Health care · County · New Mexico
Dentists and orthodontists in Rio Arriba County, NM
The dentists and orthodontists in Rio Arriba County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #449 of 1,886 scored counties
#4 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 76% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,832
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,124 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Rio Arriba County spend about $17.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 5 dentists and orthodontists, that is $3.5M per practice, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Rio Arriba County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of dentists in Rio Arriba County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rio Arriba County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Rio Arriba County is 63 (upper middle), #449 of 1,886 scored counties and #4 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rio Arriba 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 | Rio Arriba County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,224 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,124 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,155 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,832−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,647
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,861 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $57,155+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,460
- Median home value
- $243,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,255
- Daytime population
- 39,363Residents 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 |
Other business types in Rio Arriba 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Rio Arriba County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dentists and orthodontists in Rio Arriba County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Rio Arriba County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Rio Arriba County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 15,647 households in Rio Arriba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Arriba County, NM compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Rio Arriba County has 3.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Rio Arriba County would have about 18, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Rio Arriba County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Rio Arriba County at 39,832 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,647 households. Median household income in Rio Arriba County is $57,155, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Rio Arriba County scores 63 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #449 of 1,886 scored counties.
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