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Barbershops in Desha County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Desha County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3M
On personal care products and services · $656 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
9,984
−11.8% 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

There are no barbershops on map listings in Desha County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Desha County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

At $656 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Desha County spend about $3M a year on personal care products and services. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Desha County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Desha County declined 11.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no barbershops on map listings, Desha County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Desha County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Barbershops in Desha County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureDesha CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.05.25.3
Spending per listingn/a$1.6M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a33,50016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+56.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−11.8%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$656$815$1,005
Median household income$37,662$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 barber shops in Desha 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 Desha County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,984−11.8% since 2020
Households
4,610
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
741 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$37,662+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$53,518
Median home value
$90,900
Jobs located here
4,204
Daytime population
10,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Desha County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, AR69414.2$2.1M+9.9%#270 of 1,356
2Saline County, AR68183.6$2.5M+7.6%#281 of 1,356
3Crawford County, AR5973.0$2.7M+4.1%#462 of 1,356
4Greene County, AR5752.8$2.8M+3.4%#513 of 1,356
5Benton County, AR55575.1$2M+16.0%#573 of 1,356
6Craighead County, AR46204.5$1.8M+4.8%#809 of 1,356
7Faulkner County, AR45285.7$1.5M+8.2%#838 of 1,356
8White County, AR43124.1$1.9M+4.2%#881 of 1,356
9Boone County, AR4263.9$2M+3.3%#891 of 1,356
10Pulaski County, AR391589.2$923K+1.3%#953 of 1,356
Desha County, ARNot scored00.0n/a−11.8%

Other business types in Desha County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Desha County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no barbershops in Desha County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Desha County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Desha County, AR spend on personal care products and services?

About $3M a year, or $656 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,610 households in Desha County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Desha County, AR compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Desha County has no barbershops on map listings. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Desha County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Desha County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Desha County at 9,984 people in 2025, down 11.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,610 households. Median household income in Desha County is $37,662, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Desha County has no market score for barbershops, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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