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Barbershops in Newton County, MS

How Newton County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,293 of 1,356 scored counties
#25 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On personal care products and services · $744 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,960
−1.4% 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

For barbershops, Newton County has a Groundwork market score of 12 (low): #1,293 of 1,356 scored counties and #25 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Newton County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Newton County spend about $5.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $744 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Newton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Newton County compares

The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Barbershops in Newton County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.55.95.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.3M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a40,90816,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$744$788$1,005
Median household income$50,540$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1227

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
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 barber shops in Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,960−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,713
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
578 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$50,540+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,166
Median home value
$106,300
Jobs located here
5,289
Daytime population
18,287Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for barbershops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Newton County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS59436.1$1.5M+6.3%#473 of 1,356
2Lafayette County, MS5494.7$1.9M+6.6%#600 of 1,356
3Rankin County, MS54325.3$1.7M+3.2%#604 of 1,356
4Hancock County, MS4784.0$2.1M+1.6%#771 of 1,356
5Madison County, MS44286.4$1.5M+6.5%#862 of 1,356
6Lamar County, MS42155.9$1.5M+4.7%#899 of 1,356
7Harrison County, MS37597.1$1.1M+4.0%#985 of 1,356
8Jackson County, MS36335.7$1.5M+3.0%#1,005 of 1,356
9Tate County, MS3365.4$1.5M+2.1%#1,049 of 1,356
10Adams County, MS3054.4$1.6M+2.2%#1,100 of 1,356
25Newton County, MS1256.5$1.1M−1.4%#1,293 of 1,356

Other business types in Newton County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Newton County, MS?

Newton County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Newton County, MS spend on personal care products and services?

About $5.7M a year, or $744 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,713 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Newton County, MS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Newton County has 6.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Newton County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Newton County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 20,960 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,713 households. Median household income in Newton County is $50,540, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.6%, 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. Newton County scores 12 for barbershops (low), #1,293 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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