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Dentists and orthodontists in Lamar County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,764 of 1,886 scored counties
#31 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
41
7 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
35
+29.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$27.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,089 a household
Spending per listing
$674K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.2
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,403
+4.7% 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 Lamar County is 25 (lower middle), #1,764 of 1,886 scored counties and #31 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Lamar County spend about $27.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,089 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $674K per practice, 31% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 41 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 16.2 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Lamar County classed as offices of dentists, up 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 725 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lamar County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lamar 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 Lamar County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLamar CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.210.513.1
Spending per listing$674K$946K$984K
Households per official establishment7251,252952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.6%+4.9%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,089$992$1,288
Median household income$70,909$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2530

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 35+29.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
417 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,403+4.7% since 2020
Households
25,381
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
132
Median household income
$70,909+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,987
Median home value
$224,700
Jobs located here
22,631
Daytime population
63,441Residents 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 Lamar 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
31Lamar County, MS254116.2$674K+4.7%#1,764 of 1,886

Other business types in Lamar County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 dentists and orthodontists in Lamar County. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019.

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

About $27.6M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $674K 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 25,381 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamar County has 16.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $674K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lamar County would have about 28, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 725 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Lamar County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lamar County at 67,403 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,381 households. Median household income in Lamar County is $70,909, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Lamar County scores 25 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,764 of 1,886 scored counties.

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