Market rankings · North Carolina
Dentists and orthodontists in North Carolina
Every metro area, small-town market and county in North Carolina, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,737
- 663 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3,551
- +5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.8B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #17 of 51
- Market score 56 · Upper middle
A site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings around any address in North Carolina by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 4,737 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in North Carolina as of September 2026. 663 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,116 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in North Carolina spend about $4.8B a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1M per practice, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
In 2023, official counts showed 3,551 businesses with payroll in North Carolina classed as offices of dentists, up 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,206 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 50 SBA-backed loans worth $56.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in North Carolina.
Among the 50 states and DC, North Carolina ranks #17 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in North Carolina, the Jacksonville metro area scores highest (77). Of the 23 scored small-town markets in or partly in North Carolina, the Anderson Creek area scores highest (78).
Every market in North Carolina for dentists and orthodontists
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in North Carolina, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, NC | 77 | 52 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +6.0% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Winston-Salem, NC | 67 | 238 | 8.5 | $1.3M | +5.3% | #72 of 387 |
| 3Goldsboro, NC | 65 | 37 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +3.8% | #86 of 387 |
| 4Rocky Mount, NC | 60 | 45 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #118 of 387 |
| 5Greenville, NC | 59 | 72 | 9.7 | $1M | +5.4% | #130 of 387 |
| 6Fayetteville, NC | 53 | 138 | 9.3 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #169 of 387 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 53 | 760 | 10.7 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #170 of 387 |
| 7Burlington, NC | 53 | 69 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +8.5% | #172 of 387 |
| 8Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 49 | 308 | 12.4 | $981K | +7.5% | #197 of 387 |
| 9Wilmington, NC | 48 | 233 | 11.7 | $966K | +15.9% | #202 of 387 |
| 10Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 46 | 53 | 12.0 | $972K | +10.3% | #217 of 387 |
| 11Greensboro-High Point, NC | 46 | 345 | 10.9 | $971K | +4.1% | #218 of 387 |
| 12Raleigh-Cary, NC | 43 | 851 | 14.8 | $875K | +12.6% | #253 of 387 |
| 13Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 42 | 159 | 10.6 | $956K | +3.2% | #256 of 387 |
| 14Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 40 | 1,472 | 13.7 | $877K | +10.1% | #275 of 387 |
| 15Asheville, NC | 31 | 198 | 12.3 | $901K | +3.6% | #338 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 78 | 30 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +12.3% | #38 of 526 |
| 2Marion, NC | 71 | 9 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.5% | #67 of 526 |
| 3Brevard, NC | 71 | 10 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +2.9% | #76 of 526 |
| 4Lumberton, NC | 69 | 20 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +3.4% | #82 of 526 |
| 5Wilson, NC | 63 | 18 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #141 of 526 |
| 6Albemarle, NC | 60 | 22 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +9.8% | #171 of 526 |
| 7Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 59 | 31 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +3.4% | #181 of 526 |
| 8Washington, NC | 55 | 12 | 6.2 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #218 of 526 |
| 9North Wilkesboro, NC | 55 | 16 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #219 of 526 |
| 10Forest City, NC | 54 | 18 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #225 of 526 |
| 11Roanoke Rapids, NC | 46 | 18 | 6.4 | $1.4M | −4.3% | #292 of 526 |
| 12Kill Devil Hills, NC | 43 | 19 | 11.3 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #331 of 526 |
| 13New Bern, NC | 43 | 51 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #332 of 526 |
| 14Laurinburg, NC | 43 | 11 | 8.7 | $1M | −0.3% | #334 of 526 |
| 15Elizabeth City, NC | 40 | 17 | 10.8 | $954K | +4.5% | #365 of 526 |
| 16Rockingham, NC | 39 | 11 | 6.5 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #367 of 526 |
| 17Sanford, NC | 38 | 28 | 11.1 | $920K | +10.8% | #381 of 526 |
| 18Henderson, NC | 37 | 13 | 8.1 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #385 of 526 |
| 19Morehead City, NC | 37 | 38 | 11.9 | $931K | +4.1% | #391 of 526 |
| 20Waynesville, NC | 36 | 29 | 10.7 | $953K | +1.9% | #400 of 526 |
| 21Kinston, NC | 30 | 24 | 10.3 | $892K | +1.4% | #453 of 526 |
| 22Mount Airy, NC | 29 | 36 | 12.1 | $806K | +1.3% | #462 of 526 |
