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Medical and dental practices in Hempstead County, AR
How Hempstead 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,110 of 2,394 scored counties
#41 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 34
- 5 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On medical and dental services · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $198K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.5
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,080
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Hempstead County is 29 (lower middle), #2,110 of 2,394 scored counties and #41 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Hempstead County comes to about $6.7M a year: $901 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $198K per practice, 30% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 34 medical and dental practices on map listings in Hempstead County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 15%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 45.5 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Hempstead County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 394 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hempstead County declined 4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
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 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 | Hempstead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.5 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $198K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 394 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $901 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $46,787 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 345 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 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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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 |
| 41Hempstead County, AR | 29 | 34 | 45.5 | $198K | −4.6% | #2,110 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Hempstead 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 clinics29
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Hempstead County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 medical and dental practices in Hempstead County. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hempstead County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.7M a year, or $901 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $198K per practice. 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 medical and dental practices?
Hempstead County has 45.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $198K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hempstead County would have about 44, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 394 households, against one for every 270 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 29 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,110 of 2,394 scored counties.
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