Market rankings · Georgia
Grocery and convenience stores in Georgia
Markets across Georgia ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 8,262
- 3,657 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 3,668
- +14.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.3
- 9% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #33 of 51
- Market score 44 · Lower middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8,262 grocery and convenience stores in Georgia. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 20.3 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Georgia comes to about $25B a year: $6,137 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8,262 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3M per store, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 3,668 businesses with payroll in Georgia classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,111 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 93 SBA-backed loans worth $85.7M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Georgia.
Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #33 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores highest (68). Of the 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Kingsland area scores highest (72).
Every market in Georgia for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 68 | 3,617 | 15.6 | $4.1M | +5.9% | #69 of 387 |
| 2Gainesville, GA | 50 | 153 | 20.8 | $3M | +11.4% | #202 of 387 |
| 3Hinesville, GA | 48 | 62 | 20.6 | $2.7M | +12.6% | #215 of 387 |
| 4Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 47 | 464 | 20.0 | $2.9M | +4.7% | #221 of 387 |
| 5Warner Robins, GA | 44 | 152 | 20.4 | $3M | +8.2% | #240 of 387 |
| 6Savannah, GA | 44 | 352 | 21.8 | $2.8M | +8.1% | #242 of 387 |
| 7Athens-Clarke County, GA | 40 | 171 | 19.9 | $2.9M | +3.9% | #263 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 37 | 590 | 25.5 | $2.3M | +5.3% | #291 of 387 |
| 8Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 23 | 135 | 28.6 | $2M | +4.4% | #356 of 387 |
| 9Valdosta, GA | 18 | 142 | 25.0 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #368 of 387 |
| 10Rome, GA | 18 | 107 | 29.0 | $2M | +2.8% | #369 of 387 |
| 11Columbus, GA-AL | 17 | 244 | 19.1 | $2.9M | −1.3% | #371 of 387 |
| 12Macon-Bibb County, GA | 17 | 208 | 23.5 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #374 of 387 |
| 13Dalton, GA | 17 | 158 | 30.3 | $1.9M | +3.5% | #375 of 387 |
| 14Albany, GA | 4 | 161 | 27.9 | $2M | −1.8% | #387 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingsland, GA | 72 | 48 | 22.1 | $2.7M | +9.5% | #62 of 538 |
| 2Jefferson, GA | 69 | 67 | 23.6 | $2.7M | +29.3% | #92 of 538 |
| 3Jesup, GA | 53 | 26 | 23.5 | $2.3M | +7.8% | #259 of 538 |
| 4Cornelia, GA | 43 | 52 | 31.0 | $1.9M | +9.3% | #360 of 538 |
| 5Calhoun, GA | 42 | 63 | 29.5 | $2M | +6.9% | #366 of 538 |
| 6Statesboro, GA | 40 | 95 | 27.2 | $2M | +8.0% | #384 of 538 |
| 7LaGrange, GA-AL | 37 | 95 | 23.6 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #403 of 538 |
