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Medical and dental practices in Crawford County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Crawford County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #856 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 79
- 12 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- −10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $297K
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.8
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,657
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,005 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Crawford County spend about $23.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 79 medical and dental practices, that is $297K per practice, 95% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Crawford County has 79 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.8, 60% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 403 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Crawford County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Crawford County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #856 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Crawford 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 | Crawford County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.8 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $297K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 403 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.8% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,005 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,132 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 58−10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 585
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 154The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,657+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 23,357
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $64,132+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,026
- Median home value
- $182,800
- Jobs located here
- 18,875
- Daytime population
- 56,330Residents 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 |
Other business types in Crawford 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 clinics57
- Dentists and orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy36
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Crawford County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 medical and dental practices in Crawford County. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Crawford County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.5M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $297K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,357 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Crawford County has 33.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $297K, 95% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Crawford County would have about 154, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 403 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 62,657 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,357 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $64,132 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Crawford County scores 57 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #856 of 2,394 scored counties.
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