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Child care centers and preschools in Chicot County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Chicot County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On child care and other personal services · $295 a household
Spending per listing
$390K
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,107
−10.3% 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 3 child care centers and preschools in Chicot County. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Households in Chicot County spend about $1.2M a year on child care and other personal services, or $295 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. That works out to $390K per center, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Chicot County classed as child care services. That is one for every 793 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Chicot County declined 10.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Chicot County compares

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

Child care and preschools in Chicot County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureChicot CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.65.55.8
Spending per listing$390K$702K$1M
Households per official establishment7931,6571,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−10.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$295$385$581
Median household income$39,045$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 child care services in Chicot 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 Chicot County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,107−10.3% since 2020
Households
3,965
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.4
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$39,045
Average household income
$57,094
Median home value
$89,100
Jobs located here
2,592
Daytime population
8,936Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Chicot County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR68696.2$927K+16.0%#322 of 1,611
2Saline County, AR61214.2$1M+7.6%#512 of 1,611
3Washington County, AR60545.6$795K+9.9%#559 of 1,611
4Baxter County, AR5663.1$983K+3.1%#658 of 1,611
5White County, AR56124.1$803K+4.2%#668 of 1,611
6Craighead County, AR55194.3$916K+4.8%#686 of 1,611
7Faulkner County, AR54255.1$816K+8.2%#733 of 1,611
8Garland County, AR51143.2$1.1M−0.6%#790 of 1,611
9Independence County, AR5174.8$732K+2.2%#804 of 1,611
10Boone County, AR4374.6$712K+3.3%#1,013 of 1,611
Chicot County, ARNot scored37.6$390K−10.3%

Other business types in Chicot County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Chicot County, AR?

Chicot County has 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Chicot County, AR spend on child care and other personal services?

About $1.2M a year, or $295 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $390K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,965 households in Chicot County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chicot County, AR compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Chicot County has 7.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $390K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Chicot County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 793 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Chicot County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Chicot County at 9,107 people in 2025, down 10.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,965 households. The median household income in Chicot County is $39,045 a year, 52% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Chicot County

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