Market rankings · Kansas
Grocery stores in Kansas
Markets across Kansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 691
- 236 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 485
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.1B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 13% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #20 of 51
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the grocery stores on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 691 grocery stores in Kansas. Of those, 236 are chain locations, or 34%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Kansas spend about $7.1B a year on groceries, or $6,053 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.3M per store, 11% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 485 businesses with payroll in Kansas classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,421 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count held level over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $11.2M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #20 for grocery stores, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest (74). Of the 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Ottawa area scores highest (69).
Every market in Kansas for grocery stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 74 | 453 | 5.1 | $12.4M | +3.4% | #41 of 387 |
| 1Wichita, KS | 68 | 117 | 4.6 | $12.9M | +2.4% | #70 of 387 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 60 | 39 | 4.0 | $14.7M | +0.1% | #121 of 387 |
| 3Lawrence, KS | 60 | 25 | 5.0 | $12.1M | +1.8% | #123 of 387 |
| 4Manhattan, KS | 51 | 21 | 4.1 | $14.1M | +1.4% | #192 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 34 | 58 | 7.3 | $7.7M | +3.9% | #303 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 20 | 34 | 7.3 | $7.9M | −2.0% | #367 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 69 | 6 | 5.8 | $10.3M | +1.1% | #79 of 506 |
| 2Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 68 | 5 | 3.7 | $14.9M | −0.4% | #83 of 506 |
| 3Salina, KS | 68 | 13 | 5.2 | $11M | −1.4% | #84 of 506 |
| 4McPherson, KS | 63 | 7 | 5.8 | $10.4M | −0.4% | #122 of 506 |
| 5Emporia, KS | 59 | 8 | 5.5 | $10.1M | +0.4% | #165 of 506 |
| 6Dodge City, KS | 55 | 9 | 7.6 | $7.7M | −0.6% | #222 of 506 |
| 7Garden City, KS | 51 | 9 | 6.8 | $8.8M | −2.1% | #258 of 506 |
| 8Pittsburg, KS | 41 | 11 | 6.9 | $7.8M | +0.1% | #343 of 506 |
| 9Great Bend, KS | 38 | 6 | 5.8 | $9.6M | −2.5% | #367 of 506 |
| 10Hutchinson, KS | 36 | 21 | 8.2 | $6.8M | −0.6% | #381 of 506 |
| 11Liberal, KS | 19 | 12 | 16.5 | $3.5M | −3.6% | #479 of 506 |
| Hays, KS | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $17.4M | +0.4% | |
| Atchison, KS | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $10.7M | −0.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butler County, KS | 87 | 6 | 2.4 | $26.1M | +3.1% | #77 of 2,070 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 87 | 10 | 3.3 | $19.2M | +3.2% | #79 of 2,070 |
| 3Miami County, KS | 86 | 7 | 5.1 | $12.4M | +5.9% | #102 of 2,070 |
| 4Johnson County, KS | 82 | 116 | 4.6 | $14.8M | +4.2% | #150 of 2,070 |
| 5Sedgwick County, KS | 72 | 95 | 4.6 | $12.8M | +2.6% | #350 of 2,070 |
| 6Shawnee County, KS | 67 | 26 | 3.4 | $17M | 0.0% | #473 of 2,070 |
| 7Douglas County, KS | 67 | 25 | 5.0 | $12.1M | +1.8% | #478 of 2,070 |
| 8Riley County, KS | 64 | 9 | 3.2 | $17.6M | +0.8% | #554 of 2,070 |
| 9Cowley County, KS | 64 | 5 | 3.7 | $14.9M | −0.4% | #555 of 2,070 |
| 10Saline County, KS | 62 | 12 | 5.3 | $10.7M | −1.6% | #617 of 2,070 |
| 11Geary County, KS | 61 | 6 | 4.2 | $13M | −1.2% | #640 of 2,070 |
| 12Franklin County, KS | 59 | 6 | 5.8 | $10.3M | +1.1% | #713 of 2,070 |
| 13Pottawatomie County, KS | 58 | 6 | 6.4 | $9.9M | +6.9% | #747 of 2,070 |
| 14McPherson County, KS | 57 | 7 | 5.8 | $10.4M | −0.4% | #768 of 2,070 |
| 15Lyon County, KS | 50 | 8 | 5.9 | $9.3M | +0.5% | #1,010 of 2,070 |
| 16Jefferson County, KS | 50 | 5 | 6.7 | $9.2M | −0.2% | #1,012 of 2,070 |
| 17Ford County, KS | 50 | 9 | 7.6 | $7.7M | −0.6% | #1,026 of 2,070 |
| 18Montgomery County, KS | 47 | 8 | 6.2 | $8.8M | −3.9% | #1,111 of 2,070 |
| 19Finney County, KS | 46 | 9 | 6.8 | $8.8M | −2.1% | #1,140 of 2,070 |
| 20Harvey County, KS | 44 | 12 | 8.8 | $6.8M | −1.2% | #1,234 of 2,070 |
| 21Wyandotte County, KS | 40 | 49 | 8.0 | $7.1M | +1.0% | #1,354 of 2,070 |
| 22Crawford County, KS | 37 | 11 | 6.9 | $7.8M | +0.1% | #1,447 of 2,070 |
| 23Barton County, KS | 36 | 6 | 5.8 | $9.6M | −2.5% | #1,472 of 2,070 |
| 24Dickinson County, KS | 34 | 7 | 8.7 | $6.7M | +1.4% | #1,534 of 2,070 |
| 25Reno County, KS | 33 | 21 | 8.2 | $6.8M | −0.6% | #1,566 of 2,070 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Labette County, KS | 29 | 6 | 7.4 | $7.4M | −2.4% | #1,664 of 2,070 |
| 27Cherokee County, KS | 29 | 6 | 7.6 | $7.1M | −1.0% | #1,665 of 2,070 |
| 28Neosho County, KS | 24 | 7 | 10.8 | $5.1M | −1.7% | #1,796 of 2,070 |
| 29Nemaha County, KS | 22 | 5 | 12.4 | $4.8M | −2.1% | #1,846 of 2,070 |
| 30Seward County, KS | 17 | 12 | 16.5 | $3.5M | −3.6% | #1,929 of 2,070 |
| 31Marion County, KS | 16 | 7 | 14.7 | $3.9M | −1.3% | #1,944 of 2,070 |
| Ellis County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $17.4M | +0.4% | |
| Sumner County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $12.9M | −0.1% | |
| Atchison County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $10.7M | −0.9% | |
| Osage County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 6.2 | $9.4M | −0.3% | |
| Bourbon County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $16.4M | −0.1% | |
