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Grocery stores in Scott County, AR

The grocery stores in Scott County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.1M
On groceries · $5,048 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,965
+1.4% 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

At $5,048 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $20.1M a year on groceries. That works out to $4M per store, 57% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 5 grocery stores on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, 84% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Scott County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,328 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Scott County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Scott 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 Scott County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureScott CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.56.96.8
Spending per listing$4M$8.3M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,3282,6272,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,048$5,667$6,319
Median household income$43,270$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
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 Scott 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 Scott County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,965+1.4% since 2020
Households
3,985
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$43,270
Average household income
$54,534
Median home value
$115,000
Jobs located here
3,231
Daytime population
9,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Arkansas

Every Arkansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Scott 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
Scott County, ARNot scored512.5$4M+1.4%

Other business types in Scott County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Scott County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 grocery stores in Scott County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $20.1M a year, or $5,048 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 3,985 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scott County has 12.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Scott County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,328 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Scott County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Scott County at 9,965 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,985 households. The median household income in Scott County is $43,270 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Scott County

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