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Dentists and orthodontists in Adams County, PA

How Adams County, PA 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #214 of 1,886 scored counties
#3 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
26
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
23
−11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,204 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
92% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,594
+3.6% 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 26 dentists and orthodontists in Adams County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Adams County comes to about $49.2M a year: $1,204 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 92% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as offices of dentists, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,776 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #214 of 1,886 scored counties and #3 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Adams County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.411.213.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,7761,135952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.5%−5.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,204$1,201$1,288
Median household income$84,092$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7244

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 23−11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
189
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
262 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The 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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,594+3.6% since 2020
Households
40,841
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,363
Median home value
$268,500
Jobs located here
31,894
Daytime population
87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA85124.9$2.4M+7.2%#22 of 1,886
2Perry County, PA7963.3$3.6M+2.1%#79 of 1,886
3Adams County, PA72266.4$1.9M+3.6%#214 of 1,886
4Susquehanna County, PA6953.2$3.5M−0.3%#274 of 1,886
5Lebanon County, PA69335.8$2M+2.2%#281 of 1,886
6Franklin County, PA65457.1$1.6M+3.0%#405 of 1,886
7McKean County, PA6374.3$2.4M−3.5%#451 of 1,886
8Columbia County, PA62134.9$2.2M+2.3%#491 of 1,886
9Venango County, PA62115.1$2M−2.0%#495 of 1,886
10Northumberland County, PA61154.0$2.6M−1.8%#519 of 1,886

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Adams County, PA?

Adams County has 26 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Adams County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $49.2M a year, or $1,204 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,841 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adams County, PA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Adams County has 6.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Adams County would have about 50, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,776 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in Adams County is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Adams County scores 72 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #214 of 1,886 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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