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Dentists and orthodontists in Boyd County, KY

The dentists and orthodontists in Boyd County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,818 of 1,886 scored counties
#51 of 62 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On medical and dental services · $987 a household
Spending per listing
$829K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,751
−0.9% 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

Boyd County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,818 of 1,886 scored counties and #51 of 62 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 dentists and orthodontists in Boyd County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $987 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Boyd County spend about $19.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $829K per practice, 16% 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.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Boyd County in 2023. That is one for every 1,136 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $535K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Boyd County. Population estimates put the population change in Boyd County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Boyd County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Boyd County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoyd CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.910.813.1
Spending per listing$829K$963K$984K
Households per official establishment1,1361,260952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$987$1,042$1,288
Median household income$61,118$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 17
Employees, 2023
112
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$535K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
47,751−0.9% since 2020
Households
19,309
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
160 sq. mi.
People per square mile
300
Median household income
$61,118+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,641
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
24,266
Daytime population
53,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Graves County, KY7053.5$2.7M+1.4%#254 of 1,886
2Anderson County, KY7066.2$1.7M+5.5%#268 of 1,886
3Grant County, KY6766.5$1.6M+4.7%#348 of 1,886
4Meade County, KY6665.5$2M+2.2%#370 of 1,886
5Spencer County, KY6579.6$1.3M+7.7%#425 of 1,886
6Lincoln County, KY6255.2$1.8M+4.6%#497 of 1,886
7Marion County, KY6256.5$1.5M+2.7%#505 of 1,886
8Jessamine County, KY61168.0$1.4M+7.8%#539 of 1,886
9Allen County, KY6167.5$1.3M+9.5%#545 of 1,886
10Greenup County, KY5896.1$1.6M−1.9%#639 of 1,886
51Boyd County, KY202311.9$829K−0.9%#1,818 of 1,886

Other business types in Boyd County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Boyd County, KY?

Boyd County has 23 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Boyd County, KY spend on medical and dental services?

About $19.1M a year, or $987 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $829K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,309 households in Boyd County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boyd County, KY compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Boyd County has 11.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $829K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Boyd County would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,136 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Boyd County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boyd County at 47,751 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,309 households. The median household income in Boyd County is $61,118 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Boyd County scores 20 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,818 of 1,886 scored counties.

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