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Dentists and orthodontists in Rice County, MN
How Rice County, MN 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 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #25 of 1,886 scored counties
#5 of 51 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,473 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,939
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Rice County is 85 (high), #25 of 1,886 scored counties and #5 of 51 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Rice County comes to about $34.6M a year: $1,473 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 dentists and orthodontists, that is $2.2M per practice, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Rice County has 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Rice County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,958 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rice County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rice 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.
| Measure | Rice County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.4M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,958 | 1,225 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,473 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,181 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 194
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Rice 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 Rice County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,939+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,493
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 137
- Median household income
- $83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,276
- Median home value
- $320,200
- Jobs located here
- 25,685
- Daytime population
- 60,549Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Rice County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 91 | 23 | 6.5 | $2.5M | +6.8% | #6 of 1,886 |
| 2Pine County, MN | 90 | 5 | 4.1 | $3.3M | +5.5% | #8 of 1,886 |
| 3Cass County, MN | 89 | 5 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #10 of 1,886 |
| 4Chisago County, MN | 85 | 14 | 6.6 | $2.4M | +4.3% | #21 of 1,886 |
| 5Rice County, MN | 85 | 16 | 6.8 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #25 of 1,886 |
| 6Clay County, MN | 83 | 14 | 5.3 | $2.7M | +3.6% | #39 of 1,886 |
| 7Morrison County, MN | 82 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.8M | +1.9% | #47 of 1,886 |
| 8Hubbard County, MN | 81 | 7 | 7.8 | $1.7M | +4.6% | #62 of 1,886 |
| 9Meeker County, MN | 79 | 6 | 6.4 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #84 of 1,886 |
| 10Mower County, MN | 78 | 11 | 7.0 | $2M | +2.3% | #101 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Rice 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 clinics74
- Dentists and orthodontists85
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care89
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Rice County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 dentists and orthodontists in Rice County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Rice County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $34.6M a year, or $1,473 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 23,493 households in Rice County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rice County, MN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Rice County has 6.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Rice County would have about 35, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,958 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Rice County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Rice County at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. Median household income in Rice County is $83,181, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Rice County scores 85 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #25 of 1,886 scored counties.
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