Groceries and convenience · County · Arkansas
Grocery stores in Jefferson County, AR
How Jefferson 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 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,938 of 2,070 scored counties
#39 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 26
- 15 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $127.6M
- On groceries · $5,314 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,987
- −5.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Jefferson County is 16 (low), #1,938 of 2,070 scored counties and #39 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 grocery stores in Jefferson County. 15 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $127.6M a year on groceries, or $5,314 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 grocery stores, that is $4.9M per store, 47% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,001 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,001 | 2,627 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.7% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,314 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $51,096 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 500
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,987−5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,017
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 872 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $51,096+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,100
- Median home value
- $113,400
- Jobs located here
- 24,809
- Daytime population
- 63,761Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Jefferson 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 |
| 39Jefferson County, AR | 16 | 26 | 10.8 | $4.9M | −5.7% | #1,938 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores20
- Grocery stores16
- Convenience stores33
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 Jefferson County, AR?
There are 26 grocery stores on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 15 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AR spend on groceries?
About $127.6M a year, or $5,314 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,017 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Jefferson County has 10.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.9M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 14, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,001 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 62,987 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,017 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $51,096, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 16 for grocery stores (low), #1,938 of 2,070 scored counties.
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