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Dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County, OH

How Fayette County, OH 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,125 of 1,886 scored counties
#75 of 77 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,315 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,552
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,315 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $15.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 13 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.2M per practice, 19% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Fayette County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,287 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Fayette County.

Population estimates show Fayette County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County is 45 (lower middle), #1,125 of 1,886 scored counties and #75 of 77 scored counties in Ohio.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.210.413.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$984K
Households per official establishment1,2871,275952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.4%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,315$1,398$1,288
Median household income$63,275$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4571

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,552−1.4% since 2020
Households
11,582
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$63,275+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,611
Median home value
$170,700
Jobs located here
10,143
Daytime population
27,287Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OH8975.2$2.7M+3.7%#11 of 1,886
2Madison County, OH89117.0$2.1M+7.1%#12 of 1,886
3Holmes County, OH8453.7$3.8M+1.7%#27 of 1,886
4Union County, OH803213.2$1.3M+16.5%#78 of 1,886
5Clermont County, OH79718.4$1.8M+3.9%#86 of 1,886
6Carroll County, OH7754.5$2.9M−1.1%#108 of 1,886
7Preble County, OH7663.6$3.7M−0.8%#120 of 1,886
8Mercer County, OH76106.1$2.2M+0.5%#124 of 1,886
9Champaign County, OH76106.4$2.1M+0.2%#125 of 1,886
10Pickaway County, OH76198.7$1.6M+7.4%#136 of 1,886
75Fayette County, OH451311.2$1.2M−1.4%#1,125 of 1,886

Other business types in Fayette County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Fayette County, OH?

Fayette County has 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Fayette County, OH spend on medical and dental services?

About $15.2M a year, or $1,315 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,582 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, OH compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Fayette County has 11.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Fayette County would have about 16, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,287 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 28,552 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,582 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $63,275 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Fayette County scores 45 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,125 of 1,886 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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