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Grocery and convenience stores in Adams County, CO
The grocery and convenience stores in Adams County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #181 of 2,402 scored counties
#10 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 292
- 172 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 109
- +13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On groceries · $6,402 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 554,668
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Adams County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #181 of 2,402 scored counties and #10 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
At $6,402 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $1.2B a year on groceries. Spread across 292 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4.1M per store, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Adams County has 292 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 172 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 15.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 109 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,731 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Adams County. Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Adams County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 16.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,731 | 2,194 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.5% | +5.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,402 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $94,571 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 96 → 109+13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,805
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $145.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 106Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 357The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $5.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 554,668+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 188,730
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,167 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 454
- Median household income
- $94,571+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,016
- Median home value
- $484,200
- Jobs located here
- 254,922
- Daytime population
- 520,338Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Adams County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 98 | 153 | 10.9 | $6.8M | +10.9% | #2 of 2,402 |
| 2Elbert County, CO | 98 | 12 | 12.0 | $5.9M | +16.5% | #3 of 2,402 |
| 3Broomfield County, CO | 95 | 30 | 9.4 | $7.5M | +6.3% | #9 of 2,402 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 91 | 186 | 15.0 | $4.3M | +14.2% | #42 of 2,402 |
| 5Larimer County, CO | 88 | 217 | 14.1 | $4.5M | +4.8% | #65 of 2,402 |
| 6Park County, CO | 86 | 13 | 14.5 | $4.5M | +5.1% | #90 of 2,402 |
| 7El Paso County, CO | 85 | 390 | 13.4 | $4.7M | +3.2% | #100 of 2,402 |
| 8Jefferson County, CO | 81 | 296 | 12.2 | $5.5M | −0.5% | #155 of 2,402 |
| 9Arapahoe County, CO | 81 | 350 | 13.6 | $4.8M | +2.8% | #159 of 2,402 |
| 10Adams County, CO | 80 | 292 | 15.5 | $4.1M | +6.6% | #181 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Adams County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores80
- Grocery stores81
- Convenience stores81
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 Adams County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 292 grocery and convenience stores in Adams County. 172 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. Another 106 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Adams County, CO spend on groceries?
About $1.2B a year, or $6,402 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 292 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 188,730 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, CO compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Adams County has 15.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Adams County would have about 357, against 292 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,731 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 554,668 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 188,730 households. The median household income in Adams County is $94,571 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Adams County scores 80 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #181 of 2,402 scored counties.
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