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Dentists and orthodontists in Copiah County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Copiah County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,791 of 1,886 scored counties
#34 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On medical and dental services · $935 a household
Spending per listing
$784K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,497
−2.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Copiah County is 23 (low), #1,791 of 1,886 scored counties and #34 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 dentists and orthodontists in Copiah County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Copiah County comes to about $9.4M a year: $935 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 dentists and orthodontists, that is $784K per practice, 20% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Copiah County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,677 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Copiah County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Copiah 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 Copiah County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureCopiah CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.910.513.1
Spending per listing$784K$946K$984K
Households per official establishment1,6771,252952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$935$992$1,288
Median household income$49,089$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Copiah 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 Copiah County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,497−2.7% since 2020
Households
10,060
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
777 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$49,089+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,358
Median home value
$114,100
Jobs located here
6,176
Daytime population
22,252Residents 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 Copiah 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
34Copiah County, MS231211.9$784K−2.7%#1,791 of 1,886

Other business types in Copiah County

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

Questions

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

There are 12 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Copiah County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $9.4M a year, or $935 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $784K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,060 households in Copiah County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Copiah County has 11.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $784K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Copiah County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,677 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Copiah County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Copiah County at 27,497 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,060 households. The median household income in Copiah County is $49,089 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Copiah County scores 23 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,791 of 1,886 scored counties.

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