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Medical and dental practices in St. Francis County, AR
How St. Francis 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,312 of 2,394 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 54
- 7 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On medical and dental services · $854 a household
- Spending per listing
- $123K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 69.4
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,800
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, St. Francis County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #2,312 of 2,394 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $854 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in St. Francis County spend about $6.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 54 medical and dental practices, that is $123K per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 54 medical and dental practices on map listings in St. Francis County as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 69.4 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in St. Francis County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 432 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show St. Francis County declined 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Francis 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 | St. Francis County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 69.4 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $123K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 432 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $854 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $42,574 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 547 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 St. Francis 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 St. Francis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,800−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,783
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $42,574+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,099
- Median home value
- $90,900
- Jobs located here
- 6,530
- Daytime population
- 21,343Residents 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 |
| 55St. Francis County, AR | 18 | 54 | 69.4 | $123K | −5.3% | #2,312 of 2,394 |
Other business types in St. Francis 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 clinics18
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics11
- 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 St. Francis County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 medical and dental practices in St. Francis County. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Francis County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.6M a year, or $854 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $123K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,783 households in St. Francis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Francis County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
St. Francis County has 69.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $123K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, St. Francis County would have about 44, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 432 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Francis County, AR growing?
Population estimates put St. Francis County at 21,800 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,783 households. The median household income in St. Francis County is $42,574 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. St. Francis County scores 18 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,312 of 2,394 scored counties.
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