2026 metro dental report
Dental care in Jacksonville, by the numbers
How many dentists the 1,760,548 people of the Jacksonville metro have, where they cluster, which specialties run thin, and who is joining the workforce.
Part of the Metro Dental Reports 2026 by Pete Johnson, founder of dentalist.ai. Sources: federal NPPES registry, CMS Open Payments and U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
Dentist access
39th of 50
71.9 dentists per 100k residents (U.S.: 80.2)
Pediatric access
41st of 50
12.8 pediatric dentists per 100k children (U.S.: 14.9)
1,266
Registered dentists
927
Practice addresses
22%
Specialists
5
Counties
Key findings
- Jacksonville has 1,266 registered dentists for 1,760,548 residents: 71.9 per 100,000 people, 10% below the national rate of 80.2. That ranks 39th of the 50 largest U.S. metros.
- Where you live inside the metro matters. Duval County has 83.9 dentists per 100,000 residents; Nassau County has 32.6. That is a 2.6x gap within one metro area.
- There is one pediatric dentist for every 7,835 children here (12.8 per 100,000 kids, 14% below the national rate).
- 107 dentists now practicing here received their NPI in 2023 to 2025, 6.1 per 100,000 residents (national: 6).
- 38.2% of Jacksonville's registered dentists are women, against 35.8% nationally.
- In 2025, 41.9% of the metro's dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company, $323,000 in total. For most it was small: 67% received nothing but meals, and the typical recipient got $82 for the year. The top 10% of recipients took 84% of the money.
Dentists per person, county by county
Every county in the metro, largest first. Rates for counties under 50,000 people swing on a handful of dentists, so read those loosely.
| County | Population | Dentists | Per 100k | Pediatric per 100k kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duval County | 1,055,159 | 885 | 83.9 | 11.6 |
| St. Johns County | 334,928 | 200 | 59.7 | 12.7 |
| Clay County | 236,760 | 133 | 56.2 | 22.6 |
| Nassau County | 104,376 | 34 | 32.6 | 5.1 |
| Baker County | 29,325 | 14 | 47.7 | 0 |
Specialists
Dentists whose primary registered specialty is one of the six below, with the national rate for comparison.
| Specialty | Dentists | Jacksonville rate | U.S. rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentists | 49 | 12.8 per 100k children | 14.9 |
| Orthodontists | 80 | 4.5 per 100k residents | 4 |
| Oral surgeons | 54 | 3.1 per 100k residents | 2.7 |
| Periodontists | 35 | 2 per 100k residents | 1.9 |
| Endodontists | 41 | 2.3 per 100k residents | 2 |
| Prosthodontists | 20 | 1.1 per 100k residents | 1.1 |
Who is practicing
38.2%
Women (U.S.: 35.8%)
107
New NPIs, 2023 to 2025
8.5%
Share of all dentists (U.S.: 7.5%)
A dentist keeps one NPI for life, so most new NPIs belong to dentists early in their careers. By that measure Jacksonville ranks 36th of the 50 largest metros for new dentists per resident.
Industry payments to dentists
Drug, device and dental supply companies must report what they pay dentists to CMS Open Payments. In 2025, 531 Jacksonville dentists (41.9%) received at least one payment, $322,705 in all. 67% of them received only meals; the top 10% of recipients took 84% of the dollars. A payment does not mean anything improper, and you can look up your own dentist at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
| Company | Paid to Jacksonville dentists, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Patterson Companies | $178,303 |
| Straumann USA | $40,860 |
| Align Technology | $38,310 |
| Ultradent Products | $9,260 |
| ZimVie | $8,763 |
Where Jacksonville's dentists practice
The cities in the metro with the most registered dentists. Each links to the practices there.
- Jacksonville835 dentists
- Orange Park90 dentists
- St Augustine89 dentists
- Ponte Vedra Beach34 dentists
- Jacksonville Beach30 dentists
- Fleming Island21 dentists
- Ponte Vedra20 dentists
- Fernandina Beach20 dentists
- Saint Augustine18 dentists
- Macclenny14 dentists
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in the Jacksonville area?
The Jacksonville, FL metro area has 1,266 dentists registered in the federal NPI registry, about 71.9 per 100,000 residents, or one for every 1,391 people. The U.S. rate is 80.2 per 100,000.
Which part of Jacksonville has the fewest dentists per person?
Among counties with at least 50,000 residents, Nassau County has the fewest: 32.6 dentists per 100,000 people. Duval County has the most, at 83.9.
How many pediatric dentists does Jacksonville have?
49 dentists in the metro register pediatric dentistry as their primary specialty, roughly one for every 7,835 children. Nationally the figure is one for every 6,705 children.
Do dentists in Jacksonville get paid by dental companies?
Federal Open Payments data shows 41.9% of Jacksonville's registered dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company in 2025, $323,000 in total. 67% of those recipients received only meals. You can look up any individual dentist at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Metro = the Jacksonville, FL metropolitan statistical area (OMB 2023 delineation). Dentists are individual NPI registrations with a dental taxonomy in the NPPES registry (October 2026), with deactivated NPIs removed; counts are registry-based, not licensure-based, and can include dentists who have retired. Practices are placed in a county by ZIP code. Population: Census Vintage 2024 estimates. Industry payments: CMS Open Payments, general payments, program year 2025. Full methodology on the report index.
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