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Restaurants and cafes in Henry County, GA

The restaurants and cafes in Henry County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #772 of 2,405 scored counties
#44 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
873
431 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
402
+13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$345.6M
On food away from home · $3,986 a household
Spending per listing
$396K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
100.7
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
264,922
+9.5% 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 873 restaurants and cafes in Henry County. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 100.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Henry County comes to about $345.6M a year: $3,986 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 873 restaurants and cafes, that is $396K per restaurant, 7% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 402 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Henry County in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 216 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 169 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $16.6M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Henry County.

Population estimates show Henry County grew 9.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Henry County is 60 (upper middle), #772 of 2,405 scored counties and #44 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.

How Henry County compares

The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Restaurants and cafes in Henry County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households100.7109.9109.8
Spending per listing$396K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment216203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.9%+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,986$3,917$4,070
Median household income$83,146$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
353 → 402+13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
8,089
Annual payroll, 2023
$153.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
169Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
873431 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
932The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
30
Amount
$16.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
264,922+9.5% since 2020
Households
86,704
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
319 sq. mi.
People per square mile
784
Median household income
$83,146+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,952
Median home value
$313,900
Jobs located here
77,563
Daytime population
212,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Henry County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA9235158.5$737K+12.7%#15 of 2,405
2Harris County, GA928061.4$713K+6.8%#16 of 2,405
3Oglethorpe County, GA902444.4$827K+10.4%#21 of 2,405
4Pike County, GA903755.1$726K+10.5%#24 of 2,405
5Effingham County, GA9015061.8$661K+14.1%#27 of 2,405
6Lee County, GA875443.9$901K+2.9%#39 of 2,405
7Monroe County, GA868681.5$496K+14.1%#55 of 2,405
8Long County, GA852134.1$958K+32.6%#57 of 2,405
9Jones County, GA834440.8$908K+2.8%#79 of 2,405
10Jasper County, GA833152.0$677K+20.2%#83 of 2,405
44Henry County, GA60873100.7$396K+9.5%#772 of 2,405

Other business types in Henry County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Henry County, GA?

There are 873 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 431 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 402 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 169 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Henry County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $345.6M a year, or $3,986 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 873 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $396K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,704 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Henry County, GA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Henry County has 100.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $396K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Henry County would have about 932, against 873 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 216 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 264,922 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,704 households. The median household income in Henry County is $83,146 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.6% 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. Henry County scores 60 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #772 of 2,405 scored counties.

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