Groceries and convenience · County · Arizona
Grocery stores in Cochise County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Cochise County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #533 of 2,070 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 21
- 7 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $280.5M
- On groceries · $5,502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.4M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,332
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,502 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cochise County spend about $280.5M a year on groceries. Spread across 21 grocery stores, that is $13.4M per store, 44% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 21 grocery stores on map listings in Cochise County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Cochise County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,642 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cochise County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Cochise County is 65 (upper middle), #533 of 2,070 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Cochise County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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.
| Measure | Cochise County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $13.4M | $15M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,642 | 3,561 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,502 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,742 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 702
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Cochise 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 Cochise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,332+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,982
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,210 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $59,742+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,017
- Median home value
- $218,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,807
- Daytime population
- 114,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Cochise County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 92 | 45 | 2.8 | $21.6M | +25.4% | #33 of 2,070 |
| 2Maricopa County, AZ | 86 | 697 | 4.0 | $15.7M | +5.5% | #99 of 2,070 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 82 | 44 | 4.0 | $14.6M | +6.5% | #152 of 2,070 |
| 4Mohave County, AZ | 80 | 19 | 1.9 | $29.3M | +6.5% | #181 of 2,070 |
| 5Pima County, AZ | 78 | 155 | 3.5 | $16.5M | +2.8% | #226 of 2,070 |
| 6Graham County, AZ | 66 | 7 | 5.5 | $10.3M | +4.0% | #518 of 2,070 |
| 7Cochise County, AZ | 65 | 21 | 4.1 | $13.4M | +0.6% | #533 of 2,070 |
| 8Gila County, AZ | 65 | 10 | 4.2 | $13.1M | +0.9% | #534 of 2,070 |
| 9Coconino County, AZ | 64 | 27 | 4.9 | $12.1M | −0.6% | #562 of 2,070 |
| 10Yuma County, AZ | 59 | 51 | 6.4 | $8.6M | +9.2% | #727 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Cochise County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores59
- Grocery stores65
- Convenience stores55
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 stores are in Cochise County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 grocery stores in Cochise County. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Cochise County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $280.5M a year, or $5,502 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13.4M 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 50,982 households in Cochise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cochise County, AZ compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Cochise County has 4.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Cochise County would have about 30, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,642 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Cochise County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Cochise County at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. The median household income in Cochise County is $59,742 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cochise County scores 65 for grocery stores (upper middle), #533 of 2,070 scored counties.
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