Market rankings · Rhode Island
Dentists and orthodontists in Rhode Island
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 433
- 36 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 327
- −10.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $554M
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #11 of 51
- Market score 67 · Upper middle
A site report maps the dentists and orthodontists on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Rhode Island has 433 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,255 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Rhode Island spend about $554M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 433 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 30% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Official counts show 327 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Rhode Island in 2023, down 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,350 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, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Rhode Island.
Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #11 for dentists and orthodontists, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 61. Among 5 scored counties, Bristol County scores highest (74).
Every market in Rhode Island for dentists and orthodontists
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 61 | 702 | 10.4 | $1.2M | +2.1% | #115 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bristol County, RI | 74 | 12 | 6.0 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #166 of 1,886 |
| 2Providence County, RI | 56 | 237 | 9.1 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #716 of 1,886 |
| 3Washington County, RI | 54 | 57 | 10.8 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #792 of 1,886 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 46 | 38 | 10.3 | $1.3M | −2.9% | #1,078 of 1,886 |
| 5Kent County, RI | 43 | 89 | 12.2 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #1,193 of 1,886 |
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Rhode Island?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 433 dentists and orthodontists in Rhode Island. 36 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 327 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 10.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Rhode Island spend on medical and dental services?
About $554M a year, or $1,255 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 433 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Rhode Island has 9.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 563, against 433 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,350 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for dentists and orthodontists?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 61 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Bristol County scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). 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. Rhode Island scores 67 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #11 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 Rhode Island. 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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