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Dentists and orthodontists in Cabell County, WV

How Cabell County, WV 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 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,799 of 1,886 scored counties
#23 of 28 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
50
7 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
27
−15.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.7M
On medical and dental services · $983 a household
Spending per listing
$773K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,183
−3.2% 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

Cabell County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,799 of 1,886 scored counties and #23 of 28 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 dentists and orthodontists in Cabell County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 14%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $983 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Cabell County spend about $38.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $773K per practice, 21% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Cabell County was 27 in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,456 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cabell County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cabell County compares

The same measures for West Virginia 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 Cabell County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCabell CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.79.213.1
Spending per listing$773K$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,4561,540952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.6%−6.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$983$1,005$1,288
Median household income$55,832$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 27−15.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
245
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
507 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Cabell 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 Cabell County

Population, 2025 estimate
91,183−3.2% since 2020
Households
39,318
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
330
Median household income
$55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,798
Median home value
$164,400
Jobs located here
51,698
Daytime population
106,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Cabell County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV85125.3$2.4M+9.2%#23 of 1,886
2Berkeley County, WV73346.7$1.7M+13.7%#203 of 1,886
3Morgan County, WV6856.8$1.5M+5.5%#320 of 1,886
4Mineral County, WV6754.5$2.3M−0.4%#328 of 1,886
5Wayne County, WV6353.2$3.1M−4.0%#450 of 1,886
6Preston County, WV5686.2$1.6M−0.6%#702 of 1,886
7Boone County, WV5056.3$1.5M−6.9%#923 of 1,886
8Brooke County, WV4966.2$1.6M−6.0%#954 of 1,886
9Hancock County, WV4997.0$1.4M−4.5%#959 of 1,886
10Mingo County, WV4566.4$1.3M−8.7%#1,118 of 1,886
23Cabell County, WV225012.7$773K−3.2%#1,799 of 1,886

Other business types in Cabell County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Cabell County, WV?

Cabell County has 50 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on medical and dental services?

About $38.7M a year, or $983 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $773K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cabell County, WV compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Cabell County has 12.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $773K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Cabell County would have about 39, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,456 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Cabell County scores 22 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,799 of 1,886 scored counties.

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