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Insurance agencies in Hempstead County, AR

The insurance agencies in Hempstead County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,395 of 2,272 scored counties
#40 of 59 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
14
4 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.6M
On vehicle insurance · $2,619 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,080
−4.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 insurance agencies in Hempstead County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 29%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 18.7 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Hempstead County spend about $19.6M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,619 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Hempstead County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 935 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hempstead County declined 4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hempstead County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,395 of 2,272 scored counties and #40 of 59 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Hempstead County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in Hempstead County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureHempstead CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.717.915.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment935795966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,619$2,473$1,957
Median household income$46,787$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4256

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
144 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 insurance agencies and brokerages in Hempstead 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 Hempstead County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,080−4.6% since 2020
Households
7,479
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
727 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$46,787+9.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,285
Median home value
$105,700
Jobs located here
7,836
Daytime population
19,457Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Hempstead County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AR9369.3$3.2M+11.2%#27 of 2,272
2Marion County, AR9156.5$4.2M+4.3%#43 of 2,272
3Logan County, AR761011.7$2.4M+2.5%#316 of 2,272
4Conway County, AR70910.9$2.4M+3.2%#459 of 2,272
5Sevier County, AR70712.5$2.1M−0.1%#467 of 2,272
6Johnson County, AR6998.7$3M+2.0%#489 of 2,272
7Carroll County, AR671614.1$2M+3.6%#560 of 2,272
8Lawrence County, AR67913.6$1.8M+0.3%#565 of 2,272
9Hot Spring County, AR66129.7$2.7M+1.1%#578 of 2,272
10Polk County, AR66911.4$2.2M+1.6%#585 of 2,272
40Hempstead County, AR421418.7$1.4M−4.6%#1,395 of 2,272

Other business types in Hempstead County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Hempstead County, AR?

Hempstead County has 14 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Hempstead County, AR spend on vehicle insurance?

About $19.6M a year, or $2,619 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,479 households in Hempstead County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hempstead County, AR compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Hempstead County has 18.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Hempstead County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 935 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Hempstead County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Hempstead County at 19,080 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,479 households. The median household income in Hempstead County is $46,787 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.2% 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. Hempstead County scores 42 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,395 of 2,272 scored counties.

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