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Convenience stores in Chicot County, AR

How Chicot County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.8M
On groceries · $4,998 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,107
−10.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Chicot County spend about $19.8M a year on groceries, or $4,998 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 4 convenience stores on map listings in Chicot County as of September 2026. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Chicot County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Chicot County declined 10.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Chicot County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Convenience stores in Chicot County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureChicot CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.18.88.0
Spending per listing$5M$6.4M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,1363,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+52.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−10.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$4,998$5,667$6,319
Median household income$39,045$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 convenience stores in Chicot 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 Chicot County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,107−10.3% since 2020
Households
3,965
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.4
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$39,045
Average household income
$57,094
Median home value
$89,100
Jobs located here
2,592
Daytime population
8,936Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Chicot County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR95464.1$15.9M+16.0%#7 of 2,261
2Washington County, AR89484.9$12.1M+9.9%#44 of 2,261
3Faulkner County, AR81265.3$11.1M+8.2%#140 of 2,261
4Saline County, AR79448.8$6.9M+7.6%#205 of 2,261
5Pope County, AR71145.7$9.7M+2.5%#402 of 2,261
6Grant County, AR7057.2$8.2M+4.1%#433 of 2,261
7Lonoke County, AR68258.8$6.8M+3.5%#494 of 2,261
8Craighead County, AR67409.0$6.3M+4.8%#534 of 2,261
9Pulaski County, AR651277.4$7.9M+1.3%#586 of 2,261
10White County, AR62227.4$7.4M+4.2%#684 of 2,261
Chicot County, ARNot scored410.1$5M−10.3%

Other business types in Chicot County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Chicot County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 convenience stores in Chicot County. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Chicot County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Chicot County, AR spend on groceries?

About $19.8M a year, or $4,998 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,965 households in Chicot County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chicot County, AR compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Chicot County has 10.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Chicot County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Chicot County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Chicot County at 9,107 people in 2025, down 10.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,965 households. The median household income in Chicot County is $39,045 a year, 52% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Chicot County

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