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Dentists and orthodontists in Marion County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,819 of 1,886 scored counties
#37 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.2M
On medical and dental services · $904 a household
Spending per listing
$824K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,001
−1.5% 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

For dentists and orthodontists, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #1,819 of 1,886 scored counties and #37 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $904 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $8.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $824K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 16% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Marion County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,303 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Marion 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 Marion County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.010.513.1
Spending per listing$824K$946K$984K
Households per official establishment1,3031,252952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$904$992$1,288
Median household income$45,110$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2030

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,001−1.5% since 2020
Households
9,122
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$45,110+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,099
Median home value
$122,800
Jobs located here
8,594
Daytime population
24,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Marion 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
37Marion County, MS201011.0$824K−1.5%#1,819 of 1,886

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 dentists and orthodontists in Marion County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $8.2M a year, or $904 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $824K 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 9,122 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 11.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $824K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Marion County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,303 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 24,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,122 households. Median household income in Marion County is $45,110, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.6%, 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. Marion County scores 20 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,819 of 1,886 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Marion County

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