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Grocery and convenience stores in Benton County, AR
The grocery and convenience stores in Benton County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #57 of 2,402 scored counties
#1 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 157
- 58 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $731.4M
- On groceries · $6,535 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,554
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, Benton County has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #57 of 2,402 scored counties and #1 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 157 grocery and convenience stores in Benton County. Of those, 58 are chain locations, or 37%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 14.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Benton County spend about $731.4M a year on groceries, or $6,535 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 157 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4.7M per store, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,112 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Benton 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 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 | Benton County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,112 | 1,920 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.0% | +6.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,535 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $93,506 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 53+6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,363
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15758 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 216The 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 Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,554+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 111,919
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 848 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 358
- Median household income
- $93,506+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,066
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 151,032
- Daytime population
- 313,270Residents 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 grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Benton County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 89 | 157 | 14.0 | $4.7M | +16.0% | #57 of 2,402 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 85 | 77 | 15.3 | $4M | +7.6% | #102 of 2,402 |
| 3Faulkner County, AR | 83 | 73 | 14.8 | $3.9M | +8.2% | #136 of 2,402 |
| 4Washington County, AR | 82 | 143 | 14.7 | $4M | +9.9% | #148 of 2,402 |
| 5Grant County, AR | 74 | 11 | 15.8 | $3.7M | +4.1% | #326 of 2,402 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 73 | 50 | 17.5 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #368 of 2,402 |
| 7Pope County, AR | 68 | 36 | 14.8 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #496 of 2,402 |
| 8Greene County, AR | 67 | 29 | 16.1 | $3.4M | +3.4% | #533 of 2,402 |
| 9Pulaski County, AR | 64 | 284 | 16.5 | $3.5M | +1.3% | #632 of 2,402 |
| 10Craighead County, AR | 64 | 76 | 17.1 | $3.3M | +4.8% | #637 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Benton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores89
- Grocery stores69
- Convenience stores95
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 Benton County, AR?
Benton County has 157 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 58 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Benton County, AR spend on groceries?
About $731.4M a year, or $6,535 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,919 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Benton County has 14.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.7M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Benton County would have about 216, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,112 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 332,554 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,919 households. Median household income in Benton County is $93,506, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Benton County scores 89 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #57 of 2,402 scored counties.
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