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Dentists and orthodontists in Lincoln Parish, LA
How Lincoln Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,680 of 1,886 scored counties
#29 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On medical and dental services · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,360
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Lincoln Parish scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,680 of 1,886 scored counties and #29 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 dentists and orthodontists in Lincoln Parish. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lincoln Parish comes to about $17M a year: $920 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 8% 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lincoln Parish in 2023. That is one for every 1,087 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lincoln Parish grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 11.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $942K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,087 | 1,146 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $920 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $39,172 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,360+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,487
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,113
- Median home value
- $210,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,570
- Daytime population
- 48,307Residents 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 |
| 29Lincoln Parish, LA | 28 | 16 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +0.1% | #1,680 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 clinics19
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics25
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy10
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Lincoln Parish, LA?
Lincoln Parish has 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) 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 Lincoln Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $17M a year, or $920 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,487 households in Lincoln Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Lincoln Parish has 8.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lincoln Parish would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,087 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln Parish at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in Lincoln Parish is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. Lincoln Parish scores 28 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,680 of 1,886 scored counties.
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