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Dentists and orthodontists in Hancock County, ME

The dentists and orthodontists in Hancock County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,001 of 1,886 scored counties
#9 of 15 scored counties in Maine

Listings
23
3 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
23
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$29.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,138 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,171
+3.0% since 2020

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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

Households in Hancock County spend about $29.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,138 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Hancock County has 23 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 9.0 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Hancock County in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,112 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.9M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Hancock County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,001 of 1,886 scored counties and #9 of 15 scored counties in Maine.

How Hancock County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Hancock County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.010.513.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,1121,307952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,138$1,163$1,288
Median household income$72,744$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score4864

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 23+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
233 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,171+3.0% since 2020
Households
25,572
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,587 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,123
Median home value
$310,400
Jobs located here
21,140
Daytime population
54,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Maine, with Hancock County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waldo County, ME7684.6$2.4M+2.6%#122 of 1,886
2Somerset County, ME73104.3$2.4M+2.3%#192 of 1,886
3Androscoggin County, ME65357.5$1.5M+4.8%#415 of 1,886
4Oxford County, ME64166.6$1.6M+4.2%#435 of 1,886
5Lincoln County, ME64169.6$1.2M+3.8%#447 of 1,886
6Sagadahoc County, ME63148.5$1.4M+3.4%#475 of 1,886
7York County, ME61859.3$1.3M+4.8%#543 of 1,886
8Aroostook County, ME59144.7$2.2M−0.7%#593 of 1,886
9Hancock County, ME48239.0$1.3M+3.0%#1,001 of 1,886
10Penobscot County, ME407711.8$931K+3.8%#1,290 of 1,886

Other business types in Hancock County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Hancock County, ME?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 dentists and orthodontists in Hancock County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on medical and dental services?

About $29.1M a year, or $1,138 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Hancock County has 9.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Hancock County would have about 30, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,112 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,001 of 1,886 scored counties.

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