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Grocery and convenience stores in Finney County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,442 of 2,402 scored counties
#30 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
34
14 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$79.6M
On groceries · $6,014 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.7
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,505
−2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 grocery and convenience stores in Finney County. 14 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.7, 37% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $6,014 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Finney County spend about $79.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.3M per store, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Finney County in 2023. That is one for every 1,654 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Finney County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Finney County is 44 (lower middle), #1,442 of 2,402 scored counties and #30 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Finney 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 Finney County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureFinney CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.716.918.7
Spending per listing$2.3M$3.6M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,6542,0351,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,014$6,053$6,319
Median household income$73,009$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 8
Employees, 2023
392
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3414 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Finney 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 Finney County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,505−2.1% since 2020
Households
13,229
Median age
33.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,302 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$73,009+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,638
Median home value
$201,400
Jobs located here
19,852
Daytime population
39,125Residents 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 Finney 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
30Finney County, KS443425.7$2.3M−2.1%#1,442 of 2,402

Other business types in Finney County

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

Questions

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

Finney County has 34 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $79.6M a year, or $6,014 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,229 households in Finney County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Finney County has 25.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Finney County would have about 24, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,654 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Finney County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Finney County at 37,505 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,229 households. Median household income in Finney County is $73,009, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Finney County scores 44 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,442 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 Finney County

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