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Dentists and orthodontists in Pope County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,393 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,420
+0.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 dentists and orthodontists in Pope County. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households.

At $1,393 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Pope County spend about $6.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.5M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Pope County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,240 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Pope County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Pope County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pope County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Pope County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasurePope CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.011.113.1
Spending per listing$3.5M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment1,2401,225952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,393$1,550$1,288
Median household income$76,220$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored80

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Pope 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 Pope County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,420+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,958
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$76,220+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,724
Median home value
$255,100
Jobs located here
4,359
Daytime population
10,290Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN91236.5$2.5M+6.8%#6 of 1,886
2Pine County, MN9054.1$3.3M+5.5%#8 of 1,886
3Cass County, MN8953.9$3.5M+4.2%#10 of 1,886
4Chisago County, MN85146.6$2.4M+4.3%#21 of 1,886
5Rice County, MN85166.8$2.2M+4.2%#25 of 1,886
6Clay County, MN83145.3$2.7M+3.6%#39 of 1,886
7Morrison County, MN8253.6$3.8M+1.9%#47 of 1,886
8Hubbard County, MN8177.8$1.7M+4.6%#62 of 1,886
9Meeker County, MN7966.4$2.2M+0.7%#84 of 1,886
10Mower County, MN78117.0$2M+2.3%#101 of 1,886
Pope County, MNNot scored24.0$3.5M+0.8%

Other business types in Pope County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Pope County, MN?

There are 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Pope County as of September 2026. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Pope County, MN spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.9M a year, or $1,393 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,958 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pope County, MN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Pope County has 2 dentists and orthodontists 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, Pope County would have about 7, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,240 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Pope County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Pope County at 11,420 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,958 households. The median household income in Pope County is $76,220 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Pope County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Pope County

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