Groceries and convenience · County · Arizona
Grocery stores in Maricopa County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Maricopa County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #99 of 2,070 scored counties
#2 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 697
- 369 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 493
- +5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.9B
- On groceries · $6,308 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.7M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Maricopa County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #99 of 2,070 scored counties and #2 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 697 grocery stores in Maricopa County. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,308 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Maricopa County spend about $10.9B a year on groceries. That works out to $15.7M per store, 69% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 493 businesses with payroll in Maricopa County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,511 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Maricopa County. Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Maricopa 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 | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $15.7M | $15M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,511 | 3,561 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.1% | +3.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,308 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 469 → 493+5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 32,949
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 697369 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,175The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $9.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents 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 Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores87
- Grocery stores86
- Convenience stores86
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 Maricopa County, AZ?
There are 697 grocery stores on map listings in Maricopa County as of September 2026. 369 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 493 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $10.9B a year, or $6,308 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 697 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $15.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Maricopa County has 4.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $15.7M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 1,175, against 697 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,511 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 86 for grocery stores (high), #99 of 2,070 scored counties.
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