Market rankings · Arkansas
Primary care and pediatric clinics in Arkansas
Markets across Arkansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 856
- 112 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 1,991
- −5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #42 of 51
- Market score 30 · Lower middle
A site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings around any address in Arkansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 856 primary care and pediatric clinics in Arkansas. 112 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Arkansas spend about $1.2B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,022 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Arkansas was 1,991 in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 2.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $10.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Arkansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas ranks #42 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest (54). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Paragould area scores highest (49).
Every market in Arkansas for primary care and pediatric clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arkansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 54 | 146 | 6.8 | $1.7M | +13.1% | #164 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 35 | 195 | 6.3 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #297 of 387 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 32 | 392 | 7.5 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #319 of 387 |
| 3Jonesboro, AR | 27 | 45 | 8.5 | $1.2M | +3.6% | #340 of 387 |
| 4Fort Smith, AR-OK | 26 | 64 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +3.1% | #345 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 23 | 41 | 7.3 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #356 of 387 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 13 | 30 | 6.9 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #381 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paragould, AR | 49 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #243 of 458 |
| 2Searcy, AR | 44 | 17 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #285 of 458 |
| 3Russellville, AR | 41 | 23 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #308 of 458 |
| 4Blytheville, AR | 38 | 9 | 5.8 | $1.7M | −6.7% | #327 of 458 |
| 5Camden, AR | 31 | 7 | 6.8 | $1.4M | −3.6% | #367 of 458 |
| 6Batesville, AR | 29 | 15 | 10.2 | $954K | +2.2% | #385 of 458 |
| 7Malvern, AR | 27 | 14 | 11.4 | $841K | +1.1% | #396 of 458 |
| 8Harrison, AR | 24 | 17 | 9.2 | $1M | +2.4% | #415 of 458 |
| 9Mountain Home, AR | 23 | 17 | 8.8 | $1.1M | +3.1% | #421 of 458 |
| 10Arkadelphia, AR | 20 | 7 | 8.6 | $1.1M | −2.2% | #426 of 458 |
| 11Pine Bluff, AR | 10 | 24 | 8.9 | $1.1M | −5.6% | #449 of 458 |
| 12Forrest City, AR | 10 | 9 | 11.6 | $738K | −5.3% | #451 of 458 |
| 13El Dorado, AR | 9 | 17 | 11.3 | $855K | −5.2% | #452 of 458 |
| Magnolia, AR | Not scored | 3 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −3.7% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lonoke County, AR | 73 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #189 of 1,656 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 64 | 63 | 5.6 | $2.2M | +16.0% | #410 of 1,656 |
| 3Crawford County, AR | 61 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +4.1% | #481 of 1,656 |
| 4Saline County, AR | 60 | 25 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +7.6% | #512 of 1,656 |
| 5Faulkner County, AR | 46 | 33 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +8.2% | #976 of 1,656 |
| 6Greene County, AR | 45 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #1,017 of 1,656 |
| 7Miller County, AR | 44 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.7M | −0.5% | #1,037 of 1,656 |
| 8Yell County, AR | 43 | 5 | 6.0 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #1,067 of 1,656 |
| 9White County, AR | 42 | 17 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #1,085 of 1,656 |
| 10Washington County, AR | 42 | 82 | 8.4 | $1.3M | +9.9% | #1,100 of 1,656 |
| 11Poinsett County, AR | 41 | 5 | 5.7 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #1,117 of 1,656 |
| 12Van Buren County, AR | 38 | 9 | 12.1 | $749K | +2.8% | #1,220 of 1,656 |
| 13Mississippi County, AR | 37 | 9 | 5.8 | $1.7M | −6.7% | #1,224 of 1,656 |
| 14Johnson County, AR | 37 | 6 | 5.8 | $1.6M | +2.0% | #1,228 of 1,656 |
| 15Pope County, AR | 36 | 18 | 7.4 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #1,255 of 1,656 |
| 16Lawrence County, AR | 36 | 6 | 9.1 | $1M | +0.3% | #1,266 of 1,656 |
| 17Ouachita County, AR | 33 | 5 | 5.8 | $1.6M | −3.9% | #1,320 of 1,656 |
| 18Craighead County, AR | 31 | 40 | 9.0 | $1.1M | +4.8% | #1,365 of 1,656 |
| 19Cross County, AR | 30 | 6 | 9.3 | $1M | −3.6% | #1,383 of 1,656 |
| 20Pulaski County, AR | 29 | 123 | 7.1 | $1.5M | +1.3% | #1,392 of 1,656 |
| 21Cleburne County, AR | 28 | 8 | 7.6 | $1.3M | +3.9% | #1,415 of 1,656 |
| 22Crittenden County, AR | 27 | 16 | 8.8 | $1.1M | −3.9% | #1,441 of 1,656 |
| 23Independence County, AR | 27 | 15 | 10.2 | $954K | +2.2% | #1,445 of 1,656 |
| 24Ashley County, AR | 27 | 7 | 9.5 | $898K | −5.9% | #1,449 of 1,656 |
| 25Hempstead County, AR | 26 | 6 | 8.0 | $1.1M | −4.6% | #1,461 of 1,656 |
