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Medical and dental practices in Pope County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Pope County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,966 of 2,394 scored counties
#37 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 138
- 15 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 99
- +1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On medical and dental services · $995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $176K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.7
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Pope County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,966 of 2,394 scored counties and #37 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 138 medical and dental practices in Pope County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 11%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 56.7 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pope County comes to about $24.2M a year: $995 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 138 medical and dental practices, that is $176K per practice, 15% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Pope County was 99 in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 246 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pope County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pope 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 | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.7 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $176K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 246 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.0% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $995 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 99+1.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 531
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 159The 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 Pope 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 Pope County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,976+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,348
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $57,344+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,412
- Median home value
- $170,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,904
- Daytime population
- 65,219Residents 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 |
| 37Pope County, AR | 33 | 138 | 56.7 | $176K | +2.5% | #1,966 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Pope 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics36
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Pope County, AR?
There are 138 medical and dental practices on map listings in Pope County as of September 2026. 15 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pope County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.2M a year, or $995 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $176K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Pope County has 56.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $176K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Pope County would have about 159, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 246 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Pope County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pope County at 64,976 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,348 households. Median household income in Pope County is $57,344, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Pope County scores 33 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,966 of 2,394 scored counties.
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