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Grocery stores in Cumberland County, KY

The grocery stores in Cumberland County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On groceries · $4,972 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
72% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,992
+2.3% 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

Households in Cumberland County spend about $13.1M a year on groceries, or $4,972 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per store, 72% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Cumberland County has 5 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.0 per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.

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

Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Cumberland 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.

Grocery stores in Cumberland County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.07.66.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$7.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,5172,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$4,972$5,746$6,319
Median household income$40,000$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

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
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,992+2.3% since 2020
Households
2,630
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
305 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$40,000
Average household income
$52,947
Median home value
$141,100
Jobs located here
2,367
Daytime population
6,096Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Kentucky

Every Kentucky market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY9473.0$23.3M+4.9%#20 of 2,070
2Scott County, KY9262.6$23.8M+8.2%#32 of 2,070
3Madison County, KY8651.3$42.6M+9.4%#89 of 2,070
4Jessamine County, KY80115.5$10.9M+7.8%#202 of 2,070
5Campbell County, KY79112.8$22M+2.5%#206 of 2,070
6Shelby County, KY78105.4$11.4M+6.2%#235 of 2,070
7Bullitt County, KY77206.3$9.8M+5.0%#260 of 2,070
8Woodford County, KY7654.6$13.5M+3.7%#266 of 2,070
9Kenton County, KY74416.1$10.2M+3.9%#330 of 2,070
10Nelson County, KY71126.3$9.3M+4.8%#394 of 2,070
Cumberland County, KYNot scored519.0$2.6M+2.3%

Other business types in Cumberland County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Cumberland County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 grocery stores in Cumberland County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Cumberland County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cumberland County, KY spend on groceries?

About $13.1M a year, or $4,972 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 2,630 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Cumberland County has 19.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $2.6M, 72% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 1, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Cumberland County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 5,992 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,630 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $40,000 a year, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Cumberland County

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