| 8Toccoa, GA | 34 | 25 | 23.8 | $2.3M | +3.8% | #424 of 538 |
| 9Cedartown, GA | 33 | 45 | 28.3 | $2M | +6.0% | #433 of 538 |
| 10Thomasville, GA | 29 | 93 | 32.3 | $1.7M | +1.3% | #460 of 538 |
| 11Dublin, GA | 29 | 88 | 40.4 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #462 of 538 |
| 12Moultrie, GA | 28 | 45 | 26.8 | $2M | +3.3% | #464 of 538 |
| 13Thomaston, GA | 24 | 35 | 33.0 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #479 of 538 |
| 14Vidalia, GA | 23 | 45 | 33.2 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #484 of 538 |
| 15Douglas, GA | 22 | 72 | 38.8 | $1.4M | +2.9% | #488 of 538 |
| 16Waycross, GA | 21 | 77 | 37.4 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #490 of 538 |
| 17Milledgeville, GA | 20 | 53 | 32.0 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #493 of 538 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 18 | 35 | 34.3 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #506 of 538 |
| 18Tifton, GA | 17 | 84 | 44.4 | $1.2M | +1.7% | #508 of 538 |
| 19Summerville, GA | 15 | 38 | 41.5 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #517 of 538 |
| 20Bainbridge, GA | 13 | 48 | 45.2 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #522 of 538 |
| 21Fitzgerald, GA | 12 | 21 | 29.7 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #525 of 538 |
| 22Americus, GA | 7 | 43 | 34.1 | $1.5M | −1.9% | #536 of 538 |
| 23Cordele, GA | 3 | 39 | 49.3 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #537 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 94 | 61 | 10.2 | $6.5M | +12.7% | #16 of 2,402 |
| 2Effingham County, GA | 91 | 36 | 14.8 | $4.3M | +14.1% | #41 of 2,402 |
| 3Columbia County, GA | 87 | 77 | 14.0 | $4.7M | +7.9% | #78 of 2,402 |
| 4Forsyth County, GA | 85 | 111 | 12.5 | $6M | +11.8% | #97 of 2,402 |
| 5Cherokee County, GA | 84 | 130 | 12.8 | $5.3M | +11.6% | #108 of 2,402 |
| 6Oconee County, GA | 83 | 20 | 13.3 | $5.3M | +6.9% | #122 of 2,402 |
| 7Fayette County, GA | 83 | 60 | 13.5 | $5.1M | +4.7% | #123 of 2,402 |
| 8Henry County, GA | 80 | 114 | 13.1 | $4.8M | +9.5% | #178 of 2,402 |
| 9Coweta County, GA | 79 | 72 | 12.8 | $5.1M | +9.2% | #194 of 2,402 |
| 10Banks County, GA | 79 | 8 | 11.7 | $5M | +17.3% | #195 of 2,402 |
| 11Lamar County, GA | 79 | 12 | 16.8 | $3.5M | +12.9% | #211 of 2,402 |
| 12Cobb County, GA | 78 | 409 | 13.8 | $4.9M | +3.5% | #217 of 2,402 |
| 13Jones County, GA | 78 | 16 | 14.8 | $4M | +2.8% | #224 of 2,402 |
| 14Newton County, GA | 77 | 60 | 14.6 | $4.1M | +11.2% | #242 of 2,402 |
| 15Bryan County, GA | 76 | 30 | 18.1 | $3.7M | +15.6% | #273 of 2,402 |
| 16Pike County, GA | 76 | 14 | 20.8 | $3M | +10.5% | #281 of 2,402 |
| 17Fulton County, GA | 74 | 656 | 14.2 | $4.7M | +2.7% | #314 of 2,402 |
| 18Douglas County, GA | 74 | 79 | 15.2 | $4.1M | +6.6% | #319 of 2,402 |
| 19Jasper County, GA | 73 | 8 | 13.4 | $4.3M | +20.2% | #348 of 2,402 |
| 20Lee County, GA | 73 | 25 | 20.3 | $3.1M | +2.9% | #372 of 2,402 |
| 21Oglethorpe County, GA | 70 | 8 | 14.8 | $4M | +10.4% | #438 of 2,402 |
