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Grocery stores in New Madrid County, MO

The grocery stores in New Madrid County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,894 of 2,070 scored counties
#62 of 65 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.1M
On groceries · $5,391 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,086
−7.6% 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

For grocery stores, New Madrid County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,894 of 2,070 scored counties and #62 of 65 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,391 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in New Madrid County spend about $36.1M a year on groceries. That works out to $7.2M per store, 22% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 5 grocery stores on map listings in New Madrid County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in New Madrid County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,339 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in New Madrid County from 2020 to 2025 at −7.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How New Madrid 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 New Madrid County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureNew Madrid CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.56.16.8
Spending per listing$7.2M$9.7M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,3392,6262,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.5%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,391$5,947$6,319
Median household income$51,881$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score1953

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
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 New Madrid 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 New Madrid County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,086−7.6% since 2020
Households
6,695
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$51,881+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,569
Median home value
$111,800
Jobs located here
8,102
Daytime population
17,392Residents 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 New Madrid 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
62New Madrid County, MO1957.5$7.2M−7.6%#1,894 of 2,070

Other business types in New Madrid County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in New Madrid County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 grocery stores in New Madrid County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $36.1M a year, or $5,391 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 6,695 households in New Madrid County and national spending patterns by income.

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

New Madrid County has 7.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, New Madrid County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,339 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is New Madrid County, MO growing?

Population estimates put New Madrid County at 15,086 people in 2025, down 7.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,695 households. The median household income in New Madrid County is $51,881 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. New Madrid County scores 19 for grocery stores (low), #1,894 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 New Madrid County

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