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Coffee shops and cafes in Bolivar County, MS

The coffee shops and cafes in Bolivar County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,642 of 2,063 scored counties
#25 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
8
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$33.2M
On food away from home · $2,790 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,262
−8.3% 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

Bolivar County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,642 of 2,063 scored counties and #25 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Bolivar County spend about $33.2M a year on food away from home, or $2,790 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per cafe, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Bolivar County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bolivar County in 2023. That is one for every 1,489 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Population estimates show Bolivar County declined 8.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bolivar 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 coffee shops 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Bolivar County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureBolivar CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.99.211.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4891,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,790$3,288$4,070
Median household income$39,585$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3333

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$486K
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Bolivar 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 and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Population and households in Bolivar County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,262−8.3% since 2020
Households
11,915
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
877 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$39,585+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,985
Median home value
$130,000
Jobs located here
10,627
Daytime population
29,215Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Bolivar County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1George County, MS6777.5$4.5M+8.1%#388 of 2,063
2Marshall County, MS6364.5$7M+2.6%#491 of 2,063
3DeSoto County, MS62628.7$4.6M+6.3%#538 of 2,063
4Monroe County, MS6053.6$8.7M−2.4%#585 of 2,063
5Warren County, MS5995.4$6.5M−6.3%#632 of 2,063
6Madison County, MS544610.5$3.9M+6.5%#856 of 2,063
7Lamar County, MS532811.0$3.3M+4.7%#911 of 2,063
8Pontotoc County, MS52108.5$3.7M+2.9%#944 of 2,063
9Scott County, MS4966.2$4.7M+0.4%#1,030 of 2,063
10Jackson County, MS496811.8$3M+3.0%#1,071 of 2,063
25Bolivar County, MS3375.9$4.7M−8.3%#1,642 of 2,063

Other business types in Bolivar County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Bolivar County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Bolivar County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.2M a year, or $2,790 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,915 households in Bolivar County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bolivar County, MS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Bolivar County has 5.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Bolivar County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,489 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Bolivar County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Bolivar County at 28,262 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,915 households. Median household income in Bolivar County is $39,585, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Bolivar County scores 33 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,642 of 2,063 scored counties.

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