Health care · County · New Mexico
Dentists and orthodontists in Santa Fe County, NM
The dentists and orthodontists in Santa Fe County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,414 of 1,886 scored counties
#17 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 96
- 11 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- −8.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $968K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,907
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 dentists and orthodontists in Santa Fe County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 11%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,313 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Santa Fe County spend about $92.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $968K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 72 businesses with payroll in Santa Fe County classed as offices of dentists, down 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 983 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Santa Fe County.
Population estimates put the population change in Santa Fe County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Santa Fe County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,414 of 1,886 scored counties and #17 of 21 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Santa Fe 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 | Santa Fe County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $968K | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 983 | 1,224 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.9% | −10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,313 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,071 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 72−8.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 591
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,907+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 70,767
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,910 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $79,071+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,955
- Median home value
- $446,300
- Jobs located here
- 64,012
- Daytime population
- 157,387Residents 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 Santa Fe 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 |
| 17Santa Fe County, NM | 37 | 96 | 13.6 | $968K | +1.2% | #1,414 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Santa Fe 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care78
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Santa Fe County, NM?
There are 96 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Santa Fe County as of September 2026. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 8.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Santa Fe County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $92.9M a year, or $1,313 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $968K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,767 households in Santa Fe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Fe County, NM compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Santa Fe County has 13.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $968K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Santa Fe County would have about 95, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 983 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Santa Fe County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Santa Fe County at 156,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,767 households. The median household income in Santa Fe County is $79,071 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Santa Fe County scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,414 of 1,886 scored counties.
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