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Dentists and orthodontists in Craighead County, AR
How Craighead County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,794 of 1,886 scored counties
#34 of 39 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 70
- 8 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $650K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Craighead County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #1,794 of 1,886 scored counties and #34 of 39 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 dentists and orthodontists in Craighead County. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 21% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Craighead County comes to about $45.5M a year: $1,024 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 70 dentists and orthodontists, that is $650K per practice, 34% below the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in Craighead County classed as offices of dentists, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 794 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $525K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Craighead County. Population estimates put the population change in Craighead County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Craighead County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $650K | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 794 | 1,315 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | −2.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,024 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 56+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 451
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 708 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $525K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Craighead County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carroll County, AR | 70 | 6 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +3.6% | #265 of 1,886 |
| 2Hot Spring County, AR | 64 | 6 | 4.9 | $2M | +1.1% | #427 of 1,886 |
| 3Crawford County, AR | 63 | 15 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +4.1% | #470 of 1,886 |
| 4Saline County, AR | 63 | 42 | 8.4 | $1.3M | +7.6% | #479 of 1,886 |
| 5Johnson County, AR | 61 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #524 of 1,886 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 60 | 23 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #575 of 1,886 |
| 7Poinsett County, AR | 50 | 5 | 5.7 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #922 of 1,886 |
| 8Benton County, AR | 47 | 141 | 12.6 | $993K | +16.0% | #1,067 of 1,886 |
| 9Washington County, AR | 45 | 97 | 10.0 | $1.1M | +9.9% | #1,132 of 1,886 |
| 10Miller County, AR | 42 | 14 | 8.6 | $1.1M | −0.5% | #1,220 of 1,886 |
| 34Craighead County, AR | 23 | 70 | 15.8 | $650K | +4.8% | #1,794 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Craighead County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists23
- Primary care and pediatrics31
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy23
- Optometrists and eye care24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Craighead County, AR?
Craighead County has 70 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $45.5M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $650K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Craighead County has 15.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $650K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Craighead County would have about 46, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 794 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Craighead County scores 23 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,794 of 1,886 scored counties.
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