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Grocery stores in Grant County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$53M
On groceries · $5,750 a household
Spending per listing
$13.3M
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,181
+4.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 grocery stores in Grant County. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

At $5,750 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Grant County spend about $53M a year on groceries. Spread across 4 grocery stores, that is $13.3M per store, 43% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Grant County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 3,075 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Grant County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 grocery stores on map listings, Grant County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Grant 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 Grant County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureGrant CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.37.66.8
Spending per listing$13.3M$7.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,0752,5172,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,750$5,746$6,319
Median household income$69,178$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$413K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Grant 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 Grant County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,181+4.7% since 2020
Households
9,224
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
258 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$69,178+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,150
Median home value
$209,500
Jobs located here
5,092
Daytime population
18,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Grant 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
Grant County, KYNot scored44.3$13.3M+4.7%

Other business types in Grant County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Grant County, KY?

There are 4 grocery stores on map listings in Grant County as of September 2026. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $53M a year, or $5,750 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,224 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grant County has 4.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Grant County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,075 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Grant County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Grant County at 26,181 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,224 households. Median household income in Grant County is $69,178, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. Grant County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Grant County

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