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Convenience stores in Perry County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Perry County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,686 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 55 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22.7M
On groceries · $5,540 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.7
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,309
+3.1% 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

At $5,540 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Perry County spend about $22.7M a year on groceries. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 6 convenience stores on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 60% across the U.S. That is 14.7 per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Perry County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,686 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 55 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Perry 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 Perry County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.78.88.0
Spending per listing$3.8M$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+3.1%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,540$5,667$6,319
Median household income$55,764$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3441

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
61 chain location
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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,309+3.1% since 2020
Households
4,094
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
551 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$55,764+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,330
Median home value
$130,200
Jobs located here
987
Daytime population
7,650Residents 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 Perry 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
31Perry County, AR34614.7$3.8M+3.1%#1,686 of 2,261

Other business types in Perry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Perry County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 convenience stores in Perry County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $22.7M a year, or $5,540 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 4,094 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 14.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.8M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Perry County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Perry County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 10,309 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,094 households. The median household income in Perry County is $55,764 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Perry County scores 34 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,686 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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