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Dentists and orthodontists in Stokes County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Stokes County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #236 of 1,886 scored counties
#8 of 76 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On medical and dental services · $981 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,126
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Stokes County comes to about $19.2M a year: $981 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per practice, 95% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Stokes County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Stokes County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,258 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Stokes County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Stokes County is 71 (upper middle), #236 of 1,886 scored counties and #8 of 76 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Stokes 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 | Stokes County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,258 | 1,206 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $981 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,969 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Stokes 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 Stokes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,126+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,546
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $62,969+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,672
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,846
- Daytime population
- 32,092Residents 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 Stokes 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 |
Other business types in Stokes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Stokes County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 dentists and orthodontists in Stokes County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Stokes County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.2M a year, or $981 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 19,546 households in Stokes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stokes County, NC compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Stokes County has 5.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Stokes County would have about 20, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,258 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Stokes County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Stokes County at 46,126 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,546 households. Median household income in Stokes County is $62,969, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Stokes County scores 71 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #236 of 1,886 scored counties.
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