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Dentists and orthodontists in Kanawha County, WV
How Kanawha 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 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,864 of 1,886 scored counties
#26 of 28 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 119
- 13 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- −12.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77M
- On medical and dental services · $1,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $647K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Kanawha County has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #1,864 of 1,886 scored counties and #26 of 28 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 dentists and orthodontists in Kanawha County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 15.6 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Kanawha County spend about $77M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,007 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $647K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 34% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in Kanawha County classed as offices of dentists, down 12.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,108 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kanawha County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kanawha 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.
| Measure | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 9.2 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $647K | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,108 | 1,540 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.7% | −6.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,007 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 69−12.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 667
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Kanawha County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 85 | 12 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +9.2% | #23 of 1,886 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 73 | 34 | 6.7 | $1.7M | +13.7% | #203 of 1,886 |
| 3Morgan County, WV | 68 | 5 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +5.5% | #320 of 1,886 |
| 4Mineral County, WV | 67 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #328 of 1,886 |
| 5Wayne County, WV | 63 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.1M | −4.0% | #450 of 1,886 |
| 6Preston County, WV | 56 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #702 of 1,886 |
| 7Boone County, WV | 50 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.5M | −6.9% | #923 of 1,886 |
| 8Brooke County, WV | 49 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −6.0% | #954 of 1,886 |
| 9Hancock County, WV | 49 | 9 | 7.0 | $1.4M | −4.5% | #959 of 1,886 |
| 10Mingo County, WV | 45 | 6 | 6.4 | $1.3M | −8.7% | #1,118 of 1,886 |
| 26Kanawha County, WV | 13 | 119 | 15.6 | $647K | −4.3% | #1,864 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Kanawha 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 clinics14
- Dentists and orthodontists13
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care16
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Kanawha County, WV?
There are 119 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Kanawha County as of September 2026. 13 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 12.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $77M a year, or $1,007 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $647K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Kanawha County has 15.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $647K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 78, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,108 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 13 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,864 of 1,886 scored counties.
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