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Grocery stores in White County, TN
The grocery stores in White County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,270 of 2,070 scored counties
#46 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $60.5M
- On groceries · $5,387 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,612
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in White County comes to about $60.5M a year: $5,387 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 grocery stores, that is $6.7M per store, 28% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
White County has 9 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in White County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of White County grew 7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in White County is 43 (lower middle), #1,270 of 2,070 scored counties and #46 of 75 scored counties in Tennessee.
How White 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 | White County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $8.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,622 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,387 | $5,923 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $52,188 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 White 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 White County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,612+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,226
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 377 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $52,188+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,135
- Median home value
- $207,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,730
- Daytime population
- 25,039Residents 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 |
| 46White County, TN | 43 | 9 | 8.0 | $6.7M | +7.9% | #1,270 of 2,070 |
Other business types in White County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores50
- Grocery stores43
- Convenience stores41
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 White County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery stores in White County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in White County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in White County, TN spend on groceries?
About $60.5M a year, or $5,387 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 11,226 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, TN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
White County has 8.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, White County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is White County, TN growing?
Population estimates put White County at 29,612 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,226 households. The median household income in White County is $52,188 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. White County scores 43 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,270 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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