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Medical and dental practices in Little River County, AR
The medical and dental practices in Little River County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,312 of 2,394 scored counties
#18 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On medical and dental services · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $317K
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.1
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,763
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 medical and dental practices in Little River County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 31.1 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Little River County comes to about $4.8M a year: $986 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 medical and dental practices, that is $317K per practice, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Little River County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Little River County.
Population estimates show Little River County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Little River County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,312 of 2,394 scored counties and #18 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Little River 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 | Little River County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.1 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $317K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $986 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Little River 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 Little River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,763−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,820
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $53,344+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,347
- Median home value
- $113,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,100
- Daytime population
- 10,183Residents 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 medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Little River County marked.
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 |
| 18Little River County, AR | 47 | 15 | 31.1 | $317K | −1.8% | #1,312 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Little River 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Little River County, AR?
Little River County has 15 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Little River County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Little River County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.8M a year, or $986 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $317K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,820 households in Little River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Little River County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Little River County has 31.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $317K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Little River County would have about 31, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Little River County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Little River County at 11,763 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,820 households. Median household income in Little River County is $53,344, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Little River County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,312 of 2,394 scored counties.
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