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Grocery stores in Henry County, KY
The grocery stores in Henry County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,520 of 2,070 scored counties
#41 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On groceries · $5,620 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,447
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Henry County spend about $34.5M a year on groceries, or $5,620 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 grocery stores, that is $4.9M per store, 47% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 7 grocery stores on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Henry County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Henry County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Henry County is 35 (lower middle), #1,520 of 2,070 scored counties and #41 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Henry 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 | Henry County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $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 | +4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,620 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $63,347 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 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
- 71 chain location
- 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 Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,447+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,147
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 286 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $63,347+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,675
- Median home value
- $197,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,744
- Daytime population
- 10,899Residents 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 |
| 41Henry County, KY | 35 | 7 | 11.4 | $4.9M | +4.8% | #1,520 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Henry County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores37
- Grocery stores35
- Convenience stores36
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 Henry County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 grocery stores in Henry County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Henry County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Henry County, KY spend on groceries?
About $34.5M a year, or $5,620 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 6,147 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Henry County has 11.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.9M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Henry County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Henry County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 16,447 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,147 households. The median household income in Henry County is $63,347 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. Henry County scores 35 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,520 of 2,070 scored counties.
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