Groceries and convenience · County · Arkansas
Grocery stores in Ashley County, AR
How Ashley County, AR 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 3 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,062 of 2,070 scored counties
#50 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.1M
- On groceries · $5,044 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,831
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Ashley County has a Groundwork market score of 3 (very low): #2,062 of 2,070 scored counties and #50 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 grocery stores in Ashley County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Ashley County spend about $37.1M a year on groceries, or $5,044 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 60% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Ashley County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashley County declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ashley County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Ashley County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,627 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,044 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $44,266 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 3 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Ashley 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 Ashley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,831−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,356
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $44,266−1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,274
- Median home value
- $91,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,531
- Daytime population
- 17,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Ashley County?
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Ashley County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 88 | 19 | 3.8 | $16M | +7.6% | #68 of 2,070 |
| 2Lonoke County, AR | 81 | 12 | 4.2 | $14.1M | +3.5% | #164 of 2,070 |
| 3Faulkner County, AR | 80 | 25 | 5.1 | $11.5M | +8.2% | #201 of 2,070 |
| 4Benton County, AR | 69 | 79 | 7.1 | $9.3M | +16.0% | #445 of 2,070 |
| 5Greene County, AR | 67 | 9 | 5.0 | $11M | +3.4% | #481 of 2,070 |
| 6Washington County, AR | 66 | 62 | 6.4 | $9.3M | +9.9% | #524 of 2,070 |
| 7Pulaski County, AR | 64 | 93 | 5.4 | $10.7M | +1.3% | #569 of 2,070 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 64 | 15 | 6.4 | $8.8M | +4.1% | #578 of 2,070 |
| 9Garland County, AR | 60 | 19 | 4.4 | $12.7M | −0.6% | #667 of 2,070 |
| 10Pope County, AR | 60 | 15 | 6.2 | $9.1M | +2.5% | #684 of 2,070 |
| 50Ashley County, AR | 3 | 10 | 13.6 | $3.7M | −5.9% | #2,062 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Ashley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores24
- Grocery stores3
- Convenience stores6
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 Ashley County, AR?
There are 10 grocery stores on map listings in Ashley County as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Ashley County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ashley County, AR spend on groceries?
About $37.1M a year, or $5,044 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,356 households in Ashley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashley County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Ashley County has 13.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.7M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Ashley County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Ashley County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Ashley County at 17,831 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,356 households. Median household income in Ashley County is $44,266, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.1%, 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. Ashley County scores 3 for grocery stores (very low), #2,062 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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