Health care · Metro area · Arkansas
Dentists and orthodontists in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area
How the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #309 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 96
- 14 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- −9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.5M
- On medical and dental services · $995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $943K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 234,140
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Fort Smith metro area is 36 (lower middle), #309 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Fort Smith metro area spend about $90.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $995 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 96 dentists and orthodontists, that is $943K per practice, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 96 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Fort Smith metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Fort Smith metro area in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,182 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fort Smith metro area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Fort Smith metro area 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 | Fort Smith metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $943K | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,182 | 1,315 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.4% | −2.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $995 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,468 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77−9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 587
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The 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 offices of dentists in the Fort Smith metro area, 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 the Fort Smith metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 234,140+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,992
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $58,468
- Average household income
- $82,344
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 98,120
- Daytime population
- 234,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arkansas for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Arkansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fort Smith metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 53 | 239 | 11.1 | $1.1M | +13.1% | #173 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 40 | 365 | 11.7 | $915K | +3.8% | #271 of 387 |
| 3Fort Smith, AR-OK | 36 | 96 | 10.6 | $943K | +3.1% | #309 of 387 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 36 | 602 | 11.5 | $936K | −0.3% | #311 of 387 |
| 4Hot Springs, AR | 23 | 48 | 11.0 | $890K | −0.6% | #371 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 20 | 69 | 12.3 | $800K | −0.4% | #377 of 387 |
| 5Jonesboro, AR | 19 | 75 | 14.1 | $710K | +3.6% | #379 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fort Smith metro area
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 clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors47
- Physical therapy23
- Optometrists and eye care19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 96 dentists and orthodontists in the Fort Smith metro area. 14 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $90.5M a year, or $995 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $943K per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 90,992 households in the Fort Smith metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Fort Smith metro area has 10.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $943K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Fort Smith metro area would have about 92, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,182 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Smith metro area at 234,140 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,992 households. Median household income in the Fort Smith metro area is $58,468, 28% 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 Fort Smith metro area scores 36 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #309 of 387 scored metro areas.
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