Groceries and convenience · County · Kentucky
Grocery stores in Breathitt County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Breathitt County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 0 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,070 of 2,070 scored counties
#78 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $26.7M
- On groceries · $4,891 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 76% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,558
- −8.3% since 2020
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What this means
Breathitt County scores 0 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #2,070 of 2,070 scored counties and #78 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 grocery stores in Breathitt County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 22.0 for every 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $4,891 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Breathitt County spend about $26.7M a year on groceries. Spread across 12 grocery stores, that is $2.2M per store, 76% 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 Breathitt County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Breathitt County declined 8.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Breathitt County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Breathitt County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $7.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,517 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −8.3% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $4,891 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $34,808 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 0 | 31 |
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
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Breathitt 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 Breathitt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,558−8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,464
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $34,808+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,653
- Median home value
- $70,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,764
- Daytime population
- 12,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 94 | 7 | 3.0 | $23.3M | +4.9% | #20 of 2,070 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 92 | 6 | 2.6 | $23.8M | +8.2% | #32 of 2,070 |
| 3Madison County, KY | 86 | 5 | 1.3 | $42.6M | +9.4% | #89 of 2,070 |
| 4Jessamine County, KY | 80 | 11 | 5.5 | $10.9M | +7.8% | #202 of 2,070 |
| 5Campbell County, KY | 79 | 11 | 2.8 | $22M | +2.5% | #206 of 2,070 |
| 6Shelby County, KY | 78 | 10 | 5.4 | $11.4M | +6.2% | #235 of 2,070 |
| 7Bullitt County, KY | 77 | 20 | 6.3 | $9.8M | +5.0% | #260 of 2,070 |
| 8Woodford County, KY | 76 | 5 | 4.6 | $13.5M | +3.7% | #266 of 2,070 |
| 9Kenton County, KY | 74 | 41 | 6.1 | $10.2M | +3.9% | #330 of 2,070 |
| 10Nelson County, KY | 71 | 12 | 6.3 | $9.3M | +4.8% | #394 of 2,070 |
| 78Breathitt County, KY | 0 | 12 | 22.0 | $2.2M | −8.3% | #2,070 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Breathitt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores1
- Grocery stores0
- Convenience stores3
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 Breathitt County, KY?
Breathitt County has 12 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Breathitt County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Breathitt County, KY spend on groceries?
About $26.7M a year, or $4,891 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,464 households in Breathitt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Breathitt County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Breathitt County has 22.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $2.2M, 76% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Breathitt County would have about 3, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Breathitt County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Breathitt County at 12,558 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,464 households. Median household income in Breathitt County is $34,808, 57% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Breathitt County scores 0 for grocery stores (very low), #2,070 of 2,070 scored counties.
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