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Dentists and orthodontists in Davidson County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Davidson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,331 of 1,886 scored counties
#46 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
410
57 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
297
+6.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$378.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,166 a household
Spending per listing
$924K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
745,904
+4.2% 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 410 dentists and orthodontists in Davidson County. 57 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Davidson County spend about $378.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,166 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 410 dentists and orthodontists, that is $924K per practice, 6% below 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.

Official counts show 297 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Davidson County in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,094 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $12.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Davidson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Davidson County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davidson County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,331 of 1,886 scored counties and #46 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Davidson 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Davidson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.611.113.1
Spending per listing$924K$978K$984K
Households per official establishment1,0941,269952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.8%−0.1%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,166$1,088$1,288
Median household income$77,853$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3953

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
278 → 297+6.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,535
Annual payroll, 2023
$159.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41057 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
385The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$12.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
745,904+4.2% since 2020
Households
324,907
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,421
Median household income
$77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,747
Median home value
$417,400
Jobs located here
594,502
Daytime population
954,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN8663.5$3.4M+7.7%#15 of 1,886
2Lincoln County, TN7853.4$3.1M+4.3%#89 of 1,886
3Hawkins County, TN7783.4$2.8M+5.0%#109 of 1,886
4Bedford County, TN77115.6$1.9M+9.7%#115 of 1,886
5Roane County, TN74156.6$1.6M+7.0%#182 of 1,886
6Marion County, TN7265.1$2M+3.2%#212 of 1,886
7Claiborne County, TN6975.1$1.8M+3.6%#289 of 1,886
8Cocke County, TN6985.2$1.7M+5.1%#291 of 1,886
9Greene County, TN69165.6$1.7M+5.0%#292 of 1,886
10Carroll County, TN6854.3$2.2M+2.7%#300 of 1,886
46Davidson County, TN3941012.6$924K+4.2%#1,331 of 1,886

Other business types in Davidson County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Davidson County, TN?

Davidson County has 410 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 57 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 297 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Davidson County, TN spend on medical and dental services?

About $378.7M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 410 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $924K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Davidson County, TN compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Davidson County has 12.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $924K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Davidson County would have about 385, against 410 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,094 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 39 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,331 of 1,886 scored counties.

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