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Grocery stores in Perry County, AR

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22.7M
On groceries · $5,540 a household
Spending per listing
$22.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,309
+3.1% 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

Households in Perry County spend about $22.7M a year on groceries, or $5,540 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $22.7M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There is 1 grocery store on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Perry County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Perry County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 grocery store on map listings, Perry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Perry 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 Perry County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.46.96.8
Spending per listing$22.7M$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+3.1%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,540$5,667$6,319
Median household income$55,764$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,309+3.1% since 2020
Households
4,094
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
551 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$55,764+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,330
Median home value
$130,200
Jobs located here
987
Daytime population
7,650Residents 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 Perry 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
Perry County, ARNot scored12.4$22.7M+3.1%

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Perry County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 grocery store in Perry County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $22.7M a year, or $5,540 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 grocery store on map listings, it comes to $22.7M 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 4,094 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 1 grocery store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Perry County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Perry County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 10,309 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,094 households. The median household income in Perry County is $55,764 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Perry County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Perry County

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