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Dentists and orthodontists in Lawrence County, AR
The dentists and orthodontists in Lawrence County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,606 of 1,886 scored counties
#22 of 39 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On medical and dental services · $922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,273
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,606 of 1,886 scored counties and #22 of 39 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dentists and orthodontists in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Lawrence County spend about $6.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $922 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per practice, 3% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lawrence County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,323 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,323 | 1,315 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $922 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $44,882 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,273+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,613
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $44,882+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,373
- Median home value
- $98,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,103
- Daytime population
- 14,694Residents 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 Lawrence 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 |
| 22Lawrence County, AR | 31 | 6 | 9.1 | $1M | +0.3% | #1,606 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Lawrence County, AR?
Lawrence County has 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Lawrence County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.1M a year, or $922 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,613 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, AR compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Lawrence County has 9.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,323 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 16,273 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,613 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $44,882 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.2% 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. Lawrence County scores 31 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,606 of 1,886 scored counties.
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