Groceries and convenience · County · Tennessee
Grocery stores in Fentress County, TN
The grocery stores in Fentress County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,577 of 2,070 scored counties
#63 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.2M
- On groceries · $5,133 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,322
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
Fentress County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,577 of 2,070 scored counties and #63 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 grocery stores in Fentress County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Fentress County comes to about $40.2M a year: $5,133 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Fentress County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,958 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fentress County grew 9.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fentress 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 | Fentress County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $8.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,958 | 2,622 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,133 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $51,149 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- 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 Fentress 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 Fentress County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,322+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,831
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $51,149+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $57,981
- Median home value
- $168,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,781
- Daytime population
- 16,556Residents 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 |
| 63Fentress County, TN | 33 | 8 | 10.2 | $5M | +9.7% | #1,577 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Fentress County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores52
- Grocery stores33
- Convenience stores55
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 Fentress County, TN?
There are 8 grocery stores on map listings in Fentress County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. 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 Fentress County, TN spend on groceries?
About $40.2M a year, or $5,133 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,831 households in Fentress County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fentress County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Fentress County has 10.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Fentress County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,958 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Fentress County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Fentress County at 20,322 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,831 households. Median household income in Fentress County is $51,149, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Fentress County scores 33 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,577 of 2,070 scored counties.
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