Dentist Offices Per Capita Lowest in South

According to the StatsUSA Health Providers Per Capita database, the number of dentist offices per capita are the lowest in the southern part of the United States (see map highlighting counties with the lowest one-fifth of dentists’ offices per 10,000 persons). The average number of dentist offices per 10,000 for the United States is 4.08. In contrast, a number of counties have fewer than one dentist office per 10,000.

• Counties with the lowest number per 10,000 include Pittsylvania County, VA (0.50), Pulaski County, MO (0.56), and Cass County, MI (0.58).
• Counties with the highest number include Fairfax City County, VA (24.10), Daniels County, MT (19.69), and Norton City County, VA (11.05).

StatsUSA contains more health provider categories per capita databases, including hospitals, home health care services, assisted living facilities, and dialysis centers, as well as 150 additional socioeconomic databases.

Medical Inflation (Especially Hospitals) Higher Than CPI

Based on StatsUSA’s Medical Care Inflation database, seasonally-adjusted medical care prices for the U.S. (3.2%) grew slightly faster than Consumer Price Inflation (2.7%) in 2025. (See “Medical care” in the graph.) Notably, hospital services prices increased at the highest annual rate (6.6%) since December 2024. Other highlights include:

• Hospital services prices began 2025 at 3.0% but jumped sharply in July 2025
• Prescription drugs inflation fell during the year from a high of 4.5% in January to end the year at 2.0%
• Physician services prices were generally flat during the year, hitting 3.5% in August but falling to 1.9% at the end of the year.

StatsUSA contains more specialized inflation data (education, energy, transportation), Consumer Price Inflation, plus 150 additional socioeconomic databases.

Below Poverty Level But No Food Stamps

Based on StatsUSA data, the percent of below poverty households that do not receive food stamps averages 8.4% in the United States, with a high of 13.3% in Mississippi and a low of 5.5% in New Hampshire. A closer look at households in Census Tracts reveals local “hot spots.” (“Pins” in the map show the lowest one-fifth of Tampa Bay area households by Census Tract that do not receive food stamps.)

Clusters of households appear in two areas:

• The first is north of downtown Tampa, with the highest rates in Hillsborough County Census Tract 34 (39.0%) along East Lake Avenue and Census Tract 41 (39.0%) in Tampa Heights.
• The second is near the University of South Florida, east of the 275 freeway. Two of the highest rates are Census Tract 108.19 (Vieux Carre) at 38.5% and Hillsborough Census Tract 108.24 (Sweetwater Oaks)

StatsUSA’s Food Stamps Benefits database contains more detailed information on food stamps and who receives them, as well as 150 additional socioeconomic databases.

Unsheltered Homeless Per Capita Measures Offer Surprises

The debate about homeless policy has shifted in some areas to the unsheltered (in contrast to sheltered). StatsUSA’s Homeless Persons and Familiesdatabase contains more than 700 other characteristics, from demographics (gender, age, veterans status, and more) to type of shelter provided, and it also calculates unsheltered homeless per 1,000 persons for more than 400 areas.

• Surprisingly, the highest number of unsheltered homeless per 1,000 persons is in less urban California counties: Lake (16.53), Humboldt (9.02), and Imperial (7.57). (The U.S. average unsheltered homeless per 1,000 is 0.82.)
• At the other end of the spectrum are several areas in the Northeast and Midwest: Southwest Minnesota (0.01), Buffalo, NY metro area (0.02), and the Rockford, IL metro area (0.02).

StatsUSA’s Homeless Persons and Families database contains more detailed information, as well as 150 additional socioeconomic databases.