| 23Boone, NC | 25 | 22 | 10.4 | $967K | +0.6% | #485 of 526 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hoke County, NC | 81 | 8 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +9.0% | #56 of 1,886 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 80 | 17 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +18.8% | #76 of 1,886 |
| 3Davidson County, NC | 78 | 33 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +6.6% | #97 of 1,886 |
| 4Yadkin County, NC | 76 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #121 of 1,886 |
| 5Harnett County, NC | 76 | 30 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +12.3% | #133 of 1,886 |
| 6Duplin County, NC | 73 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +6.0% | #194 of 1,886 |
| 7Ashe County, NC | 71 | 5 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +3.5% | #230 of 1,886 |
| 8Stokes County, NC | 71 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +3.5% | #236 of 1,886 |
| 9Chatham County, NC | 71 | 28 | 8.5 | $1.5M | +11.0% | #248 of 1,886 |
| 10Johnston County, NC | 71 | 74 | 8.6 | $1.3M | +17.9% | #253 of 1,886 |
| 11Transylvania County, NC | 68 | 10 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +2.9% | #318 of 1,886 |
| 12Brunswick County, NC | 68 | 54 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +26.5% | #323 of 1,886 |
| 13Edgecombe County, NC | 67 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +0.7% | #326 of 1,886 |
| 14Alexander County, NC | 67 | 7 | 5.0 | $2M | +1.5% | #331 of 1,886 |
| 15McDowell County, NC | 67 | 9 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.5% | #332 of 1,886 |
| 16Sampson County, NC | 67 | 12 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +4.1% | #341 of 1,886 |
| 17Polk County, NC | 67 | 6 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +6.0% | #344 of 1,886 |
| 18Onslow County, NC | 67 | 52 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +6.0% | #353 of 1,886 |
| 19Robeson County, NC | 66 | 20 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +3.4% | #373 of 1,886 |
| 20Person County, NC | 63 | 12 | 7.5 | $1.4M | +3.7% | #476 of 1,886 |
| 21Davie County, NC | 63 | 14 | 8.1 | $1.4M | +6.9% | #478 of 1,886 |
| 22Randolph County, NC | 62 | 41 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +3.5% | #512 of 1,886 |
| 23Montgomery County, NC | 61 | 8 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +2.7% | #544 of 1,886 |
| 24Columbus County, NC | 60 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #549 of 1,886 |
| 25Wilson County, NC | 60 | 18 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #555 of 1,886 |
Show all 100 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Macon County, NC | 60 | 13 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +5.8% | #565 of 1,886 |
| 27Pender County, NC | 59 | 24 | 9.5 | $1.2M | +19.0% | #628 of 1,886 |
| 28Stanly County, NC | 59 | 22 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +9.8% | #633 of 1,886 |
| 29Union County, NC | 58 | 98 | 11.6 | $1.1M | +11.7% | #669 of 1,886 |
| 30Cleveland County, NC | 57 | 31 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +3.4% | #692 of 1,886 |
| 31Rockingham County, NC | 56 | 30 | 7.6 | $1.3M | +3.3% | #722 of 1,886 |
| 32Wayne County, NC | 55 | 37 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +3.8% | #755 of 1,886 |
| 33Lincoln County, NC | 55 | 37 | 10.1 | $1.2M | +13.2% | #766 of 1,886 |
| 34Beaufort County, NC | 54 | 12 | 6.2 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #779 of 1,886 |
| 35Wilkes County, NC | 54 | 16 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #780 of 1,886 |
| 36Granville County, NC | 54 | 18 | 8.0 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #785 of 1,886 |
| 37Rowan County, NC | 54 | 48 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +5.6% | #791 of 1,886 |
| 38Martin County, NC | 53 | 6 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −1.6% | #814 of 1,886 |
| 39Rutherford County, NC | 53 | 18 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #817 of 1,886 |
| 40Bladen County, NC | 53 | 8 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +1.3% | #822 of 1,886 |
| 41Jackson County, NC | 50 | 17 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +6.9% | #945 of 1,886 |
| 42Pitt County, NC | 50 | 72 | 9.7 | $1M | +5.4% | #948 of 1,886 |
| 43Caldwell County, NC | 48 | 27 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +0.7% | #1,005 of 1,886 |
| 44Gaston County, NC | 47 | 98 | 10.5 | $1M | +7.8% | #1,064 of 1,886 |
| 45Alamance County, NC | 46 | 69 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +8.5% | #1,103 of 1,886 |
| 46Henderson County, NC | 44 | 50 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +5.0% | #1,160 of 1,886 |
| 47Dare County, NC | 44 | 19 | 11.3 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #1,161 of 1,886 |
| 48Mitchell County, NC | 43 | 5 | 7.6 | $1.3M | +1.1% | #1,175 of 1,886 |
| 49Scotland County, NC | 43 | 11 | 8.7 | $1M | −0.3% | #1,194 of 1,886 |
| 50Moore County, NC | 43 | 53 | 12.0 | $972K | +10.3% | #1,201 of 1,886 |
| 51Forsyth County, NC | 42 | 175 | 10.9 | $984K | +5.0% | #1,235 of 1,886 |
| 52Richmond County, NC | 41 | 11 | 6.5 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #1,245 of 1,886 |
