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Dentists and orthodontists in Cherokee County, NC
How Cherokee County, NC 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,268 of 1,886 scored counties
#54 of 76 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.6M
- On medical and dental services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $784K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,830
- +6.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $948 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $12.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $784K per practice, 20% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Cherokee County has 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.1, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Cherokee County in 2023. That is one for every 1,892 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cherokee County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,268 of 1,886 scored counties and #54 of 76 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Cherokee County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $784K | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,892 | 1,206 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $948 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,628 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,830+6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,241
- Median age
- 53.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $53,628+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,893
- Median home value
- $232,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,860
- Daytime population
- 26,424Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Cherokee County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| 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 |
| 54Cherokee County, NC | 41 | 16 | 12.1 | $784K | +6.8% | #1,268 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists41
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors43
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Cherokee County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 dentists and orthodontists in Cherokee County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Cherokee County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.6M a year, or $948 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $784K 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 13,241 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, NC compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Cherokee County has 12.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $784K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,892 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 30,830 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,241 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $53,628, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Cherokee County scores 41 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,268 of 1,886 scored counties.
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