Market Data

Best Cities to Open a Dental Practice in 2026 (Market Data)

There are 124,513 dentists across the 387 U.S. metros we track — an average of 43.1 per 100,000 residents (the typical metro has 34.2). The least-saturated markets have the most room for a well-marketed dental practice. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns (2022) and Population Estimates (2023).

Most underserved · dentists per 100k

Eagle Pass, TX10.4Hinesville, GA15.8El Centro, CA16.2Laredo, TX16.3Brownsville, TX16.6Odessa, TX17Jacksonville, NC17.8Dalton, GA19.3Gettysburg, PA19.7Lawton, OK19.7

Most saturated · dentists per 100k

San Jose, CA80.3Boulder, CO77.4Pocatello, ID74.1Los Angeles, CA71.8San Francisco, CA66.2Idaho Falls, ID63.6Carson City, NV62Bozeman, MT60.1Logan, UT59.5San Diego, CA59.4

All 387 dentists markets by state

Number shown is dentists per 100,000 residents. Lower = less saturated.