Groceries and convenience · County · Arizona
Grocery stores in Mohave County, AZ
How Mohave 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 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #181 of 2,070 scored counties
#4 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 19
- 11 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $557M
- On groceries · $5,462 a household
- Spending per listing
- $29.3M
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,102
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Mohave County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #181 of 2,070 scored counties and #4 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 grocery stores in Mohave County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 58%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Mohave County comes to about $557M a year: $5,462 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $29.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3.2 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Mohave County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 5,367 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $506K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Mohave County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mohave County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mohave 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 | Mohave County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $29.3M | $15M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,367 | 3,561 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,462 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $57,684 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 1,634
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $506K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Mohave 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 Mohave County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,102+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 101,973
- Median age
- 51.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 13,332 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $57,684+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,027
- Median home value
- $281,000
- Jobs located here
- 53,985
- Daytime population
- 194,436Residents 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 Mohave 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 Mohave County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores74
- Grocery stores80
- Convenience stores62
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 Mohave County, AZ?
Mohave County has 19 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Mohave County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $557M a year, or $5,462 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $29.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,973 households in Mohave County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mohave County, AZ compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Mohave County has 1.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $29.3M, 3.2 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Mohave County would have about 60, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,367 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Mohave County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Mohave County at 228,102 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,973 households. Median household income in Mohave County is $57,684, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Mohave County scores 80 for grocery stores (high), #181 of 2,070 scored counties.
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