| 22Pickens County, GA | 70 | 30 | 22.3 | $2.8M | +11.4% | #454 of 2,402 |
| 23Walton County, GA | 69 | 66 | 18.5 | $3.4M | +16.0% | #472 of 2,402 |
| 24Hart County, GA | 68 | 18 | 16.3 | $3.5M | +10.7% | #502 of 2,402 |
| 25Dawson County, GA | 68 | 22 | 19.0 | $3.4M | +30.7% | #504 of 2,402 |
Show all 159 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Gwinnett County, GA | 67 | 545 | 16.7 | $3.8M | +6.2% | #524 of 2,402 |
| 27Lumpkin County, GA | 67 | 21 | 18.0 | $3.4M | +7.5% | #535 of 2,402 |
| 28Harris County, GA | 66 | 25 | 19.2 | $3.4M | +6.8% | #563 of 2,402 |
| 29Jackson County, GA | 65 | 67 | 23.6 | $2.7M | +29.3% | #608 of 2,402 |
| 30Camden County, GA | 65 | 48 | 22.1 | $2.7M | +9.5% | #609 of 2,402 |
| 31Houston County, GA | 63 | 112 | 17.5 | $3.5M | +8.5% | #664 of 2,402 |
| 32Barrow County, GA | 63 | 61 | 19.8 | $3.1M | +18.7% | #678 of 2,402 |
| 33Hall County, GA | 63 | 153 | 20.8 | $3M | +11.4% | #680 of 2,402 |
| 34Long County, GA | 62 | 12 | 19.5 | $2.9M | +32.6% | #730 of 2,402 |
| 35Monroe County, GA | 61 | 21 | 19.9 | $3.2M | +14.1% | #765 of 2,402 |
| 36Union County, GA | 61 | 25 | 21.8 | $2.7M | +12.3% | #775 of 2,402 |
| 37Rockdale County, GA | 60 | 62 | 18.0 | $3.4M | +5.2% | #797 of 2,402 |
| 38DeKalb County, GA | 58 | 477 | 16.6 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #857 of 2,402 |
| 39Bartow County, GA | 58 | 85 | 20.8 | $3M | +10.5% | #871 of 2,402 |
| 40Liberty County, GA | 57 | 50 | 20.8 | $2.7M | +7.6% | #907 of 2,402 |
| 41Morgan County, GA | 55 | 22 | 27.1 | $2.3M | +9.4% | #1,001 of 2,402 |
| 42Butts County, GA | 54 | 16 | 17.9 | $3.2M | +6.5% | #1,020 of 2,402 |
| 43Madison County, GA | 53 | 30 | 26.7 | $2.1M | +8.8% | #1,097 of 2,402 |
| 44Putnam County, GA | 52 | 23 | 22.0 | $2.7M | +7.0% | #1,123 of 2,402 |
| 45Catoosa County, GA | 52 | 61 | 22.9 | $2.6M | +2.3% | #1,130 of 2,402 |
| 46White County, GA | 52 | 31 | 28.9 | $2M | +6.0% | #1,146 of 2,402 |
| 47Carroll County, GA | 51 | 101 | 22.9 | $2.6M | +9.8% | #1,173 of 2,402 |
| 48Gilmer County, GA | 50 | 33 | 25.4 | $2.3M | +7.9% | #1,218 of 2,402 |
| 49Wayne County, GA | 50 | 26 | 23.5 | $2.3M | +7.8% | #1,220 of 2,402 |
| 50Chatham County, GA | 49 | 286 | 23.8 | $2.5M | +5.7% | #1,257 of 2,402 |
| 51Greene County, GA | 49 | 26 | 31.7 | $2M | +12.3% | #1,269 of 2,402 |
| 52Haralson County, GA | 47 | 35 | 29.8 | $2M | +10.0% | #1,343 of 2,402 |
| 53Bulloch County, GA | 46 | 77 | 25.0 | $2.2M | +8.8% | #1,369 of 2,402 |
| 54Murray County, GA | 46 | 41 | 26.9 | $2.1M | +4.0% | #1,372 of 2,402 |
| 55Spalding County, GA | 45 | 51 | 19.3 | $2.9M | +4.9% | #1,384 of 2,402 |
| 56Towns County, GA | 45 | 12 | 20.3 | $2.8M | +5.8% | #1,387 of 2,402 |
| 57Pierce County, GA | 42 | 21 | 27.6 | $2.1M | +5.1% | #1,531 of 2,402 |
| 58Berrien County, GA | 41 | 15 | 21.3 | $2.6M | +4.4% | #1,547 of 2,402 |
| 59Walker County, GA | 41 | 62 | 23.5 | $2.4M | +3.7% | #1,555 of 2,402 |
| 60Rabun County, GA | 41 | 22 | 28.9 | $2M | +5.0% | #1,566 of 2,402 |
| 61Habersham County, GA | 41 | 52 | 31.0 | $1.9M | +9.3% | #1,571 of 2,402 |
