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Dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,665 of 1,886 scored counties
#40 of 62 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $843K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,141
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County is 29 (lower middle), #1,665 of 1,886 scored counties and #40 of 62 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Carroll County comes to about $4.2M a year: $1,009 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 dentists and orthodontists, that is $843K per practice, 14% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of dentists in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carroll 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.
| Measure | Carroll County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 10.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $843K | $963K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,260 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,009 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,466 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,141+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,178
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 129 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $56,466+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,454
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,370
- Daytime population
- 13,873Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Graves County, KY | 70 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #254 of 1,886 |
| 2Anderson County, KY | 70 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.7M | +5.5% | #268 of 1,886 |
| 3Grant County, KY | 67 | 6 | 6.5 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #348 of 1,886 |
| 4Meade County, KY | 66 | 6 | 5.5 | $2M | +2.2% | #370 of 1,886 |
| 5Spencer County, KY | 65 | 7 | 9.6 | $1.3M | +7.7% | #425 of 1,886 |
| 6Lincoln County, KY | 62 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +4.6% | #497 of 1,886 |
| 7Marion County, KY | 62 | 5 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #505 of 1,886 |
| 8Jessamine County, KY | 61 | 16 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +7.8% | #539 of 1,886 |
| 9Allen County, KY | 61 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +9.5% | #545 of 1,886 |
| 10Greenup County, KY | 58 | 9 | 6.1 | $1.6M | −1.9% | #639 of 1,886 |
| 40Carroll County, KY | 29 | 5 | 12.0 | $843K | +2.9% | #1,665 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Carroll County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Carroll County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dentists and orthodontists in Carroll County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Carroll County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.2M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $843K 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 4,178 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, KY compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Carroll County has 12.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $843K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Carroll County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Carroll County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 11,141 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,178 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $56,466, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.7%, 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. Carroll County scores 29 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,665 of 1,886 scored counties.
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