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Dentists and orthodontists in Greene County, MO

How Greene 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #982 of 1,886 scored counties
#45 of 55 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
157
19 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
116
−7.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$170M
On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
309,286
+3.3% 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 157 dentists and orthodontists in Greene County. 19 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Greene County spend about $170M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,298 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per practice, 10% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 116 businesses with payroll in Greene County classed as offices of dentists, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,129 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $8.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Greene County.

Population estimates show Greene County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Greene County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #982 of 1,886 scored counties and #45 of 55 scored counties in Missouri.

How Greene 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 Greene County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.09.913.1
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment1,1291,321952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.9%−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,298$1,389$1,288
Median household income$61,479$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4977

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
126 → 116−7.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,396
Annual payroll, 2023
$87M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15719 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$8.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
309,286+3.3% since 2020
Households
130,951
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
449
Median household income
$61,479+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,469
Median home value
$221,300
Jobs located here
183,863
Daytime population
359,380Residents 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 Greene 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
45Greene County, MO4915712.0$1.1M+3.3%#982 of 1,886

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

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

Greene County has 157 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019.

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

About $170M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 130,951 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greene County has 12.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Greene County would have about 173, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,129 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 309,286 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,951 households. The median household income in Greene County is $61,479 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Greene County scores 49 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #982 of 1,886 scored counties.

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