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Medical and dental practices in Stone County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Stone County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,843 of 2,394 scored counties
#32 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On medical and dental services · $842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $158K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.2
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,703
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Stone County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,843 of 2,394 scored counties and #32 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 medical and dental practices in Stone County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 53.2 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Stone County comes to about $4.4M a year: $842 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That is about $158K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Stone County in 2023. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Stone County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stone 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 | Stone County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.2 | 68.1 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $158K | $150K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 439 | 275 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $842 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $40,943 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Stone 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 Stone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,703+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,262
- Median age
- 46.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $40,943+7.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $56,465
- Median home value
- $171,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,494
- Daytime population
- 11,462Residents 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 |
| 32Stone County, AR | 36 | 28 | 53.2 | $158K | +2.9% | #1,843 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Stone 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors16
- 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 Stone County, AR?
There are 28 medical and dental practices on map listings in Stone County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stone County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.4M a year, or $842 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $158K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,262 households in Stone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stone County, AR compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Stone County has 53.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $158K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Stone County would have about 29, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Stone County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Stone County at 12,703 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,262 households. Median household income in Stone County is $40,943, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.2%, 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. Stone County scores 36 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,843 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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