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Grocery stores in Clark County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Clark County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,560 of 2,070 scored counties
#28 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$43.7M
On groceries · $5,386 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,938
−2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Clark County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,560 of 2,070 scored counties and #28 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,386 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $43.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $8.7M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Clark County has 5 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Clark County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clark County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Clark 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.

Grocery stores in Clark County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.96.8
Spending per listing$8.7M$8.3M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6272,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,386$5,667$6,319
Median household income$52,034$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3343

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
53 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,938−2.2% since 2020
Households
8,121
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$52,034+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,512
Median home value
$155,000
Jobs located here
7,786
Daytime population
20,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Clark County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR88193.8$16M+7.6%#68 of 2,070
2Lonoke County, AR81124.2$14.1M+3.5%#164 of 2,070
3Faulkner County, AR80255.1$11.5M+8.2%#201 of 2,070
4Benton County, AR69797.1$9.3M+16.0%#445 of 2,070
5Greene County, AR6795.0$11M+3.4%#481 of 2,070
6Washington County, AR66626.4$9.3M+9.9%#524 of 2,070
7Pulaski County, AR64935.4$10.7M+1.3%#569 of 2,070
8Crawford County, AR64156.4$8.8M+4.1%#578 of 2,070
9Garland County, AR60194.4$12.7M−0.6%#667 of 2,070
10Pope County, AR60156.2$9.1M+2.5%#684 of 2,070
28Clark County, AR3356.2$8.7M−2.2%#1,560 of 2,070

Other business types in Clark County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Clark County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 grocery stores in Clark County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Clark County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clark County, AR spend on groceries?

About $43.7M a year, or $5,386 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 8,121 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Clark County has 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.7M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.

How fast is Clark County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 20,938 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,121 households. The median household income in Clark County is $52,034 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clark County scores 33 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,560 of 2,070 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Clark County

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