Groceries and convenience · County · Arizona
Grocery stores in Pima County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Pima County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #226 of 2,070 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 155
- 86 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 122
- −1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.6B
- On groceries · $5,843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.5M
- 78% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 155 grocery stores in Pima County. 86 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Pima County spend about $2.6B a year on groceries, or $5,843 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 78% above 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 Pima County was 122 in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,589 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Pima County.
Population estimates show Pima County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Pima County is 78 (high), #226 of 2,070 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pima 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $16.5M | $15M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,589 | 3,561 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.6% | +3.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,843 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 122−1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,449
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $285.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15586 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 275The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents 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 Pima 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 Pima County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores79
- Grocery stores78
- Convenience stores77
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 Pima County, AZ?
Pima County has 155 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 86 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $2.6B a year, or $5,843 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $16.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Pima County has 3.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $16.5M, 78% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Pima County would have about 275, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,589 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 78 for grocery stores (high), #226 of 2,070 scored counties.
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