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Grocery stores in Brantley County, GA

How Brantley County, GA 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,546 of 2,070 scored counties
#74 of 96 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$36.2M
On groceries · $5,480 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,936
+4.9% 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 Brantley County spend about $36.2M a year on groceries, or $5,480 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.2M per store, 44% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 7 grocery stores on map listings in Brantley County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 56% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brantley County grew 4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Brantley County is 34 (lower middle), #1,546 of 2,070 scored counties and #74 of 96 scored counties in Georgia.

How Brantley County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Brantley County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBrantley CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.66.46.8
Spending per listing$5.2M$9.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3032,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,480$6,137$6,319
Median household income$58,239$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3459

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
71 chain location
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 Brantley 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 Brantley County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,936+4.9% since 2020
Households
6,599
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$58,239+49.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,681
Median home value
$99,600
Jobs located here
2,290
Daytime population
13,544Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Brantley County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA95172.8$23.2M+12.7%#10 of 2,070
2Effingham County, GA9483.3$19.3M+14.1%#22 of 2,070
3Walton County, GA84143.9$15.8M+16.0%#117 of 2,070
4Cherokee County, GA84464.5$15M+11.6%#118 of 2,070
5Henry County, GA84374.3$14.7M+9.5%#119 of 2,070
6Harris County, GA8486.1$10.7M+6.8%#127 of 2,070
7Columbia County, GA83244.4$15.1M+7.9%#131 of 2,070
8Fayette County, GA82184.0$17.1M+4.7%#147 of 2,070
9Forsyth County, GA82455.1$14.8M+11.8%#151 of 2,070
10Jackson County, GA81196.7$9.6M+29.3%#180 of 2,070
74Brantley County, GA34710.6$5.2M+4.9%#1,546 of 2,070

Other business types in Brantley County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Brantley County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 grocery stores in Brantley County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Brantley County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Brantley County, GA spend on groceries?

About $36.2M a year, or $5,480 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 6,599 households in Brantley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brantley County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Brantley County has 10.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.2M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Brantley County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Brantley County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Brantley County at 18,936 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,599 households. The median household income in Brantley County is $58,239 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 49.9% 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. Brantley County scores 34 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,546 of 2,070 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Brantley County

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