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Dentists and orthodontists in Saline County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,352 of 1,886 scored counties
#24 of 29 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
26
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,299 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,377
−1.6% 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 $1,299 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Saline County spend about $29.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 26 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 14% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 26 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Saline County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Saline County in 2023. That is one for every 1,024 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Saline County is 38 (lower middle), #1,352 of 1,886 scored counties and #24 of 29 scored counties in Kansas.

How Saline County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Saline County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.511.313.1
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment1,0241,150952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,299$1,422$1,288
Median household income$65,422$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3865

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 22
Employees, 2023
187
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
260 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,377−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,523
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$65,422+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,965
Median home value
$179,600
Jobs located here
28,888
Daytime population
57,460Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pottawatomie County, KS9166.4$2.4M+6.9%#7 of 1,886
2Leavenworth County, KS86206.6$2.3M+3.2%#18 of 1,886
3Butler County, KS85135.1$2.8M+3.1%#20 of 1,886
4Miami County, KS81139.5$1.6M+5.9%#63 of 1,886
5Jefferson County, KS7956.7$2.2M−0.2%#83 of 1,886
6Geary County, KS7553.5$3.5M−1.2%#139 of 1,886
7Dickinson County, KS7167.5$1.8M+1.4%#240 of 1,886
8Seward County, KS6956.9$1.9M−3.6%#284 of 1,886
9Harvey County, KS65139.5$1.4M−1.2%#419 of 1,886
10Franklin County, KS641211.5$1.2M+1.1%#448 of 1,886
24Saline County, KS382611.5$1.1M−1.6%#1,352 of 1,886

Other business types in Saline County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Saline County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 dentists and orthodontists in Saline County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Saline County, KS spend on medical and dental services?

About $29.3M a year, or $1,299 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 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 22,523 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Saline County, KS compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Saline County has 11.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Saline County would have about 30, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,024 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 53,377 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,523 households. Median household income in Saline County is $65,422, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Saline County scores 38 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,352 of 1,886 scored counties.

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