Groceries and convenience · County · Georgia
Grocery stores in Hall County, GA
How Hall 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #598 of 2,070 scored counties
#31 of 96 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 52
- 18 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $458.4M
- On groceries · $6,232 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.8M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 226,568
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,232 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Hall County spend about $458.4M a year on groceries. Spread across 52 grocery stores, that is $8.8M per store, 5% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Hall County has 52 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 35%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Hall County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,043 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Hall County.
Population estimates show Hall County grew 11.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Hall County is 63 (upper middle), #598 of 2,070 scored counties and #31 of 96 scored counties in Georgia.
How Hall 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.
| Measure | Hall County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.8M | $9.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,043 | 2,303 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,232 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,901 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 36+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,027
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Hall 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 Hall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 226,568+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,551
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 542
- Median household income
- $80,901+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,166
- Median home value
- $350,400
- Jobs located here
- 102,286
- Daytime population
- 216,900Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 95 | 17 | 2.8 | $23.2M | +12.7% | #10 of 2,070 |
| 2Effingham County, GA | 94 | 8 | 3.3 | $19.3M | +14.1% | #22 of 2,070 |
| 3Walton County, GA | 84 | 14 | 3.9 | $15.8M | +16.0% | #117 of 2,070 |
| 4Cherokee County, GA | 84 | 46 | 4.5 | $15M | +11.6% | #118 of 2,070 |
| 5Henry County, GA | 84 | 37 | 4.3 | $14.7M | +9.5% | #119 of 2,070 |
| 6Harris County, GA | 84 | 8 | 6.1 | $10.7M | +6.8% | #127 of 2,070 |
| 7Columbia County, GA | 83 | 24 | 4.4 | $15.1M | +7.9% | #131 of 2,070 |
| 8Fayette County, GA | 82 | 18 | 4.0 | $17.1M | +4.7% | #147 of 2,070 |
| 9Forsyth County, GA | 82 | 45 | 5.1 | $14.8M | +11.8% | #151 of 2,070 |
| 10Jackson County, GA | 81 | 19 | 6.7 | $9.6M | +29.3% | #180 of 2,070 |
| 31Hall County, GA | 63 | 52 | 7.1 | $8.8M | +11.4% | #598 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Hall County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores63
- Grocery stores63
- Convenience stores64
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 Hall County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 grocery stores in Hall County. 18 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Hall County, GA spend on groceries?
About $458.4M a year, or $6,232 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 73,551 households in Hall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hall County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Hall County has 7.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Hall County would have about 49, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,043 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hall County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Hall County at 226,568 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,551 households. The median household income in Hall County is $80,901 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Hall County scores 63 for grocery stores (upper middle), #598 of 2,070 scored counties.
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