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Dentists and orthodontists in Acadia Parish, LA
The dentists and orthodontists in Acadia Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,502 of 1,886 scored counties
#26 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.4M
- On medical and dental services · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,032
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Acadia Parish is 34 (lower middle), #1,502 of 1,886 scored counties and #26 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 dentists and orthodontists in Acadia Parish. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Acadia Parish comes to about $20.4M a year: $924 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 22% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Acadia Parish classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,300 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Acadia Parish declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Acadia Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Acadia Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 11.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $942K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,300 | 1,146 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $924 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $45,562 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Acadia Parish, 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 Acadia Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,032−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 22,099
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 655 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $45,562+5.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,194
- Median home value
- $155,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,814
- Daytime population
- 48,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Bernard Parish, LA | 77 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +4.1% | #110 of 1,886 |
| 2West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 74 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +5.5% | #179 of 1,886 |
| 3Beauregard Parish, LA | 66 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #367 of 1,886 |
| 4St. Martin Parish, LA | 62 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #496 of 1,886 |
| 5Livingston Parish, LA | 62 | 48 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +8.5% | #515 of 1,886 |
| 6Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 61 | 6 | 5.0 | $2M | −2.4% | #522 of 1,886 |
| 7Avoyelles Parish, LA | 59 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −4.3% | #591 of 1,886 |
| 8Washington Parish, LA | 59 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #592 of 1,886 |
| 9Iberville Parish, LA | 52 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −1.6% | #839 of 1,886 |
| 10Vernon Parish, LA | 50 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.6M | −7.3% | #919 of 1,886 |
| 26Acadia Parish, LA | 34 | 17 | 7.7 | $1.2M | −0.8% | #1,502 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Acadia Parish
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 clinics26
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics18
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy25
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Acadia Parish, LA?
There are 17 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Acadia Parish as of September 2026. None of them 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 Acadia Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.4M a year, or $924 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,099 households in Acadia Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Acadia Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Acadia Parish has 7.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Acadia Parish would have about 21, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,300 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Acadia Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Acadia Parish at 57,032 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,099 households. The median household income in Acadia Parish is $45,562 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 5.0% 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. Acadia Parish scores 34 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,502 of 1,886 scored counties.
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