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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Desha County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in Desha County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 1 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,656 of 1,656 scored counties
#42 of 42 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.9M
- On medical and dental services · $852 a household
- Spending per listing
- $655K
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,984
- −11.8% since 2020
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What this means
Desha County scores 1 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,656 of 1,656 scored counties and #42 of 42 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $852 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Desha County spend about $3.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $655K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 63% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 6 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Desha County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians in Desha County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Desha County declined 11.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Desha 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 primary care and pediatric clinics 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 | Desha County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $655K | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 606 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −11.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $852 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $37,662 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 1 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 in Desha 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 Desha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,984−11.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,610
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $37,662+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,518
- Median home value
- $90,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,204
- Daytime population
- 10,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Desha County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| 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 |
| 42Desha County, AR | 1 | 6 | 13.0 | $655K | −11.8% | #1,656 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Desha 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Desha County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 primary care and pediatric clinics in Desha County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. No official count is published for offices of physicians in Desha County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Desha County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.9M a year, or $852 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $655K per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,610 households in Desha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Desha County, AR compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Desha County has 13.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $655K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Desha County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Desha County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Desha County at 9,984 people in 2025, down 11.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,610 households. Median household income in Desha County is $37,662, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Desha County scores 1 for primary care and pediatric clinics (very low), #1,656 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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