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Dentists and orthodontists in Lauderdale County, MS
The dentists and orthodontists in Lauderdale County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,873 of 1,886 scored counties
#46 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 39
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27M
- On medical and dental services · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $692K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,317
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Lauderdale County scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,873 of 1,886 scored counties and #46 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $940 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $27M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 39 dentists and orthodontists, that is $692K per practice, 30% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Lauderdale County has 39 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lauderdale County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,063 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lauderdale County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lauderdale 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.
| Measure | Lauderdale County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $692K | $946K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,063 | 1,252 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.9% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $940 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $50,817 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 270.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 194
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 392 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,317−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,707
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,958
- Median home value
- $133,300
- Jobs located here
- 32,099
- Daytime population
- 75,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lauderdale County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pontotoc County, MS | 68 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #307 of 1,886 |
| 2Pearl River County, MS | 68 | 14 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +5.6% | #316 of 1,886 |
| 3George County, MS | 65 | 7 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +8.1% | #423 of 1,886 |
| 4Tate County, MS | 63 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +2.1% | #468 of 1,886 |
| 5Hancock County, MS | 57 | 14 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +1.6% | #676 of 1,886 |
| 6Scott County, MS | 52 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #837 of 1,886 |
| 7DeSoto County, MS | 49 | 83 | 11.7 | $995K | +6.3% | #990 of 1,886 |
| 8Yazoo County, MS | 47 | 5 | 5.7 | $1.5M | −14.0% | #1,031 of 1,886 |
| 9Neshoba County, MS | 46 | 7 | 6.8 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #1,075 of 1,886 |
| 10Prentiss County, MS | 45 | 8 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #1,128 of 1,886 |
| 46Lauderdale County, MS | 11 | 39 | 13.6 | $692K | −3.2% | #1,873 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 clinics13
- Dentists and orthodontists11
- Primary care and pediatrics18
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Lauderdale County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 dentists and orthodontists in Lauderdale County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $27M a year, or $940 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $692K 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 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, MS compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Lauderdale County has 13.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $692K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 27, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,063 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County scores 11 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,873 of 1,886 scored counties.
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