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Grocery and convenience stores in Butler County, KS

The grocery and convenience stores in Butler County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 88 out of 100: High

Ranked #61 of 2,402 scored counties
#3 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
21
11 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$156.7M
On groceries · $6,185 a household
Spending per listing
$7.5M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,484
+3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Butler County scores 88 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #61 of 2,402 scored counties and #3 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 grocery and convenience stores in Butler County. 11 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Butler County spend about $156.7M a year on groceries, or $6,185 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Butler County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 8,446 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Butler County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Butler County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Butler County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.316.918.7
Spending per listing$7.5M$3.6M$3.4M
Households per official establishment8,4462,0351,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,185$6,053$6,319
Median household income$81,610$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score8858

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
376
Annual payroll, 2023
$11M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Butler 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 Butler County

Population, 2025 estimate
69,484+3.1% since 2020
Households
25,338
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,430 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$81,610+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,506
Median home value
$217,600
Jobs located here
20,149
Daytime population
57,947Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Butler County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Miami County, KS911611.6$5.4M+5.9%#36 of 2,402
2Johnson County, KS8928411.4$6.1M+4.2%#52 of 2,402
3Butler County, KS88218.3$7.5M+3.1%#61 of 2,402
4Leavenworth County, KS88309.9$6.4M+3.2%#62 of 2,402
5Douglas County, KS795911.7$5.1M+1.8%#193 of 2,402
6Jackson County, KS76510.0$6M+1.5%#257 of 2,402
7Sedgwick County, KS7628513.8$4.3M+2.6%#265 of 2,402
8Shawnee County, KS747910.5$5.6M0.0%#307 of 2,402
9Sumner County, KS721112.3$4.7M−0.1%#379 of 2,402
10Ellis County, KS691713.9$4.1M+0.4%#459 of 2,402

Other business types in Butler County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Butler County, KS?

Butler County has 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Butler County, KS spend on groceries?

About $156.7M a year, or $6,185 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,338 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Butler County, KS compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Butler County has 8.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $7.5M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Butler County would have about 46, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,446 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Butler County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 69,484 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,338 households. Median household income in Butler County is $81,610, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Butler County scores 88 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #61 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Butler County

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