| 53Cabarrus County, NC | 41 | 121 | 14.4 | $852K | +9.9% | #1,265 of 1,886 |
| 54Cherokee County, NC | 41 | 16 | 12.1 | $784K | +6.8% | #1,268 of 1,886 |
| 55Pasquotank County, NC | 40 | 17 | 10.8 | $954K | +4.5% | #1,286 of 1,886 |
| 56Lee County, NC | 40 | 28 | 11.1 | $920K | +10.8% | #1,292 of 1,886 |
| 57Durham County, NC | 40 | 187 | 13.2 | $909K | +7.7% | #1,294 of 1,886 |
| 58Orange County, NC | 40 | 81 | 14.1 | $899K | +6.1% | #1,297 of 1,886 |
| 59Wake County, NC | 40 | 760 | 16.5 | $810K | +11.2% | #1,308 of 1,886 |
| 60Nash County, NC | 39 | 38 | 9.8 | $1M | +3.9% | #1,316 of 1,886 |
| 61Vance County, NC | 38 | 13 | 8.1 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #1,351 of 1,886 |
| 62Burke County, NC | 38 | 35 | 9.6 | $1M | +1.6% | #1,361 of 1,886 |
| 63Carteret County, NC | 38 | 38 | 11.9 | $931K | +4.1% | #1,369 of 1,886 |
| 64Cumberland County, NC | 37 | 130 | 10.0 | $1M | +0.4% | #1,409 of 1,886 |
| 65Iredell County, NC | 37 | 108 | 14.1 | $830K | +12.9% | #1,424 of 1,886 |
| 66Haywood County, NC | 36 | 29 | 10.7 | $953K | +1.9% | #1,450 of 1,886 |
| 67Craven County, NC | 35 | 46 | 10.7 | $961K | +3.5% | #1,487 of 1,886 |
| 68Guilford County, NC | 35 | 274 | 12.5 | $873K | +4.4% | #1,490 of 1,886 |
| 69Mecklenburg County, NC | 35 | 755 | 16.2 | $765K | +10.5% | #1,500 of 1,886 |
| 70Halifax County, NC | 32 | 18 | 8.8 | $1M | −3.9% | #1,570 of 1,886 |
| 71New Hanover County, NC | 32 | 155 | 14.8 | $771K | +8.6% | #1,596 of 1,886 |
| 72Lenoir County, NC | 30 | 24 | 10.3 | $892K | +1.4% | #1,638 of 1,886 |
| 73Catawba County, NC | 30 | 90 | 13.6 | $781K | +5.8% | #1,643 of 1,886 |
| 74Surry County, NC | 28 | 36 | 12.1 | $806K | +1.3% | #1,699 of 1,886 |
| 75Buncombe County, NC | 26 | 145 | 14.2 | $793K | +2.9% | #1,746 of 1,886 |
| 76Watauga County, NC | 23 | 22 | 10.4 | $967K | +0.6% | #1,785 of 1,886 |
| Currituck County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +16.7% | |
| Caswell County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 2.3 | $4.2M | +0.4% | |
| Anson County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −2.1% | |
| Madison County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +5.9% | |
| Greene County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $1.6M | +1.3% | |
| Hertford County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −11.2% | |
| Yancey County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +3.2% | |
| Warren County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $7.5M | +1.6% | |
| Avery County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +1.1% | |
| Bertie County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $6.8M | −3.6% | |
| Northampton County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.4% | |
| Swain County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $6M | −0.6% | |
| Chowan County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +2.8% | |
| Perquimans County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +3.6% | |
| Pamlico County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 7.3 | $1.4M | +3.7% | |
| Clay County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 7.9 | $1.3M | +9.9% | |
| Alleghany County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +5.4% | |
| Camden County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.8% | |
| Washington County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $1.4M | −3.1% | |
| Gates County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Jones County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $4M | +4.6% | |
| Graham County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 8.5 | $1.1M | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in North Carolina?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,737 dentists and orthodontists in North Carolina. 663 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3,551 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019.
How much do households in North Carolina spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.8B a year, or $1,116 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,737 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 4,282,345 households in North Carolina and national spending patterns by income.
How does North Carolina compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
North Carolina has 11.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, North Carolina would have about 4,858, against 4,737 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,206 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
Which market in North Carolina has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in North Carolina, the Jacksonville metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 23 scored small-town markets in or partly in North Carolina, the Anderson Creek area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 76 scored counties in North Carolina, Hoke County scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. North Carolina scores 56 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #17 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in North Carolina. It maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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