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Grocery stores in Perry County, AL

How Perry County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.1M
On groceries · $4,691 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,425
−12.2% 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

Households in Perry County spend about $16.1M a year on groceries, or $4,691 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per store, 42% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 3 grocery stores on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Perry County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Perry County from 2020 to 2025 at −12.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Perry County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery 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 stores in Perry County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.77.46.8
Spending per listing$5.4M$7.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,5542,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−12.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$4,691$5,771$6,319
Median household income$37,654$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,425−12.2% since 2020
Households
3,440
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$37,654
Average household income
$44,719
Median home value
$86,400
Jobs located here
1,757
Daytime population
6,825Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Perry County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Autauga County, AL8862.6$23M+5.1%#66 of 2,070
2Limestone County, AL85235.6$11.2M+18.0%#113 of 2,070
3Madison County, AL80996.0$10.6M+11.0%#205 of 2,070
4Shelby County, AL79455.2$12.8M+6.5%#218 of 2,070
5St. Clair County, AL74164.6$13.1M+7.1%#314 of 2,070
6Lee County, AL74375.3$10.9M+8.6%#323 of 2,070
7Baldwin County, AL73575.8$10.6M+14.8%#342 of 2,070
8Elmore County, AL65247.3$8.2M+4.2%#550 of 2,070
9Talladega County, AL64144.2$13.1M+0.3%#557 of 2,070
10Tuscaloosa County, AL64566.2$9.3M+3.8%#575 of 2,070
Perry County, ALNot scored38.7$5.4M−12.2%

Other business types in Perry County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Perry County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 grocery stores in Perry County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Perry County, AL spend on groceries?

About $16.1M a year, or $4,691 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,440 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Perry County, AL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Perry County has 8.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.4M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Perry County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Perry County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 7,425 people in 2025, down 12.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,440 households. The median household income in Perry County is $37,654 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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