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Grocery stores in Washington County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Washington County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,708 of 2,070 scored counties
#49 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 4 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27M
- On groceries · $5,568 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,368
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,708 of 2,070 scored counties and #49 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 grocery stores in Washington County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,568 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $27M a year on groceries. Spread across 6 grocery stores, that is $4.5M per store, 52% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Washington County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Washington County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $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 | +2.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,568 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,616 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 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
- 64 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,368+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,852
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $61,616+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,964
- Median home value
- $179,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,713
- Daytime population
- 10,105Residents 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 |
| 49Washington County, KY | 28 | 6 | 12.4 | $4.5M | +2.7% | #1,708 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores29
- Grocery stores28
- Convenience stores
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 Washington County, KY?
There are 6 grocery stores on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Washington County, KY spend on groceries?
About $27M a year, or $5,568 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,852 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Washington County has 12.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.5M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Washington County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 12,368 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,852 households. Median household income in Washington County is $61,616, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, 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. Washington County scores 28 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,708 of 2,070 scored counties.
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