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Dentists and orthodontists in Mingo County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,118 of 1,886 scored counties
#10 of 28 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On medical and dental services · $845 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,455
−8.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dentists and orthodontists in Mingo County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Mingo County spend about $7.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $845 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 33% above 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 3 businesses with payroll in Mingo County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 3,106 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Mingo County declined 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Mingo County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,118 of 1,886 scored counties and #10 of 28 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Mingo 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 Mingo County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMingo CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.49.213.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment3,1061,540952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$845$1,005$1,288
Median household income$38,119$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4547

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$286K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Mingo 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 Mingo County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,455−8.7% since 2020
Households
9,317
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$38,119+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,265
Median home value
$90,500
Jobs located here
4,165
Daytime population
20,516Residents 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 Mingo 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

Other business types in Mingo County

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

Questions

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

Mingo County has 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Mingo County, WV spend on medical and dental services?

About $7.9M a year, or $845 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,317 households in Mingo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mingo County has 6.4 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Mingo County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,106 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Mingo County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Mingo County at 21,455 people in 2025, down 8.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,317 households. The median household income in Mingo County is $38,119 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Mingo County scores 45 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,118 of 1,886 scored counties.

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