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Dentists and orthodontists in Simpson County, MS

The dentists and orthodontists in Simpson County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,404 of 1,886 scored counties
#17 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On medical and dental services · $977 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,498
−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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Simpson County comes to about $9.3M a year: $977 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Simpson County has 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Simpson County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,909 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Simpson County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Simpson County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,404 of 1,886 scored counties and #17 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Simpson 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 Simpson County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureSimpson CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.410.513.1
Spending per listing$1M$946K$984K
Households per official establishment1,9091,252952
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$977$992$1,288
Median household income$56,381$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3730

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 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 Simpson 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 Simpson County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,498−1.5% since 2020
Households
9,543
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$56,381+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,917
Median home value
$122,200
Jobs located here
7,443
Daytime population
22,197Residents 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 Simpson 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
17Simpson County, MS3799.4$1M−1.5%#1,404 of 1,886

Other business types in Simpson County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 dentists and orthodontists in Simpson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $9.3M a year, or $977 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 9,543 households in Simpson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Simpson County has 9.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Simpson County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,909 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Simpson County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Simpson County at 25,498 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,543 households. Median household income in Simpson County is $56,381, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Simpson County scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,404 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 Simpson County

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