Groceries and convenience · County · Arizona
Grocery and convenience stores in Yavapai County, AZ
The grocery and convenience stores in Yavapai County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #167 of 2,402 scored counties
#3 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 157
- 64 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $644.6M
- On groceries · $5,799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Yavapai County is 81 (high), #167 of 2,402 scored counties and #3 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Households in Yavapai County spend about $644.6M a year on groceries, or $5,799 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 157 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4.1M per store, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 157 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Yavapai County as of September 2026. Of those, 64 are chain locations, or 41%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 14.1 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Yavapai County was 36 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,088 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Yavapai County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Yavapai County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and 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.
| Measure | Yavapai County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 13.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,088 | 2,464 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.3% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,799 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,613 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 360.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,072
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $73.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15764 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 190The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Yavapai 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 Yavapai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 111,157
- Median age
- 52.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,123 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $69,613+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,313
- Median home value
- $425,200
- Jobs located here
- 67,568
- Daytime population
- 218,945Residents 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 grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Yavapai County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 92 | 170 | 10.5 | $5.7M | +25.4% | #31 of 2,402 |
| 2Maricopa County, AZ | 87 | 2,214 | 12.8 | $4.9M | +5.5% | #74 of 2,402 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 81 | 157 | 14.1 | $4.1M | +6.5% | #167 of 2,402 |
| 4Pima County, AZ | 79 | 534 | 12.2 | $4.8M | +2.8% | #198 of 2,402 |
| 5Mohave County, AZ | 74 | 138 | 13.5 | $4M | +6.5% | #320 of 2,402 |
| 6Yuma County, AZ | 71 | 126 | 15.9 | $3.5M | +9.2% | #417 of 2,402 |
| 7Gila County, AZ | 60 | 41 | 17.3 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #802 of 2,402 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 59 | 83 | 16.3 | $3.4M | +0.6% | #828 of 2,402 |
| 9Graham County, AZ | 58 | 21 | 16.5 | $3.4M | +4.0% | #863 of 2,402 |
| 10Coconino County, AZ | 56 | 104 | 18.9 | $3.1M | −0.6% | #933 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Yavapai County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores81
- Grocery stores82
- Convenience stores80
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Yavapai County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 157 grocery and convenience stores in Yavapai County. 64 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yavapai County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $644.6M a year, or $5,799 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,157 households in Yavapai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yavapai County, AZ compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Yavapai County has 14.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Yavapai County would have about 190, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,088 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Yavapai County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Yavapai County at 252,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,157 households. The median household income in Yavapai County is $69,613 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Yavapai County scores 81 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #167 of 2,402 scored counties.
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