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Dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 86 out of 100: High

Ranked #15 of 1,886 scored counties
#1 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,170 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
3.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
73% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,071
+7.7% 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

For dentists and orthodontists, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #15 of 1,886 scored counties and #1 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Fayette County comes to about $20.1M a year: $1,170 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 dentists and orthodontists, that is $3.4M per practice, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Fayette County has 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 5,737 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Fayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fayette 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 Fayette County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.511.113.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$978K$984K
Households per official establishment5,7371,269952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.1%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,170$1,088$1,288
Median household income$88,456$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score8653

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 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
45,071+7.7% since 2020
Households
17,210
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
704 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$88,456+45.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,294
Median home value
$340,800
Jobs located here
9,545
Daytime population
31,789Residents 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 Fayette 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

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, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dentists and orthodontists in Fayette County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $20.1M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 17,210 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fayette County has 3.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Fayette County would have about 21, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,737 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 45,071 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,210 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $88,456, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.7%, 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 86 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #15 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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