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Grocery and convenience stores in Kings County, NY
How Kings County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,425 of 2,402 scored counties
#44 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 2,237
- 366 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 2,599
- −0.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.9B
- On groceries · $6,857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,653,963
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,237 grocery and convenience stores in Kings County. Of those, 366 are chain locations, or 16%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.2, 19% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Kings County spend about $6.9B a year on groceries, or $6,857 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 2,599 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Kings County in 2023, down 0.1% from 2019. That is one for every 389 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,910 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 47 SBA-backed loans worth $25.2M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Kings County.
Population estimates show Kings County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Kings County is 44 (lower middle), #1,425 of 2,402 scored counties and #44 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Kings County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Kings County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 389 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.1% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,857 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,263 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,603 → 2,599−0.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 20,838
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $599.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,910Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,237366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,044The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 47
- Amount
- $25.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Kings 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 Kings County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,653,963−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,009,927
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 30%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.6
- Land area
- 69 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37,927
- Median household income
- $80,263+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,376
- Median home value
- $905,000
- Jobs located here
- 883,599
- Daytime population
- 2,304,140Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ontario County, NY | 81 | 76 | 15.7 | $4.3M | +0.6% | #163 of 2,402 |
| 2Saratoga County, NY | 81 | 184 | 18.1 | $4.1M | +2.3% | #168 of 2,402 |
| 3Wayne County, NY | 70 | 72 | 18.7 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #443 of 2,402 |
| 4Putnam County, NY | 68 | 52 | 14.6 | $5.3M | +1.4% | #486 of 2,402 |
| 5Rockland County, NY | 68 | 181 | 17.4 | $4.3M | +5.9% | #490 of 2,402 |
| 6Orange County, NY | 65 | 259 | 18.7 | $3.8M | +4.2% | #586 of 2,402 |
| 7Tioga County, NY | 65 | 37 | 18.2 | $3.6M | −1.9% | #588 of 2,402 |
| 8Dutchess County, NY | 64 | 182 | 15.7 | $4.7M | +1.5% | #618 of 2,402 |
| 9Genesee County, NY | 64 | 46 | 18.5 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #633 of 2,402 |
| 10Westchester County, NY | 63 | 617 | 16.5 | $4.7M | +1.4% | #649 of 2,402 |
| 44Kings County, NY | 44 | 2,237 | 22.2 | $3.1M | −2.5% | #1,425 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Kings County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores44
- Grocery stores26
- Convenience stores58
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 Kings County, NY?
There are 2,237 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Kings County as of September 2026. 366 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 2,599 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 0.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,910 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kings County, NY spend on groceries?
About $6.9B a year, or $6,857 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,237 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,009,927 households in Kings County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kings County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Kings County has 22.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Kings County would have about 2,044, against 2,237 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 389 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kings County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Kings County at 2,653,963 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,009,927 households. Median household income in Kings County is $80,263, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Kings County scores 44 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,425 of 2,402 scored counties.
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