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Dentists and orthodontists in Curry County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Curry County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,480 of 1,886 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 19
- 4 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,655
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Curry County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,480 of 1,886 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 dentists and orthodontists in Curry County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 21%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,090 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Curry County spend about $20.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 19 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 8% 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 Curry County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,430 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Curry County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Curry County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Curry County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,430 | 1,224 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,090 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,309 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,655−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,595
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,913
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,571
- Daytime population
- 46,183Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Curry County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Otero County, NM | 78 | 9 | 3.7 | $3M | +3.7% | #90 of 1,886 |
| 2Eddy County, NM | 74 | 14 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #169 of 1,886 |
| 3Valencia County, NM | 69 | 22 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +7.2% | #297 of 1,886 |
| 4Rio Arriba County, NM | 63 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.5M | −1.0% | #449 of 1,886 |
| 5Sandoval County, NM | 63 | 48 | 8.4 | $1.6M | +6.9% | #471 of 1,886 |
| 6Lincoln County, NM | 61 | 6 | 6.0 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #525 of 1,886 |
| 7Taos County, NM | 59 | 12 | 7.7 | $1.5M | +0.3% | #613 of 1,886 |
| 8Lea County, NM | 58 | 23 | 9.3 | $1.3M | +0.2% | #656 of 1,886 |
| 9Doña Ana County, NM | 56 | 74 | 8.7 | $1.3M | +4.1% | #724 of 1,886 |
| 10Grant County, NM | 54 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.7M | −3.4% | #776 of 1,886 |
| 18Curry County, NM | 35 | 19 | 10.2 | $1.1M | −3.5% | #1,480 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Curry 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics37
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Curry County, NM?
There are 19 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Curry County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.3M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 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 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Curry County has 10.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Curry County would have about 21, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,430 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry County scores 35 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,480 of 1,886 scored counties.
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