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Dentists and orthodontists in New Hampshire

Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Hampshire, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
742
89 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
586
−3.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$740.8M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
13.3
2% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$998K
In line with the U.S.
Rank among states
#30 of 51
Market score 45 · Lower middle

A site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 742 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in New Hampshire as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in New Hampshire spend about $740.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,333 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 742 dentists and orthodontists, that is $998K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

In 2023, official counts showed 586 businesses with payroll in New Hampshire classed as offices of dentists, down 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 949 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $9.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #30 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest (43). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest (51).

Every market in New Hampshire for dentists and orthodontists

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Hampshire, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH432,93015.1$963K+2.3%#247 of 387
1Manchester-Nashua, NH3725114.9$920K+2.5%#299 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT51869.4$1.3M+1.5%#246 of 526
2Concord, NH437913.0$1M+2.6%#335 of 526
3Laconia, NH423011.4$1.1M+2.1%#346 of 526
4Keene, NH383712.1$999K+2.3%#379 of 526

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NH68116.6$1.8M+2.1%#308 of 1,886
2Coos County, NH6096.4$1.6M+0.4%#559 of 1,886
3Strafford County, NH486312.1$1.1M+3.0%#1,016 of 1,886
4Rockingham County, NH4518114.2$1M+3.0%#1,137 of 1,886
5Carroll County, NH452812.8$966K+5.0%#1,145 of 1,886
6Merrimack County, NH437913.0$1M+2.6%#1,199 of 1,886
7Belknap County, NH423011.4$1.1M+2.1%#1,217 of 1,886
8Cheshire County, NH383712.1$999K+2.3%#1,363 of 1,886
9Hillsborough County, NH3825114.9$920K+2.5%#1,370 of 1,886
10Grafton County, NH335314.3$889K+2.2%#1,554 of 1,886

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in New Hampshire?

As of September 2026, map listings count 742 dentists and orthodontists in New Hampshire. 89 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 586 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.5% from 2019.

How much do households in New Hampshire spend on medical and dental services?

About $740.8M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 742 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $998K 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 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

New Hampshire has 13.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $998K, in line with the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 753, against 742 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 949 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest, at 43 (lower middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 10 scored counties in New Hampshire, Sullivan County scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Hampshire scores 45 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #30 of the 50 states and DC.

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