Groceries and convenience · County · Arkansas
Grocery stores in St. Francis County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in St. Francis County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 4 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,056 of 2,070 scored counties
#48 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $39.2M
- On groceries · $5,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 88% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,800
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
St. Francis County scores 4 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #2,056 of 2,070 scored counties and #48 of 50 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in St. Francis County spend about $39.2M a year on groceries, or $5,034 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per store, 58% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 10 grocery stores on map listings in St. Francis County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in St. Francis County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Francis County declined 5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Francis 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 | St. Francis County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,627 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,034 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $42,574 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 4 | 43 |
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
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 St. Francis 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 St. Francis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,800−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,783
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $42,574+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,099
- Median home value
- $90,900
- Jobs located here
- 6,530
- Daytime population
- 21,343Residents 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 St. Francis 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 |
| 48St. Francis County, AR | 4 | 10 | 12.8 | $3.9M | −5.3% | #2,056 of 2,070 |
Other business types in St. Francis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores18
- Grocery stores4
- Convenience stores16
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 St. Francis County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 grocery stores in St. Francis County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in St. Francis County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Francis County, AR spend on groceries?
About $39.2M a year, or $5,034 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 7,783 households in St. Francis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Francis County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
St. Francis County has 12.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.9M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, St. Francis County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is St. Francis County, AR growing?
Population estimates put St. Francis County at 21,800 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,783 households. The median household income in St. Francis County is $42,574 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. St. Francis County scores 4 for grocery stores (very low), #2,056 of 2,070 scored counties.
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