| Jackson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $15M | +1.5% | |
| Allen County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 8.0 | $7.1M | −1.8% | |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 7.2 | $7.9M | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 9.2 | $6.2M | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 18.8 | $3M | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $21.8M | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 8.7 | $6.5M | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.2 | $10.4M | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 8.5 | $6.5M | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $10.5M | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 11.4 | $5.1M | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.2 | $18.5M | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 18.7 | $3M | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $16.2M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $14.9M | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 15.8 | $3.5M | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.5 | $8.2M | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.2 | $17.3M | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 16.3 | $3.6M | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $13.9M | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 11.3 | $4.9M | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.2 | $7.1M | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $14.3M | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $15.4M | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 9.4 | $6.5M | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 21.1 | $2.7M | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 18.1 | $3M | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.0 | $10.8M | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $14.2M | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.3 | $11.1M | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.7 | $6.5M | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 13.2 | $4.2M | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 14.0 | $4.1M | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 15.0 | $3.6M | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 21.9 | $2.6M | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | $4.5M | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 20.0 | $2.9M | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.0 | $4.4M | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.3 | $4.1M | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 25.3 | $2.3M | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 25.3 | $2.2M | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.7 | $3.7M | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.0 | $6.8M | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.4 | $3.9M | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | $7.1M | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.1 | $3.4M | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.6 | $6.4M | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 21.9 | $2.7M | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $7.2M | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 16.1 | $3.7M | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.2 | $3.5M | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 16.5 | $3.4M | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 10.3 | $5.5M | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 25.6 | $2.2M | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 13.2 | $4.4M | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.4 | $2M | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 10.5 | $5.7M | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 16.8 | $3.2M | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.1 | $4.9M | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 11.7 | $5.3M | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 25.4 | $2.3M | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 24.3 | $2.3M | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.3 | $4M | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.1 | $4.1M | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 16.7 | $3.4M | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 18.5 | $3.3M | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 grocery stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Kansas?
There are 691 grocery stores on map listings in Kansas as of September 2026. 236 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 485 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Kansas spend on groceries?
About $7.1B a year, or $6,053 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 691 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Kansas has 5.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.3M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Kansas would have about 765, against 691 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,421 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for grocery stores?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Ottawa area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 31 scored counties in Kansas, Butler County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 53 for grocery stores (upper middle), #20 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. 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.
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