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Grocery stores in Decatur County, TN
The grocery stores in Decatur County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,930 of 2,070 scored counties
#75 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.9M
- On groceries · $5,223 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,820
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Decatur County is 17 (low), #1,930 of 2,070 scored counties and #75 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Decatur County spend about $23.9M a year on groceries, or $5,223 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 grocery stores, that is $3.4M per store, 63% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Decatur County has 7 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.3, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Decatur County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,142 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Decatur County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Decatur County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Decatur County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $8.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,142 | 2,622 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,223 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $45,375 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,820+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,568
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 334 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $45,375+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,847
- Median home value
- $139,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,527
- Daytime population
- 10,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wilson County, TN | 90 | 31 | 5.2 | $12.5M | +17.8% | #56 of 2,070 |
| 2Blount County, TN | 86 | 19 | 3.4 | $17.8M | +6.0% | #92 of 2,070 |
| 3Fayette County, TN | 86 | 9 | 5.2 | $11.9M | +7.7% | #104 of 2,070 |
| 4Williamson County, TN | 83 | 53 | 5.7 | $12.8M | +9.0% | #138 of 2,070 |
| 5Jefferson County, TN | 81 | 10 | 4.6 | $12.6M | +9.3% | #171 of 2,070 |
| 6Loudon County, TN | 81 | 13 | 5.4 | $11.5M | +15.6% | #176 of 2,070 |
| 7Maury County, TN | 81 | 23 | 5.4 | $11.1M | +16.0% | #177 of 2,070 |
| 8Sumner County, TN | 77 | 52 | 6.6 | $9.6M | +9.2% | #261 of 2,070 |
| 9Rutherford County, TN | 75 | 83 | 6.4 | $9.8M | +12.6% | #305 of 2,070 |
| 10Sullivan County, TN | 74 | 31 | 4.5 | $12.5M | +3.5% | #316 of 2,070 |
| 75Decatur County, TN | 17 | 7 | 15.3 | $3.4M | +3.4% | #1,930 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Decatur County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores18
- Grocery stores17
- Convenience stores20
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 Decatur County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 grocery stores in Decatur County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Decatur County, TN spend on groceries?
About $23.9M a year, or $5,223 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 4,568 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Decatur County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Decatur County has 15.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.4M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Decatur County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,142 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Decatur County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Decatur County at 11,820 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,568 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $45,375 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% 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. Decatur County scores 17 for grocery stores (low), #1,930 of 2,070 scored counties.
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