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Grocery stores in Henderson County, KY
The grocery stores in Henderson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,428 of 2,070 scored counties
#39 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $103.3M
- On groceries · $5,576 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,255
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,576 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Henderson County spend about $103.3M a year on groceries. Spread across 15 grocery stores, that is $6.9M per store, 26% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Henderson County has 15 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Henderson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,646 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Henderson County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Henderson County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,428 of 2,070 scored counties and #39 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Henderson 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 | Henderson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $7.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,646 | 2,517 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,576 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,851 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,255−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,522
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $58,851+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,123
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 18,213
- Daytime population
- 42,177Residents 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 |
| 39Henderson County, KY | 38 | 15 | 8.1 | $6.9M | −0.9% | #1,428 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Henderson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores38
- Convenience stores44
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 Henderson County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 grocery stores in Henderson County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Henderson County, KY spend on groceries?
About $103.3M a year, or $5,576 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 18,522 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henderson County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Henderson County has 8.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.9M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Henderson County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,646 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Henderson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Henderson County at 44,255 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,522 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $58,851 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Henderson County scores 38 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,428 of 2,070 scored counties.
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