Market rankings · Kentucky
Pet stores in Kentucky
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kentucky, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 358
- 157 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- +11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #30 of 51
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the pet stores on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Kentucky has 358 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Kentucky comes to about $1.5B a year: $824 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
In 2023, official counts showed 118 businesses with payroll in Kentucky classed as pet and pet supplies stores, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 15,377 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #30 for pet stores, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores highest (63). Of the 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest (79).
Every market in Kentucky for pet stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 63 | 96 | 1.7 | $5.2M | +2.9% | #100 of 382 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 58 | 22 | 1.8 | $4.7M | +8.5% | #128 of 382 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 56 | 23 | 1.5 | $5.2M | −2.6% | #140 of 382 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 53 | 194 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #169 of 382 |
| 2Bowling Green, KY | 53 | 15 | 2.0 | $3.9M | +9.5% | #172 of 382 |
| 3Lexington-Fayette, KY | 42 | 54 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +3.4% | #255 of 382 |
| 4Owensboro, KY | 40 | 11 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +1.3% | #266 of 382 |
| 5Elizabethtown, KY | 36 | 11 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +2.4% | #294 of 382 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 26 | 13 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −1.2% | #348 of 382 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 79 | 10 | 2.0 | $3.9M | +7.0% | #17 of 220 |
| 2Frankfort, KY | 74 | 8 | 2.5 | $3.4M | +3.1% | #24 of 220 |
| 3Corbin, KY | 69 | 8 | 1.4 | $4.8M | +0.1% | #33 of 220 |
| 4Glasgow, KY | 57 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.2M | +2.6% | #74 of 220 |
| 5Danville, KY | 52 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +3.6% | #101 of 220 |
| 6Pikeville, KY | 46 | 6 | 1.5 | $4.4M | −5.4% | #116 of 220 |
| 7Murray, KY | 39 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +4.9% | #165 of 220 |
| 8Madisonville, KY | 35 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −0.5% | #174 of 220 |
| Somerset, KY | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | $4.7M | +3.5% | |
| Henderson, KY | Not scored | 4 | 1.7 | $4.5M | −0.9% | |
| Mount Sterling, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | $4.5M | +3.1% | |
| Campbellsville, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $5.4M | +3.4% | |
| Mayfield, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $5.2M | +1.4% | |
| Middlesborough, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $5.9M | −4.8% | |
| Franklin, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $6.2M | +5.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bullitt County, KY | 78 | 5 | 1.6 | $5.9M | +5.0% | #70 of 974 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 72 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.4M | +8.2% | #147 of 974 |
| 3Jefferson County, KY | 64 | 53 | 1.6 | $5.5M | +1.6% | #246 of 974 |
| 4Kenton County, KY | 59 | 12 | 1.8 | $5.3M | +3.9% | #331 of 974 |
| 5Boone County, KY | 56 | 14 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +6.5% | #391 of 974 |
| 6Campbell County, KY | 54 | 10 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +2.5% | #417 of 974 |
| 7Warren County, KY | 54 | 13 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +10.6% | #418 of 974 |
| 8Madison County, KY | 47 | 9 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +9.4% | #540 of 974 |
| 9Daviess County, KY | 45 | 11 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +1.5% | #576 of 974 |
| 10Hardin County, KY | 44 | 10 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +2.4% | #587 of 974 |
| 11Fayette County, KY | 43 | 38 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #607 of 974 |
| 12Shelby County, KY | 41 | 10 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +6.2% | #645 of 974 |
| 13Woodford County, KY | 39 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +3.7% | #667 of 974 |
| 14Laurel County, KY | 31 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #763 of 974 |
| 15Franklin County, KY | 28 | 7 | 3.1 | $2.7M | +2.0% | #808 of 974 |
| 16Calloway County, KY | 27 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +4.9% | #830 of 974 |
| 17Boyle County, KY | 25 | 5 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #856 of 974 |
| 18McCracken County, KY | 23 | 12 | 4.3 | $1.9M | −0.5% | #881 of 974 |
| 19Hopkins County, KY | 20 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −0.5% | #899 of 974 |
| 20Christian County, KY | 19 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.1M | −3.6% | #905 of 974 |
| 21Pike County, KY | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | $2.7M | −6.4% | #937 of 974 |
| Oldham County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.3 | $9.4M | +4.9% | |
| Pulaski County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | $4.7M | +3.5% | |
| Jessamine County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.0 | $9M | +7.8% | |
| Boyd County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.1 | $3.7M | −0.9% |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $5.3M | +4.8% | |
| Barren County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | $4.4M | +2.6% | |
| Henderson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $4.8M | −0.9% | |
| Clark County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +2.3% | |
| Whitley County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $9.1M | +1.6% | |
| Graves County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $5.2M | +1.4% | |
| Greenup County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.9M | −1.9% | |
| Floyd County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.9% | |
| Marshall County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $5.4M | −0.1% | |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $4.6M | −0.9% | |
| Meade County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $9.9M | +2.2% | |
| Knox County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $3.5M | −2.2% | |
| Montgomery County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +2.5% | |
| Logan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +4.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $3.8M | −6.4% | |
| Grayson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3.7M | +3.6% | |
| Taylor County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $3.8M | +2.9% | |
| Carter County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $7.9M | −1.7% | |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $6.9M | −7.6% | |
| Grant County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +4.7% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $2.3M | −1.0% | |
| Lincoln County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $7M | +4.6% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $8.3M | +5.5% | |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +0.8% | |
| Bell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $5.9M | −4.8% | |
| Mercer County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $2M | −2.6% | |
| Allen County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3M | +9.5% | |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.1M | +5.2% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $2.6M | −7.0% | |
| Bourbon County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Spencer County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.7% | |
| Simpson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $6.2M | +5.9% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Marion County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $5.2M | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Harrison County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $6M | +4.9% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.2 | $1.7M | +2.9% | |
| Russell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $5.5M | +3.4% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $5.2M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $4.5M | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $4.4M | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $2.2M | +1.8% | |
| Henry County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +4.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.6% | |
| Larue County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $4.7M | +2.1% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Trigg County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $3.3M | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.8 | $1.3M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.1M | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.6M | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.0 | $1.3M | −0.3% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.8M | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $1.4M | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $2.5M | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $1.6M | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 5.8 | $1.4M | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 6.4 | $820K | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 12.3 | $580K | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pet stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pet stores are in Kentucky?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 358 pet stores in Kentucky. 157 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on pets?
About $1.5B a year, or $824 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 358 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Kentucky has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Kentucky would have about 331, against 358 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,377 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for pet stores?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 21 scored counties in Kentucky, Bullitt County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kentucky scores 48 for pet stores (lower middle), #30 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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