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Grocery stores in Lee County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Lee County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$76.9M
On groceries · $6,258 a household
Spending per listing
$19.2M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,179
+2.9% 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

Household spending on groceries in Lee County comes to about $76.9M a year: $6,258 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $19.2M per store, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 4 grocery stores on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 grocery stores on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lee 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 Lee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.36.46.8
Spending per listing$19.2M$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+2.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,258$6,137$6,319
Median household income$89,168$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,179+2.9% since 2020
Households
12,287
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
356 sq. mi.
People per square mile
94
Median household income
$89,168+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,626
Median home value
$231,800
Jobs located here
7,593
Daytime population
27,704Residents 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 Lee 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
Lee County, GANot scored43.3$19.2M+2.9%

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Lee County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 grocery stores in Lee County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $76.9M a year, or $6,258 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 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $19.2M 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 12,287 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 3.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $19.2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Lee County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Lee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 34,179 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,287 households. The median household income in Lee County is $89,168 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Lee County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lee County. It maps the grocery stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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