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Grocery stores in Worth County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,981 of 2,070 scored counties
#89 of 96 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$42.3M
On groceries · $5,466 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,059
−3.2% 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

For grocery stores, Worth County has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #1,981 of 2,070 scored counties and #89 of 96 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery stores in Worth County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Worth County comes to about $42.3M a year: $5,466 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 grocery stores, that is $4.7M per store, 49% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Worth County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Worth County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Worth 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 Worth County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWorth CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.66.46.8
Spending per listing$4.7M$9.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3032,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,466$6,137$6,319
Median household income$58,694$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1359

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
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Worth 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 Worth County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,059−3.2% since 2020
Households
7,739
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$58,694+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,946
Median home value
$104,900
Jobs located here
3,427
Daytime population
16,215Residents 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 Worth 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
89Worth County, GA13911.6$4.7M−3.2%#1,981 of 2,070

Other business types in Worth County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Worth County, GA?

There are 9 grocery stores on map listings in Worth County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Worth County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $42.3M a year, or $5,466 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,739 households in Worth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Worth County has 11.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.7M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Worth County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Worth County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Worth County at 20,059 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,739 households. Median household income in Worth County is $58,694, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Worth County scores 13 for grocery stores (low), #1,981 of 2,070 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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