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Bakeries and dessert shops in Adams County, MS

The bakeries and dessert shops in Adams County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #815 of 1,889 scored counties
#7 of 46 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$33.4M
On food away from home · $2,910 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,061
+2.2% 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

At $2,910 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $33.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 38% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,866 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Adams County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Adams County is 53 (upper middle), #815 of 1,889 scored counties and #7 of 46 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Adams County compares

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

Bakeries and dessert shops in Adams County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.18.49.8
Spending per listing$4.8M$3.9M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,8661,7331,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.8%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,910$3,288$4,070
Median household income$43,644$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score5332

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$236K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 snack bars and retail bakeries in Adams 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. These official figures cover all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Population and households in Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,061+2.2% since 2020
Households
11,464
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
462 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$43,644+45.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,479
Median home value
$108,700
Jobs located here
9,957
Daytime population
27,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Adams County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pontotoc County, MS6175.9$5.3M+2.9%#504 of 1,889
2Marshall County, MS5975.3$6M+2.6%#569 of 1,889
3George County, MS5888.6$3.9M+8.1%#633 of 1,889
4DeSoto County, MS56669.3$4.3M+6.3%#705 of 1,889
5Tishomingo County, MS5455.7$5.6M−1.1%#767 of 1,889
6Jackson County, MS54498.5$4.2M+3.0%#790 of 1,889
7Adams County, MS5376.1$4.8M+2.2%#815 of 1,889
8Itawamba County, MS5377.3$4.5M+1.3%#818 of 1,889
9Panola County, MS4954.1$7.5M−1.4%#944 of 1,889
10Lincoln County, MS4664.6$7M+0.5%#1,058 of 1,889

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Adams County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 bakeries and dessert shops in Adams County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Adams County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $33.4M a year, or $2,910 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,464 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adams County, MS compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Adams County has 6.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Adams County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,866 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 30,061 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,464 households. The median household income in Adams County is $43,644 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.8% 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. Adams County scores 53 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #815 of 1,889 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Adams County

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