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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Pope County, AR
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Pope County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,255 of 1,656 scored counties
#15 of 42 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On medical and dental services · $995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Pope County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,255 of 1,656 scored counties and #15 of 42 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $995 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Pope County spend about $24.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Pope County has 18 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Pope County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 738 households, against one for every 593 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 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 | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 738 | 606 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −5.1% | −2.2% |
| 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 | 36 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 330.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 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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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pope 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 |
| 15Pope County, AR | 36 | 18 | 7.4 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #1,255 of 1,656 |
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 primary care and pediatric clinics are in Pope County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 primary care and pediatric clinics in Pope County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
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 18 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Pope County has 7.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Pope County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 738 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% 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 36 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,255 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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