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Grocery stores in Casey County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Casey County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,984 of 2,070 scored counties
#63 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.6M
- On groceries · $5,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,205
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Casey County has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #1,984 of 2,070 scored counties and #63 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 grocery stores in Casey County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.5, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Casey County spend about $33.6M a year on groceries, or $5,183 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 grocery stores, that is $2.8M per store, 70% below 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 5 businesses with payroll in Casey County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,296 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Casey County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Casey 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 | Casey County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $7.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,296 | 2,517 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,183 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $45,510 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- 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
- 4The 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 Casey 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 Casey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,205+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,482
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $45,510+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,090
- Median home value
- $136,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,825
- Daytime population
- 14,095Residents 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 |
| 63Casey County, KY | 13 | 12 | 18.5 | $2.8M | +1.8% | #1,984 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Casey County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores13
- Grocery stores13
- Convenience stores21
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 Casey County, KY?
There are 12 grocery stores on map listings in Casey County as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Casey County, KY spend on groceries?
About $33.6M a year, or $5,183 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,482 households in Casey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Casey County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Casey County has 18.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $2.8M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Casey County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,296 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Casey County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Casey County at 16,205 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,482 households. Median household income in Casey County is $45,510, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Casey County scores 13 for grocery stores (low), #1,984 of 2,070 scored counties.
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