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Dentists and orthodontists in Bolivar County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,786 of 1,886 scored counties
#33 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On medical and dental services · $867 a household
Spending per listing
$939K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,262
−8.3% 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

Bolivar County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,786 of 1,886 scored counties and #33 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Bolivar County spend about $10.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $867 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $939K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Bolivar County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Bolivar County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,489 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Bolivar County from 2020 to 2025 at −8.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bolivar County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Bolivar County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureBolivar CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.210.513.1
Spending per listing$939K$946K$984K
Households per official establishment1,4891,252952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$867$992$1,288
Median household income$39,585$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 8
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Bolivar 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 Bolivar County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,262−8.3% since 2020
Households
11,915
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
877 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$39,585+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,985
Median home value
$130,000
Jobs located here
10,627
Daytime population
29,215Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pontotoc County, MS6865.1$1.9M+2.9%#307 of 1,886
2Pearl River County, MS68146.4$1.5M+5.6%#316 of 1,886
3George County, MS6577.5$1.3M+8.1%#423 of 1,886
4Tate County, MS6376.4$1.6M+2.1%#468 of 1,886
5Hancock County, MS57146.9$1.5M+1.6%#676 of 1,886
6Scott County, MS5255.2$1.7M+0.4%#837 of 1,886
7DeSoto County, MS498311.7$995K+6.3%#990 of 1,886
8Yazoo County, MS4755.7$1.5M−14.0%#1,031 of 1,886
9Neshoba County, MS4676.8$1.4M−0.9%#1,075 of 1,886
10Prentiss County, MS4588.3$1.1M+1.3%#1,128 of 1,886
33Bolivar County, MS23119.2$939K−8.3%#1,786 of 1,886

Other business types in Bolivar County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Bolivar County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 dentists and orthodontists in Bolivar County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Bolivar County, MS spend on medical and dental services?

About $10.3M a year, or $867 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $939K 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 11,915 households in Bolivar County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bolivar County, MS compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Bolivar County has 9.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $939K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,489 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Bolivar County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Bolivar County at 28,262 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,915 households. Median household income in Bolivar County is $39,585, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Bolivar County scores 23 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,786 of 1,886 scored counties.

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