Groceries and convenience · County · Arizona
Grocery stores in La Paz County, AZ
How La Paz County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,996 of 2,070 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.7M
- On groceries · $5,216 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,711
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in La Paz County is 12 (low), #1,996 of 2,070 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on groceries in La Paz County comes to about $46.7M a year: $5,216 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 66% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
La Paz County has 15 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 16.7 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in La Paz County in 2023. That is one for every 1,280 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Paz County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How La Paz 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 | La Paz County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $15M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,280 | 3,561 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,216 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $49,478 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 206
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 La Paz 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 La Paz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,711+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,959
- Median age
- 54.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $49,478+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,972
- Median home value
- $135,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,060
- Daytime population
- 16,016Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 14La Paz County, AZ | 12 | 15 | 16.7 | $3.1M | +0.9% | #1,996 of 2,070 |
Other business types in La Paz County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores17
- Grocery stores12
- Convenience stores21
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 La Paz County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 grocery stores in La Paz County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in La Paz County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $46.7M a year, or $5,216 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 8,959 households in La Paz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Paz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
La Paz County has 16.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.1M, 66% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, La Paz County would have about 5, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,280 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is La Paz County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put La Paz County at 16,711 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,959 households. The median household income in La Paz County is $49,478 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. La Paz County scores 12 for grocery stores (low), #1,996 of 2,070 scored counties.
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