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Dentists and orthodontists in Blount County, TN
How Blount County, TN 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,295 of 1,886 scored counties
#42 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 69
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,120 a household
- Spending per listing
- $902K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 143,820
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,120 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Blount County spend about $62.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 69 dentists and orthodontists, that is $902K per practice, 8% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 69 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Blount County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Blount County was 48 in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,157 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blount County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blount County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,295 of 1,886 scored counties and #42 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Blount County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Blount County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $902K | $978K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,157 | 1,269 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.1% | −0.1% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,120 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,365 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 48+2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 695 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 Blount 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 Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 143,820+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,522
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,400
- Median home value
- $320,500
- Jobs located here
- 56,831
- Daytime population
- 134,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 86 | 6 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +7.7% | #15 of 1,886 |
| 2Lincoln County, TN | 78 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +4.3% | #89 of 1,886 |
| 3Hawkins County, TN | 77 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #109 of 1,886 |
| 4Bedford County, TN | 77 | 11 | 5.6 | $1.9M | +9.7% | #115 of 1,886 |
| 5Roane County, TN | 74 | 15 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +7.0% | #182 of 1,886 |
| 6Marion County, TN | 72 | 6 | 5.1 | $2M | +3.2% | #212 of 1,886 |
| 7Claiborne County, TN | 69 | 7 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +3.6% | #289 of 1,886 |
| 8Cocke County, TN | 69 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +5.1% | #291 of 1,886 |
| 9Greene County, TN | 69 | 16 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +5.0% | #292 of 1,886 |
| 10Carroll County, TN | 68 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #300 of 1,886 |
| 42Blount County, TN | 40 | 69 | 12.4 | $902K | +6.0% | #1,295 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Blount 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy75
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Blount County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 dentists and orthodontists in Blount County. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $62.2M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $902K 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 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Blount County has 12.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $902K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Blount County would have about 63, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,157 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County scores 40 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,295 of 1,886 scored counties.
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