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Dentists and orthodontists in McKinley County, NM
How McKinley County, NM 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #993 of 1,886 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,119
- −6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in McKinley County comes to about $21.6M a year: $1,011 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.5M per practice, 57% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 14 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in McKinley County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in McKinley County in 2023. That is one for every 1,779 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McKinley County declined 6.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, McKinley County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #993 of 1,886 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico.
How McKinley 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 | McKinley County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,779 | 1,224 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,011 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $47,668 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 McKinley 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 McKinley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,119−6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 21,353
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,451 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $47,668+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,961
- Median home value
- $78,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,649
- Daytime population
- 70,240Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12McKinley County, NM | 48 | 14 | 6.6 | $1.5M | −6.1% | #993 of 1,886 |
Other business types in McKinley 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics59
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in McKinley County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 dentists and orthodontists in McKinley County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in McKinley County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $21.6M a year, or $1,011 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 21,353 households in McKinley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKinley County, NM compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
McKinley County has 6.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, McKinley County would have about 22, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,779 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is McKinley County, NM growing?
Population estimates put McKinley County at 68,119 people in 2025, down 6.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,353 households. Median household income in McKinley County is $47,668, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. McKinley County scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #993 of 1,886 scored counties.
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