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Dentists and orthodontists in Perry County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On medical and dental services · $914 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,577
+1.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 dentists and orthodontists in Perry County. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Perry County spend about $4.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $914 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 44% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Perry County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,549 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Perry County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Perry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Perry 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 Perry County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.510.513.1
Spending per listing$1.4M$946K$984K
Households per official establishment1,5491,252952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$914$992$1,288
Median household income$49,634$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$556K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,577+1.1% since 2020
Households
4,647
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$49,634+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,655
Median home value
$124,000
Jobs located here
1,993
Daytime population
9,347Residents 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 Perry 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
Perry County, MSNot scored36.5$1.4M+1.1%

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

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

There are 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $4.2M a year, or $914 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,647 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 6.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Perry County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,549 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Perry County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 11,577 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,647 households. The median household income in Perry County is $49,634 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Perry County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Perry County

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