| 62Glynn County, GA | 40 | 94 | 26.4 | $2.2M | +3.7% | #1,601 of 2,402 |
| 63Crawford County, GA | 39 | 9 | 20.3 | $2.8M | +0.9% | #1,627 of 2,402 |
| 64Clarke County, GA | 39 | 113 | 20.8 | $2.7M | +1.0% | #1,630 of 2,402 |
| 65Gordon County, GA | 39 | 63 | 29.5 | $2M | +6.9% | #1,648 of 2,402 |
| 66Grady County, GA | 39 | 34 | 33.6 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #1,655 of 2,402 |
| 67Cook County, GA | 37 | 14 | 22.2 | $2.5M | +5.8% | #1,710 of 2,402 |
| 68Lowndes County, GA | 37 | 109 | 23.6 | $2.3M | +3.7% | #1,713 of 2,402 |
| 69Lanier County, GA | 35 | 8 | 23.0 | $2.3M | +7.1% | #1,783 of 2,402 |
| 70Fannin County, GA | 35 | 33 | 27.8 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #1,794 of 2,402 |
| 71Richmond County, GA | 34 | 175 | 22.8 | $2.4M | 0.0% | #1,811 of 2,402 |
| 72McDuffie County, GA | 34 | 23 | 28.2 | $2M | +0.1% | #1,829 of 2,402 |
| 73Franklin County, GA | 34 | 30 | 33.4 | $1.6M | +10.5% | #1,837 of 2,402 |
| 74Peach County, GA | 34 | 40 | 37.7 | $1.6M | +6.5% | #1,840 of 2,402 |
| 75Clayton County, GA | 33 | 210 | 19.8 | $2.8M | −0.6% | #1,847 of 2,402 |
| 76Worth County, GA | 33 | 24 | 31.0 | $1.8M | −3.2% | #1,872 of 2,402 |
| 77Brantley County, GA | 33 | 21 | 31.8 | $1.7M | +4.9% | #1,874 of 2,402 |
| 78Muscogee County, GA | 32 | 155 | 19.0 | $2.9M | −2.3% | #1,882 of 2,402 |
| 79Elbert County, GA | 32 | 20 | 23.9 | $2.3M | +2.1% | #1,890 of 2,402 |
| 80Troup County, GA | 32 | 73 | 27.1 | $2.1M | +5.0% | #1,897 of 2,402 |
| 81Floyd County, GA | 32 | 107 | 29.0 | $2M | +2.8% | #1,898 of 2,402 |
| 82Polk County, GA | 31 | 45 | 28.3 | $2M | +6.0% | #1,926 of 2,402 |
| 83Stephens County, GA | 30 | 25 | 23.8 | $2.3M | +3.8% | #1,948 of 2,402 |
| 84Whitfield County, GA | 30 | 117 | 31.8 | $1.8M | +3.3% | #1,958 of 2,402 |
| 85Bleckley County, GA | 30 | 16 | 35.8 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #1,967 of 2,402 |
| 86Heard County, GA | 29 | 15 | 34.8 | $1.6M | +6.2% | #1,992 of 2,402 |
| 87Laurens County, GA | 29 | 74 | 39.8 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #1,996 of 2,402 |
| 88Meriwether County, GA | 28 | 24 | 28.6 | $1.9M | +4.4% | #2,014 of 2,402 |
| 89McIntosh County, GA | 28 | 20 | 39.5 | $1.4M | +9.2% | #2,031 of 2,402 |
| 90Colquitt County, GA | 26 | 45 | 26.8 | $2M | +3.3% | #2,069 of 2,402 |
| 91Burke County, GA | 26 | 27 | 29.4 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #2,074 of 2,402 |
| 92Appling County, GA | 25 | 22 | 30.6 | $1.7M | +3.9% | #2,109 of 2,402 |
| 93Charlton County, GA | 24 | 16 | 38.0 | $1.5M | +4.7% | #2,138 of 2,402 |
| 94Thomas County, GA | 23 | 59 | 31.6 | $1.8M | +1.3% | #2,154 of 2,402 |
| 95Jeff Davis County, GA | 23 | 25 | 45.6 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #2,160 of 2,402 |
| 96Bibb County, GA | 22 | 158 | 26.4 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #2,172 of 2,402 |
| 97Upson County, GA | 22 | 35 | 33.0 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #2,177 of 2,402 |
