Most underserved markets for Restaurants
U.S. counties ranked by opportunity score for restaurants (Full-service restaurants). A higher score means more residents per existing business — a wider gap between demand and supply, drawn from US Census County Business Patterns data.
| # | County | State | Score | Pop / business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | ID | 100 | 10,461 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | KY | 74 | 8,107 |
| 3 | Caswell County | NC | 70 | 7,582 |
| 4 | Assumption Parish | LA | 63 | 7,022 |
| 5 | Dodge County | GA | 60 | 6,659 |
| 6 | Hart County | KY | 58 | 6,448 |
| 7 | Ashley County | AR | 57 | 6,339 |
| 8 | Morrow County | OH | 55 | 5,842 |
| 9 | Ray County | MO | 54 | 5,780 |
| 10 | Panola County | TX | 52 | 5,635 |
| 11 | Buckingham County | VA | 52 | 5,623 |
| 12 | Holmes County | MS | 49 | 5,616 |
| 13 | Scott County | TN | 49 | 5,479 |
| 14 | Fayette County | AL | 49 | 5,432 |
| 15 | Newton County | MS | 48 | 5,319 |
| 16 | Hoke County | NC | 48 | 5,261 |
| 17 | Spencer County | KY | 48 | 4,887 |
| 18 | Hardeman County | TN | 46 | 5,104 |
| 19 | Murray County | GA | 46 | 5,008 |
| 20 | Larue County | KY | 45 | 4,967 |
| 21 | Wayne County | KY | 44 | 4,916 |
| 22 | Macon County | AL | 43 | 4,800 |
| 23 | Hot Spring County | AR | 43 | 4,733 |
| 24 | Crockett County | TN | 43 | 4,652 |
| 25 | Callahan County | TX | 43 | 4,623 |
| 26 | Pickens County | AL | 42 | 4,731 |
| 27 | Apache County | AZ | 42 | 4,718 |
| 28 | Washington County | MO | 42 | 4,716 |
| 29 | Morgan County | UT | 42 | 4,122 |
| 30 | McDowell County | WV | 41 | 4,728 |
| 31 | Roane County | WV | 41 | 4,676 |
| 32 | Adams County | OH | 41 | 4,585 |
| 33 | Amelia County | VA | 41 | 4,436 |
| 34 | Manassas Park city | VA | 41 | 4,281 |
| 35 | Evangeline Parish | LA | 40 | 4,619 |
| 36 | Meigs County | OH | 40 | 4,448 |
| 37 | Maverick County | TX | 40 | 4,447 |
| 38 | Polk County | TN | 40 | 4,405 |
| 39 | Jackson County | KY | 38 | 4,334 |
| 40 | Scott County | VA | 38 | 4,307 |
| 41 | Leake County | MS | 38 | 4,267 |
| 42 | Vinton County | OH | 38 | 4,263 |
| 43 | Chickasaw County | MS | 38 | 4,256 |
| 44 | Marshall County | MS | 38 | 4,248 |
| 45 | Mason County | WV | 38 | 4,248 |
| 46 | Bath County | KY | 38 | 4,246 |
| 47 | Fluvanna County | VA | 38 | 3,920 |
| 48 | Lauderdale County | TN | 37 | 4,195 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | OH | 37 | 4,142 |
| 50 | Somerset County | MD | 37 | 4,112 |