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Medical and dental practices in Perry County, AR

The medical and dental practices in Perry County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #276 of 2,394 scored counties
#2 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.1M
On medical and dental services · $991 a household
Spending per listing
$406K
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.4
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,309
+3.1% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Perry County comes to about $4.1M a year: $991 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $406K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 10 medical and dental practices on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 24.4 per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Perry County in 2023. That is one for every 1,365 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Perry County is 72 (upper middle), #276 of 2,394 scored counties and #2 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Perry 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Perry County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.468.184.5
Spending per listing$406K$150K$152K
Households per official establishment1,365275270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$991$1,022$1,288
Median household income$55,764$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score7239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$356K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,309+3.1% since 2020
Households
4,094
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
551 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$55,764+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,330
Median home value
$130,200
Jobs located here
987
Daytime population
7,650Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Perry County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marion County, AR731013.0$706K+4.3%#246 of 2,394
2Perry County, AR721024.4$406K+3.1%#276 of 2,394
3Madison County, AR711827.9$354K+11.2%#312 of 2,394
4Grant County, AR672738.7$274K+4.1%#451 of 2,394
5Lincoln County, AR62719.5$477K−1.0%#639 of 2,394
6Logan County, AR622934.0$291K+2.5%#651 of 2,394
7Lonoke County, AR6010737.5$287K+3.5%#740 of 2,394
8Crawford County, AR577933.8$297K+4.1%#856 of 2,394
9Izard County, AR562038.2$228K+5.9%#917 of 2,394
10Saline County, AR5523045.8$243K+7.6%#955 of 2,394

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Perry County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 medical and dental practices in Perry County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Perry County, AR spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.1M a year, or $991 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $406K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,094 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Perry County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Perry County has 24.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $406K, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Perry County would have about 27, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,365 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Perry County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 10,309 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,094 households. The median household income in Perry County is $55,764 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Perry County scores 72 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #276 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Perry County

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