| 98Screven County, GA | 22 | 18 | 36.5 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #2,181 of 2,402 |
| 99Coffee County, GA | 22 | 62 | 40.4 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #2,184 of 2,402 |
| 100Emanuel County, GA | 21 | 40 | 48.1 | $1.1M | +1.2% | #2,209 of 2,402 |
| 101Dodge County, GA | 19 | 17 | 24.7 | $2.2M | −1.4% | #2,227 of 2,402 |
| 102Toombs County, GA | 19 | 38 | 36.5 | $1.5M | +1.7% | #2,235 of 2,402 |
| 103Baldwin County, GA | 18 | 53 | 32.0 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #2,249 of 2,402 |
| 104Bacon County, GA | 18 | 18 | 42.8 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #2,257 of 2,402 |
| 105Tift County, GA | 17 | 63 | 40.3 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #2,277 of 2,402 |
| 106Dade County, GA | 16 | 30 | 49.3 | $1.2M | −0.5% | #2,292 of 2,402 |
| 107Tattnall County, GA | 14 | 31 | 40.6 | $1.3M | +0.2% | #2,313 of 2,402 |
| 108Evans County, GA | 14 | 18 | 44.2 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #2,314 of 2,402 |
| 109Dooly County, GA | 14 | 20 | 49.6 | $1.1M | −0.1% | #2,315 of 2,402 |
| 110Candler County, GA | 14 | 20 | 48.2 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #2,316 of 2,402 |
| 111Chattooga County, GA | 13 | 38 | 41.5 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #2,327 of 2,402 |
| 112Early County, GA | 12 | 11 | 26.7 | $2M | −3.1% | #2,329 of 2,402 |
| 113Ware County, GA | 12 | 56 | 43.2 | $1.2M | +1.9% | #2,342 of 2,402 |
| 114Ben Hill County, GA | 11 | 21 | 29.7 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #2,348 of 2,402 |
| 115Washington County, GA | 11 | 26 | 35.5 | $1.5M | −2.5% | #2,352 of 2,402 |
| 116Decatur County, GA | 11 | 48 | 45.2 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #2,354 of 2,402 |
| 117Dougherty County, GA | 10 | 99 | 28.9 | $1.8M | −3.0% | #2,359 of 2,402 |
| 118Brooks County, GA | 10 | 22 | 36.4 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #2,361 of 2,402 |
| 119Sumter County, GA | 9 | 33 | 30.0 | $1.7M | −2.4% | #2,364 of 2,402 |
| 120Mitchell County, GA | 8 | 31 | 39.7 | $1.3M | −5.6% | #2,377 of 2,402 |
| 121Jefferson County, GA | 5 | 23 | 40.0 | $1.3M | −4.2% | #2,390 of 2,402 |
| 122Macon County, GA | 4 | 19 | 45.9 | $1.1M | −2.2% | #2,394 of 2,402 |
| 123Crisp County, GA | 3 | 39 | 49.3 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #2,400 of 2,402 |
| 124Telfair County, GA | 2 | 22 | 65.7 | $785K | −10.1% | #2,401 of 2,402 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Not scored | 11 | 30.8 | $1.7M | +3.0% | |
| Wilkes County, GA | Not scored | 12 | 29.0 | $1.8M | −0.1% | |
| Irwin County, GA | Not scored | 11 | 30.6 | $1.7M | −6.5% | |
| Johnson County, GA | Not scored | 14 | 43.5 | $1.2M | +1.4% | |
| Seminole County, GA | Not scored | 12 | 31.9 | $1.7M | +0.4% | |
| Turner County, GA | Not scored | 21 | 63.7 | $788K | −0.1% | |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Not scored | 8 | 42.9 | $1.3M | −10.6% | |
| Terrell County, GA | Not scored | 13 | 38.4 | $1.4M | −5.3% | |
