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Grocery stores in Humphreys County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,443 of 2,070 scored counties
#59 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40.8M
On groceries · $5,634 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
82% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,646
+3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery stores in Humphreys County. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Humphreys County spend about $40.8M a year on groceries, or $5,634 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Humphreys County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,414 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Humphreys County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Humphreys County is 38 (lower middle), #1,443 of 2,070 scored counties and #59 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Humphreys 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.

Grocery stores in Humphreys County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHumphreys CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.47.16.8
Spending per listing$4.5M$8.4M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,4142,6222,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,634$5,923$6,319
Median household income$60,616$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3850

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
95 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,646+3.4% since 2020
Households
7,241
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$60,616+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,659
Median home value
$193,400
Jobs located here
5,842
Daytime population
17,857Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wilson County, TN90315.2$12.5M+17.8%#56 of 2,070
2Blount County, TN86193.4$17.8M+6.0%#92 of 2,070
3Fayette County, TN8695.2$11.9M+7.7%#104 of 2,070
4Williamson County, TN83535.7$12.8M+9.0%#138 of 2,070
5Jefferson County, TN81104.6$12.6M+9.3%#171 of 2,070
6Loudon County, TN81135.4$11.5M+15.6%#176 of 2,070
7Maury County, TN81235.4$11.1M+16.0%#177 of 2,070
8Sumner County, TN77526.6$9.6M+9.2%#261 of 2,070
9Rutherford County, TN75836.4$9.8M+12.6%#305 of 2,070
10Sullivan County, TN74314.5$12.5M+3.5%#316 of 2,070
59Humphreys County, TN38912.4$4.5M+3.4%#1,443 of 2,070

Other business types in Humphreys County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Humphreys County, TN?

There are 9 grocery stores on map listings in Humphreys County as of September 2026. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Humphreys County, TN spend on groceries?

About $40.8M a year, or $5,634 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,241 households in Humphreys County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Humphreys County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Humphreys County has 12.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.5M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Humphreys County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,414 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Humphreys County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Humphreys County at 19,646 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,241 households. Median household income in Humphreys County is $60,616, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Humphreys County scores 38 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,443 of 2,070 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Humphreys County

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