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Grocery stores in Greene County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Greene County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #482 of 2,070 scored counties
#14 of 65 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
68
31 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
41
−12.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$743.5M
On groceries · $5,677 a household
Spending per listing
$10.9M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
309,286
+3.3% 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

Household spending on groceries in Greene County comes to about $743.5M a year: $5,677 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 68 grocery stores, that is $10.9M per store, 18% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 68 grocery stores on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 46%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Greene County was 41 in 2023, down 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,194 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Greene County.

Population estimates show Greene County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Greene County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #482 of 2,070 scored counties and #14 of 65 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Greene County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Greene County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.26.16.8
Spending per listing$10.9M$9.7M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,1942,6262,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.8%−6.5%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,677$5,947$6,319
Median household income$61,479$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6753

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47 → 41−12.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,575
Annual payroll, 2023
$65.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6831 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
309,286+3.3% since 2020
Households
130,951
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
449
Median household income
$61,479+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,469
Median home value
$221,300
Jobs located here
183,863
Daytime population
359,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Greene County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO9452.2$28.3M+11.4%#18 of 2,070
2Platte County, MO92153.4$19.3M+6.7%#35 of 2,070
3St. Charles County, MO88684.2$16M+4.9%#69 of 2,070
4Cass County, MO87194.4$14.4M+7.1%#82 of 2,070
5Clay County, MO86383.7$17M+4.3%#94 of 2,070
6Jefferson County, MO82364.1$15.1M+2.7%#149 of 2,070
7Christian County, MO80174.8$12.8M+8.3%#194 of 2,070
8Johnson County, MO7994.3$13.6M+4.9%#217 of 2,070
9Lawrence County, MO7553.4$16.3M+3.7%#287 of 2,070
10Cole County, MO75144.5$13.4M+1.7%#294 of 2,070
14Greene County, MO67685.2$10.9M+3.3%#482 of 2,070

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Greene County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 68 grocery stores in Greene County. 31 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 12.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Greene County, MO spend on groceries?

About $743.5M a year, or $5,677 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 130,951 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, MO compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Greene County has 5.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.9M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Greene County would have about 80, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,194 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 309,286 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,951 households. The median household income in Greene County is $61,479 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Greene County scores 67 for grocery stores (upper middle), #482 of 2,070 scored counties.

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