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Medical and dental practices in Craighead County, AR
How Craighead County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,255 of 2,394 scored counties
#51 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 562
- 46 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 203
- +2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $81K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 126.5
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Craighead County is 23 (low), #2,255 of 2,394 scored counties and #51 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Craighead County spend about $45.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,024 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 562 medical and dental practices, that is $81K per practice, 47% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 562 medical and dental practices on map listings in Craighead County as of September 2026. Of those, 46 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 126.5 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Craighead County was 203 in 2023, up 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 219 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $525K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Craighead County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Craighead County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Craighead 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 126.5 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $81K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 219 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.5% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,024 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 198 → 203+2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,727
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $268.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 146Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 56246 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 298The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $525K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marion County, AR | 73 | 10 | 13.0 | $706K | +4.3% | #246 of 2,394 |
| 2Perry County, AR | 72 | 10 | 24.4 | $406K | +3.1% | #276 of 2,394 |
| 3Madison County, AR | 71 | 18 | 27.9 | $354K | +11.2% | #312 of 2,394 |
| 4Grant County, AR | 67 | 27 | 38.7 | $274K | +4.1% | #451 of 2,394 |
| 5Lincoln County, AR | 62 | 7 | 19.5 | $477K | −1.0% | #639 of 2,394 |
| 6Logan County, AR | 62 | 29 | 34.0 | $291K | +2.5% | #651 of 2,394 |
| 7Lonoke County, AR | 60 | 107 | 37.5 | $287K | +3.5% | #740 of 2,394 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 57 | 79 | 33.8 | $297K | +4.1% | #856 of 2,394 |
| 9Izard County, AR | 56 | 20 | 38.2 | $228K | +5.9% | #917 of 2,394 |
| 10Saline County, AR | 55 | 230 | 45.8 | $243K | +7.6% | #955 of 2,394 |
| 51Craighead County, AR | 23 | 562 | 126.5 | $81K | +4.8% | #2,255 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Craighead 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 clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists23
- Primary care and pediatrics31
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy23
- Optometrists and eye care24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Craighead County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 562 medical and dental practices in Craighead County. 46 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 203 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 146 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $45.5M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 562 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $81K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Craighead County has 126.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $81K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Craighead County would have about 298, against 562 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 219 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 23 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,255 of 2,394 scored counties.
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