Groceries and convenience · County · Maryland
Grocery stores in Prince George’s County, MD
How Prince George’s County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #835 of 2,070 scored counties
#16 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 243
- 100 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 191
- +15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On groceries · $6,676 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 970,374
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 243 grocery stores in Prince George’s County. 100 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,676 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Prince George’s County spend about $2.3B a year on groceries. Spread across 243 grocery stores, that is $9.6M per store, 3% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 191 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Prince George’s County in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,821 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Prince George’s County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince George’s County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Prince George’s County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #835 of 2,070 scored counties and #16 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Prince George’s County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Prince George’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.6M | $10.6M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,821 | 1,881 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.1% | +2.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,676 | $6,737 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $101,798 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 166 → 191+15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,409
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $247.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 250The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 970,374+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 347,744
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,989
- Median household income
- $101,798+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,138
- Median home value
- $426,000
- Jobs located here
- 318,010
- Daytime population
- 849,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Prince George’s County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 92 | 9 | 4.5 | $15.3M | +8.8% | #38 of 2,070 |
| 2Frederick County, MD | 80 | 63 | 6.0 | $11.8M | +11.0% | #200 of 2,070 |
| 3St. Mary’s County, MD | 78 | 26 | 6.1 | $11.5M | +2.4% | #234 of 2,070 |
| 4Howard County, MD | 76 | 67 | 5.5 | $13.7M | +1.9% | #265 of 2,070 |
| 5Cecil County, MD | 76 | 20 | 4.9 | $13M | +3.2% | #269 of 2,070 |
| 6Calvert County, MD | 75 | 13 | 3.9 | $18.8M | +1.7% | #284 of 2,070 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 75 | 51 | 5.0 | $13.7M | +2.0% | #292 of 2,070 |
| 8Anne Arundel County, MD | 71 | 119 | 5.3 | $13.5M | +1.7% | #367 of 2,070 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 70 | 35 | 5.4 | $12.9M | +2.2% | #404 of 2,070 |
| 10Charles County, MD | 70 | 42 | 6.9 | $10.3M | +5.9% | #413 of 2,070 |
| 16Prince George’s County, MD | 55 | 243 | 7.0 | $9.6M | +0.5% | #835 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Prince George’s County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores61
- Grocery stores55
- Convenience stores63
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 Prince George’s County, MD?
There are 243 grocery stores on map listings in Prince George’s County as of September 2026. 100 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 191 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Prince George’s County, MD spend on groceries?
About $2.3B a year, or $6,676 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 243 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 347,744 households in Prince George’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince George’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Prince George’s County has 7.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.6M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Prince George’s County would have about 250, against 243 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,821 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Prince George’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Prince George’s County at 970,374 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 347,744 households. Median household income in Prince George’s County is $101,798, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Prince George’s County scores 55 for grocery stores (upper middle), #835 of 2,070 scored counties.
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