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Dentists and orthodontists in Howard County, AR
The dentists and orthodontists in Howard County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On medical and dental services · $895 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,306
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Howard County comes to about $4.6M a year: $895 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per practice, 55% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Howard County as of September 2026. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Howard County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,699 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Howard County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Howard County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Howard 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 | Howard County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,699 | 1,315 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $895 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $45,603 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,306−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,098
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $45,603+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,719
- Median home value
- $153,900
- Jobs located here
- 6,243
- Daytime population
- 13,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Howard County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 5.9 | $1.5M | −3.6% |
Other business types in Howard 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Howard County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dentists and orthodontists in Howard County. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Howard County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.6M a year, or $895 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 5,098 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, AR compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Howard County has 5.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Howard County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,699 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 12,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,098 households. Median household income in Howard County is $45,603, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Howard County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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