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Grocery stores in Camden County, GA

How Camden 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #468 of 2,070 scored counties
#25 of 96 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
15
8 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$129.2M
On groceries · $5,954 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,143
+9.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 grocery stores in Camden County. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Camden County spend about $129.2M a year on groceries, or $5,954 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Camden County in 2023. That is one for every 3,099 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Camden County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Camden County is 68 (upper middle), #468 of 2,070 scored counties and #25 of 96 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Camden 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 Camden County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCamden CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.96.46.8
Spending per listing$8.6M$9.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,0992,3032,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,954$6,137$6,319
Median household income$74,378$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
310
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
158 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 Camden 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 Camden County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,143+9.5% since 2020
Households
21,693
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
630 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$74,378+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,291
Median home value
$261,400
Jobs located here
13,044
Daytime population
51,629Residents 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 Camden 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
25Camden County, GA68156.9$8.6M+9.5%#468 of 2,070

Other business types in Camden County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Camden County, GA?

There are 15 grocery stores on map listings in Camden County as of September 2026. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $129.2M a year, or $5,954 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,693 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Camden County has 6.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.6M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Camden County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,099 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Camden County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Camden County at 60,143 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,693 households. Median household income in Camden County is $74,378, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Camden County scores 68 for grocery stores (upper middle), #468 of 2,070 scored counties.

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

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