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Grocery stores in Lincoln Parish, LA

The grocery stores in Lincoln Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,457 of 2,070 scored counties
#15 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
15
5 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$96.1M
On groceries · $5,197 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,360
+0.1% 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 Lincoln Parish spend about $96.1M a year on groceries, or $5,197 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.4M per store, 31% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 15 grocery stores on map listings in Lincoln Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lincoln Parish in 2023. That is one for every 3,081 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lincoln Parish grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lincoln Parish scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,457 of 2,070 scored counties and #15 of 52 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Lincoln Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Lincoln Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.18.76.8
Spending per listing$6.4M$6.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,0812,0372,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,197$5,704$6,319
Median household income$39,172$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3711

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
441
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
155 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Lincoln Parish, 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 Lincoln Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
48,360+0.1% since 2020
Households
18,487
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,113
Median home value
$210,100
Jobs located here
18,570
Daytime population
48,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Lincoln Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Beauregard Parish, LA7453.6$16M+0.2%#308 of 2,070
2St. Tammany Parish, LA71646.1$10.3M+5.3%#390 of 2,070
3Livingston Parish, LA71376.9$8.7M+8.5%#398 of 2,070
4Bossier Parish, LA66285.5$10.7M+2.5%#512 of 2,070
5West Baton Rouge Parish, LA5987.3$8.4M+5.5%#729 of 2,070
6Tangipahoa Parish, LA55346.5$8.5M+5.8%#844 of 2,070
7Ascension Parish, LA55439.0$7.2M+6.4%#860 of 2,070
8Lafourche Parish, LA54225.8$9.9M−2.0%#876 of 2,070
9Grant Parish, LA4656.7$8.5M−0.3%#1,143 of 2,070
10Lafayette Parish, LA45939.2$6.4M+6.5%#1,198 of 2,070
15Lincoln Parish, LA37158.1$6.4M+0.1%#1,457 of 2,070

Other business types in Lincoln Parish

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Lincoln Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 grocery stores in Lincoln Parish. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Lincoln Parish, LA spend on groceries?

About $96.1M a year, or $5,197 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 18,487 households in Lincoln Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Lincoln Parish has 8.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Lincoln Parish would have about 10, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,081 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln Parish at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in Lincoln Parish is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. Lincoln Parish scores 37 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,457 of 2,070 scored counties.

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 Lincoln Parish

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