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Dentists and orthodontists in Pulaski County, AR
The dentists and orthodontists in Pulaski County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,776 of 1,886 scored counties
#32 of 39 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 229
- 40 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 169
- −9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $800K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Pulaski County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,776 of 1,886 scored counties and #32 of 39 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,063 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $183.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $800K per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 229 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Pulaski County in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pulaski County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $800K | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,020 | 1,315 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.6% | −2.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,063 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 187 → 169−9.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,731
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $116.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22940 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 186The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
| 32Pulaski County, AR | 24 | 229 | 13.3 | $800K | +1.3% | #1,776 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics29
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics27
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Pulaski County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 229 dentists and orthodontists in Pulaski County. 40 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $183.3M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 229 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $800K 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Pulaski County has 13.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $800K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 186, against 229 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 24 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,776 of 1,886 scored counties.
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