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Dentists and orthodontists in Belknap County, NH
How Belknap County, NH 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,217 of 1,886 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 30
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,267 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,147
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 dentists and orthodontists in Belknap County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Belknap County spend about $33.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,267 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 13% 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 Belknap County was 28 in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 941 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Belknap County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Belknap County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,217 of 1,886 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Belknap County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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.
| Measure | Belknap County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $998K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 941 | 949 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.7% | −3.5% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,267 | $1,333 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $92,783 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 28−9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 269
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Belknap 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 Belknap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,147+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,337
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,878
- Median home value
- $374,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,593
- Daytime population
- 60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 68 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.8M | +2.1% | #308 of 1,886 |
| 2Coos County, NH | 60 | 9 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #559 of 1,886 |
| 3Strafford County, NH | 48 | 63 | 12.1 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #1,016 of 1,886 |
| 4Rockingham County, NH | 45 | 181 | 14.2 | $1M | +3.0% | #1,137 of 1,886 |
| 5Carroll County, NH | 45 | 28 | 12.8 | $966K | +5.0% | #1,145 of 1,886 |
| 6Merrimack County, NH | 43 | 79 | 13.0 | $1M | +2.6% | #1,199 of 1,886 |
| 7Belknap County, NH | 42 | 30 | 11.4 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #1,217 of 1,886 |
| 8Cheshire County, NH | 38 | 37 | 12.1 | $999K | +2.3% | #1,363 of 1,886 |
| 9Hillsborough County, NH | 38 | 251 | 14.9 | $920K | +2.5% | #1,370 of 1,886 |
| 10Grafton County, NH | 33 | 53 | 14.3 | $889K | +2.2% | #1,554 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Belknap County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics71
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors49
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Belknap County, NH?
Belknap County has 30 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Belknap County, NH spend on medical and dental services?
About $33.4M a year, or $1,267 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 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 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Belknap County has 11.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Belknap County would have about 34, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 941 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Belknap County scores 42 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,217 of 1,886 scored counties.
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