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Dentists and orthodontists in Scott County, KY
The dentists and orthodontists in Scott County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,238 of 1,886 scored counties
#26 of 62 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 28
- 10 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $954K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,262
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Scott County comes to about $26.7M a year: $1,180 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 dentists and orthodontists, that is $954K per practice, 3% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Scott County has 28 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Scott County was 22 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $264K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Scott County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Scott County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,238 of 1,886 scored counties and #26 of 62 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 10.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $954K | $963K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,029 | 1,260 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −2.4% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,180 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $85,158 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 187
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $264K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,262+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 22,642
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 211
- Median household income
- $85,158+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,296
- Median home value
- $288,500
- Jobs located here
- 30,826
- Daytime population
- 60,655Residents 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 |
| 26Scott County, KY | 42 | 28 | 12.4 | $954K | +8.2% | #1,238 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics73
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Scott County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 dentists and orthodontists in Scott County. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Scott County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $26.7M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $954K 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 22,642 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, KY compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Scott County has 12.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $954K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Scott County would have about 27, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 62,262 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,642 households. Median household income in Scott County is $85,158, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Scott County scores 42 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,238 of 1,886 scored counties.
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