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Barbershops in Maricopa County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Maricopa County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #503 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 1,153
- 153 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- +39.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On personal care products and services · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,153 barbershops in Maricopa County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Maricopa County spend about $1.9B a year on personal care products and services, or $1,076 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Maricopa County in 2023, up 39.0% from 2019. That is one for every 15,182 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 2,207 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Maricopa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Maricopa County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #503 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Arizona.
How Maricopa County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,182 | 13,864 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +39.0% | +82.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,076 | $1,017 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82 → 114+39.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 393
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,207Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,153153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 987The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for barbershops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 85 | 44 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +25.4% | #35 of 1,356 |
| 2Mohave County, AZ | 70 | 34 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #239 of 1,356 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 60 | 38 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #445 of 1,356 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 58 | 1,153 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +5.5% | #503 of 1,356 |
| 5Gila County, AZ | 54 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #589 of 1,356 |
| 6Santa Cruz County, AZ | 49 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +4.8% | #711 of 1,356 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 49 | 15 | 3.7 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #718 of 1,356 |
| 8Coconino County, AZ | 48 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.6M | −0.6% | #743 of 1,356 |
| 9Yuma County, AZ | 47 | 52 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #790 of 1,356 |
| 10Cochise County, AZ | 45 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +0.6% | #827 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Maricopa 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
- Salons, barbers and spas43
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Maricopa County, AZ?
There are 1,153 barbershops on map listings in Maricopa County as of September 2026. 153 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 39.0% from 2019. Official counts list 2,207 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on personal care products and services?
About $1.9B a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,153 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Maricopa County has 6.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 987, against 1,153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,182 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 58 for barbershops (upper middle), #503 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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