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Grocery stores in Adams County, PA
The grocery stores in Adams County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #61 of 2,070 scored counties
#1 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 17
- 6 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $278.6M
- On groceries · $6,822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.4M
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,594
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Adams County scores 89 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #61 of 2,070 scored counties and #1 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
Households in Adams County spend about $278.6M a year on groceries, or $6,822 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 17 grocery stores, that is $16.4M per store, 76% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 17 grocery stores on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Adams County in 2023. That is one for every 4,084 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Adams County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $16.4M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,084 | 2,074 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,822 | $6,738 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $84,092 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 747
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 176 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,594+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 40,841
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,363
- Median home value
- $268,500
- Jobs located here
- 31,894
- Daytime population
- 87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 89 | 17 | 4.2 | $16.4M | +3.6% | #61 of 2,070 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 87 | 13 | 5.4 | $12.7M | +7.2% | #86 of 2,070 |
| 3Chester County, PA | 84 | 126 | 6.2 | $12.8M | +4.2% | #123 of 2,070 |
| 4York County, PA | 81 | 97 | 5.3 | $12.8M | +3.6% | #170 of 2,070 |
| 5Washington County, PA | 78 | 45 | 5.1 | $13.3M | +0.7% | #230 of 2,070 |
| 6Bucks County, PA | 77 | 130 | 5.2 | $14.6M | +0.3% | #243 of 2,070 |
| 7Butler County, PA | 76 | 51 | 6.3 | $11.1M | +3.2% | #275 of 2,070 |
| 8Cumberland County, PA | 76 | 71 | 6.7 | $10.5M | +6.5% | #280 of 2,070 |
| 9Northampton County, PA | 75 | 76 | 6.2 | $11.3M | +3.7% | #300 of 2,070 |
| 10Montgomery County, PA | 74 | 192 | 5.7 | $13.3M | +2.4% | #311 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Adams County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores82
- Grocery stores89
- Convenience stores84
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 Adams County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 grocery stores in Adams County. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Adams County, PA spend on groceries?
About $278.6M a year, or $6,822 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $16.4M 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 40,841 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, PA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Adams County has 4.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $16.4M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Adams County would have about 30, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,084 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in Adams County is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Adams County scores 89 for grocery stores (high), #61 of 2,070 scored counties.
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