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Dentists and orthodontists in Nicholas County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On medical and dental services · $931 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,949
+5.4% since 2020

See the dentists and orthodontists around any address in Nicholas County

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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 1 dentist or orthodontist in Nicholas County. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Nicholas County comes to about $2.6M a year: $931 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Nicholas County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nicholas County grew 5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Nicholas 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 Nicholas County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureNicholas CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.610.813.1
Spending per listing$2.6M$963K$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,260952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$931$1,042$1,288
Median household income$59,531$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,949+5.4% since 2020
Households
2,776
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
195 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$59,531
Average household income
$64,385
Median home value
$123,000
Jobs located here
779
Daytime population
5,514Residents 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 Nicholas 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
Nicholas County, KYNot scored13.6$2.6M+5.4%

Other business types in Nicholas County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There is 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings in Nicholas County as of September 2026. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Nicholas County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.6M a year, or $931 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,776 households in Nicholas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nicholas County has 1 dentist or orthodontist on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Nicholas County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Nicholas County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Nicholas County at 7,949 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,776 households. The median household income in Nicholas County is $59,531 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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