

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
204 → 207+1.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,729
Annual payroll, 2023
$101.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
26727 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
254The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$2.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
387,036+10.9% since 2020
Households
137,252
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
926
Median household income
$121,530+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$158,610
Median home value
$405,500
Jobs located here
177,508
Daytime population
354,187Residents 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 Hamilton 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
58Hamilton County, IN4826719.5$934K+10.9%#1,026 of 1,886

Other business types in Hamilton County

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

Questions

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

There are 267 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. 27 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019.

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

About $249.3M a year, or $1,817 per household. That is 41% above the U.S. average (an index of 141, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 267 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $934K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,252 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 19.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $934K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 254, against 267 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 663 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 387,036 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,252 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $121,530 a year, 51% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hamilton County scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,026 of 1,886 scored counties.

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

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