| Wilcox County, GA | Not scored | 9 | 34.4 | $1.6M | +0.1% | |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Not scored | 17 | 48.9 | $1M | −2.1% | |
| Jenkins County, GA | Not scored | 12 | 37.3 | $1.4M | +2.1% | |
| Hancock County, GA | Not scored | 5 | 17.1 | $3.1M | −0.3% | |
| Montgomery County, GA | Not scored | 7 | 22.3 | $2.5M | +0.8% | |
| Atkinson County, GA | Not scored | 10 | 31.0 | $1.7M | +1.8% | |
| Lincoln County, GA | Not scored | 10 | 33.4 | $1.7M | +5.3% | |
| Twiggs County, GA | Not scored | 4 | 13.9 | $4M | −5.1% | |
| Taylor County, GA | Not scored | 10 | 31.5 | $1.6M | 0.0% | |
| Marion County, GA | Not scored | 12 | 40.5 | $1.3M | +2.0% | |
| Wheeler County, GA | Not scored | 13 | 80.5 | $610K | +1.7% | |
| Clinch County, GA | Not scored | 9 | 37.1 | $1.4M | +1.8% | |
| Treutlen County, GA | Not scored | 15 | 66.3 | $827K | +1.1% | |
| Randolph County, GA | Not scored | 6 | 22.3 | $2.1M | −3.3% | |
| Miller County, GA | Not scored | 17 | 66.1 | $813K | −3.0% | |
| Talbot County, GA | Not scored | 2 | 7.9 | $6.5M | −0.3% | |
| Calhoun County, GA | Not scored | 9 | 56.5 | $927K | −2.8% | |
| Warren County, GA | Not scored | 7 | 33.4 | $1.5M | +1.2% | |
| Stewart County, GA | Not scored | 5 | 28.2 | $1.8M | −12.5% | |
| Schley County, GA | Not scored | 10 | 61.0 | $905K | +1.2% | |
| Echols County, GA | Not scored | 3 | 26.2 | $2.2M | −0.8% | |
| Glascock County, GA | Not scored | 4 | 38.6 | $1.4M | +8.4% | |
| Clay County, GA | Not scored | 5 | 40.6 | $1.3M | −0.5% | |
| Baker County, GA | Not scored | 3 | 27.1 | $1.9M | −4.3% | |
| Webster County, GA | Not scored | 4 | 47.4 | $1.1M | +0.7% | |
| Quitman County, GA | Not scored | 6 | 56.2 | $885K | +1.3% | |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Not scored | 3 | 51.0 | $1M | +6.7% |
Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Georgia?
There are 8,262 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Georgia as of September 2026. 3,657 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3,668 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019. Another 2,846 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Georgia spend on groceries?
About $25B a year, or $6,137 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8,262 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.
How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Georgia has 20.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Georgia would have about 7,380, against 8,262 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,111 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Kingsland area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 124 scored counties in Georgia, Paulding County scores highest, at 94 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Georgia scores 44 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #33 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Georgia. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Georgia
- Grocery stores2,626 listings
- Convenience stores4,090 listings
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