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Child care centers and preschools in Lowndes County, MS
How Lowndes County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,589 of 1,611 scored counties
#30 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 28
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On child care and other personal services · $349 a household
- Spending per listing
- $287K
- 71% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,346
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Lowndes County scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,589 of 1,611 scored counties and #30 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 child care centers and preschools in Lowndes County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.2, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $349 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in Lowndes County spend about $8M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $287K of household spending for each center on map listings, 71% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Lowndes County was 23 in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,000 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lowndes County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lowndes County compares
The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Lowndes County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $287K | $591K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,000 | 1,418 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | +1.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $349 | $369 | $581 |
| Median household income | $53,812 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 23−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 126Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 282 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 child care services in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,346−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,006
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $53,812+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,521
- Median home value
- $164,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,412
- Daytime population
- 59,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lowndes County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lafayette County, MS | 82 | 7 | 3.7 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #66 of 1,611 |
| 2Hancock County, MS | 76 | 6 | 3.0 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #140 of 1,611 |
| 3DeSoto County, MS | 73 | 29 | 4.1 | $1.2M | +6.3% | #194 of 1,611 |
| 4Rankin County, MS | 61 | 23 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +3.2% | #507 of 1,611 |
| 5Madison County, MS | 60 | 26 | 5.9 | $907K | +6.5% | #549 of 1,611 |
| 6Oktibbeha County, MS | 47 | 11 | 5.0 | $733K | +0.4% | #903 of 1,611 |
| 7Jackson County, MS | 46 | 32 | 5.6 | $739K | +3.0% | #930 of 1,611 |
| 8Lamar County, MS | 44 | 19 | 7.5 | $592K | +4.7% | #990 of 1,611 |
| 9Marshall County, MS | 44 | 8 | 6.1 | $575K | +2.6% | #992 of 1,611 |
| 10Harrison County, MS | 42 | 45 | 5.4 | $690K | +4.0% | #1,043 of 1,611 |
| 30Lowndes County, MS | 9 | 28 | 12.2 | $287K | −2.4% | #1,589 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Lowndes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools9
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Lowndes County, MS?
There are 28 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Lowndes County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Official counts list 126 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lowndes County, MS spend on child care and other personal services?
About $8M a year, or $349 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $287K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,006 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lowndes County, MS compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Lowndes County has 12.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $287K, 71% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 8, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,000 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Lowndes County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lowndes County at 57,346 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,006 households. The median household income in Lowndes County is $53,812 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Lowndes County scores 9 for child care centers and preschools (very low), #1,589 of 1,611 scored counties.
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