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Grocery stores in Independence County, AR
The grocery stores in Independence County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #957 of 2,070 scored counties
#14 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 4 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $80.5M
- On groceries · $5,502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.4M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 grocery stores in Independence County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Independence County comes to about $80.5M a year: $5,502 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.4M per store, 44% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Independence County in 2023. That is one for every 1,626 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Independence County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Independence County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #957 of 2,070 scored counties and #14 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Independence 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 | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $13.4M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,626 | 2,627 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,502 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 64 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Independence 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 Independence 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 |
| 14Independence County, AR | 51 | 6 | 4.1 | $13.4M | +2.2% | #957 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Independence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores51
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores56
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 Independence County, AR?
Independence County has 6 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on groceries?
About $80.5M a year, or $5,502 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Independence County has 4.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Independence County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,626 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 51 for grocery stores (upper middle), #957 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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