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Grocery and convenience stores in Denver County, CO
The grocery and convenience stores in Denver County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #227 of 2,402 scored counties
#11 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 554
- 280 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 175
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On groceries · $6,475 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 740,613
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, Denver County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #227 of 2,402 scored counties and #11 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 554 grocery and convenience stores in Denver County. Of those, 280 are chain locations, or 51%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 16.5 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Denver County spend about $2.2B a year on groceries, or $6,475 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per store, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 175 businesses with payroll in Denver County classed as grocery and convenience stores, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,917 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Denver County. Population estimates show Denver County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Denver 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 | Denver County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 16.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,917 | 2,194 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | +5.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,475 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $94,718 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 179 → 175−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,263
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $234.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 153Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 554280 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 641The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Denver 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 Denver County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 740,613+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 335,428
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 49%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 153 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,696
- Median household income
- $94,718+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,552
- Median home value
- $616,000
- Jobs located here
- 557,999
- Daytime population
- 911,038Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Denver County, CO | 78 | 554 | 16.5 | $3.9M | +3.2% | #227 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Denver County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores78
- Grocery stores80
- 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 Denver County, CO?
Denver County has 554 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 280 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 175 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 153 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Denver County, CO spend on groceries?
About $2.2B a year, or $6,475 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 554 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 335,428 households in Denver County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denver County, CO compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Denver County has 16.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Denver County would have about 641, against 554 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,917 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Denver County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Denver County at 740,613 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,428 households. Median household income in Denver County is $94,718, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Denver County scores 78 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #227 of 2,402 scored counties.
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