Show all 75 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Polk County, AR | 26 | 9 | 11.4 | $828K | +1.6% | #1,469 of 1,656 |
| 27Stone County, AR | 26 | 7 | 13.3 | $633K | +2.9% | #1,472 of 1,656 |
| 28Hot Spring County, AR | 25 | 14 | 11.4 | $841K | +1.1% | #1,486 of 1,656 |
| 29Sebastian County, AR | 23 | 47 | 9.0 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #1,510 of 1,656 |
| 30Garland County, AR | 20 | 30 | 6.9 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #1,540 of 1,656 |
| 31Clark County, AR | 20 | 7 | 8.6 | $1.1M | −2.2% | #1,544 of 1,656 |
| 32Baxter County, AR | 20 | 17 | 8.8 | $1.1M | +3.1% | #1,547 of 1,656 |
| 33Boone County, AR | 20 | 16 | 10.4 | $921K | +3.3% | #1,552 of 1,656 |
| 34Sevier County, AR | 19 | 10 | 17.8 | $524K | −0.1% | #1,569 of 1,656 |
| 35Arkansas County, AR | 17 | 6 | 8.9 | $1.1M | −7.4% | #1,585 of 1,656 |
| 36Jackson County, AR | 17 | 6 | 9.9 | $915K | 0.0% | #1,586 of 1,656 |
| 37Drew County, AR | 16 | 10 | 13.9 | $639K | −1.5% | #1,596 of 1,656 |
| 38St. Francis County, AR | 11 | 9 | 11.6 | $738K | −5.3% | #1,631 of 1,656 |
| 39Jefferson County, AR | 8 | 23 | 9.6 | $973K | −5.7% | #1,638 of 1,656 |
| 40Union County, AR | 8 | 17 | 11.3 | $855K | −5.2% | #1,639 of 1,656 |
| 41Phillips County, AR | 7 | 9 | 14.9 | $564K | −13.0% | #1,646 of 1,656 |
| 42Desha County, AR | 1 | 6 | 13.0 | $655K | −11.8% | #1,656 of 1,656 |
| Carroll County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +3.6% | |
| Columbia County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −3.7% | |
| Logan County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $8.4M | +2.5% | |
| Conway County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +3.2% | |
| Randolph County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +1.5% | |
| Grant County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +4.1% | |
| Sharp County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +4.7% | |
| Madison County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +11.2% | |
| Franklin County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +3.5% | |
| Marion County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +4.3% | |
| Clay County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $2.7M | −3.3% | |
| Izard County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +5.9% | |
| Lincoln County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $1.7M | −1.0% | |
| Howard County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 7.8 | $1.1M | −3.6% | |
| Fulton County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +3.7% | |
| Little River County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $2.4M | −1.8% | |
| Bradley County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 10.7 | $831K | −6.4% | |
| Pike County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 9.8 | $964K | −1.9% | |
| Perry County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $2M | +3.1% | |
| Scott County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +1.4% | |
| Chicot County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 5.0 | $1.7M | −10.3% | |
| Montgomery County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +1.1% | |
| Lee County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 7.4 | $1.1M | −6.4% | |
| Nevada County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $1.5M | −4.1% | |
| Prairie County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $1.5M | −3.9% | |
| Searcy County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Cleveland County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $2.8M | −4.3% | |
| Newton County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $3M | −2.3% | |
| Monroe County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.8% | |
| Dallas County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $1.1M | −6.7% | |
| Lafayette County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 11.4 | $763K | −6.4% | |
| Woodruff County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 7.4 | $1.2M | −8.2% | |
| Calhoun County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 11.8 | $854K | −2.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Arkansas?
Arkansas has 856 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 112 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 1,991 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. Another 1,962 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Arkansas spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.2B a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 856 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,205,987 households in Arkansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arkansas compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Arkansas has 7.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Arkansas would have about 692, against 856 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Arkansas has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Paragould area scores highest, at 49 (lower middle). Among 42 scored counties in Arkansas, Lonoke County scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Arkansas scores 30 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arkansas. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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