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Dentists and orthodontists in Boone County, MO

How Boone County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #381 of 1,886 scored counties
#27 of 55 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
69
10 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
68
−11.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$108.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,412 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,746
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 69 dentists and orthodontists in Boone County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Boone County spend about $108.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,412 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 59% 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 Boone County was 68 in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,126 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $297K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Boone County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boone County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Boone County is 66 (upper middle), #381 of 1,886 scored counties and #27 of 55 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Boone County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Boone County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.09.913.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment1,1261,321952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.7%−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,412$1,389$1,288
Median household income$72,758$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6677

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
77 → 68−11.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
506
Annual payroll, 2023
$36.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6910 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$297K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
191,746+4.2% since 2020
Households
76,562
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
274
Median household income
$72,758+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,630
Median home value
$272,800
Jobs located here
106,667
Daytime population
209,431Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO93114.8$3M+11.4%#2 of 1,886
2Callaway County, MO8863.6$3.7M+3.2%#13 of 1,886
3Polk County, MO8665.0$2.5M+6.3%#17 of 1,886
4Barry County, MO8364.5$2.8M+4.8%#38 of 1,886
5Miller County, MO8255.1$2.5M+4.2%#49 of 1,886
6Webster County, MO8296.4$2.1M+10.4%#51 of 1,886
7Lawrence County, MO8196.2$2M+3.7%#60 of 1,886
8Warren County, MO81139.4$1.5M+9.2%#64 of 1,886
9Lafayette County, MO7875.6$2.6M+1.4%#92 of 1,886
10Camden County, MO78158.4$1.6M+2.9%#105 of 1,886
27Boone County, MO66699.0$1.6M+4.2%#381 of 1,886

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Boone County, MO?

Boone County has 69 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Boone County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $108.1M a year, or $1,412 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,562 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, MO compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Boone County has 9.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Boone County would have about 110, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,126 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 191,746 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,562 households. The median household income in Boone County is $72,758 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Boone County scores 66 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #381 of 1,886 scored counties.

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