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Coffee shops and cafes in DeSoto County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in DeSoto County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #538 of 2,063 scored counties
#3 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 62
- 25 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +75.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $282.1M
- On food away from home · $3,974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,918
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,974 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in DeSoto County spend about $282.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 62 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.6M per cafe, 23% 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 62 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in DeSoto County as of September 2026. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 40%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in DeSoto County was 49 in 2023, up 75.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,449 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. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $955K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in DeSoto County.
Population estimates put the population change in DeSoto County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, DeSoto County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #538 of 2,063 scored counties and #3 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi.
How DeSoto 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.
| Measure | DeSoto County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 9.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,449 | 1,859 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +75.0% | +68.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,974 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $85,297 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 49All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +75.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 451
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $955K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,918+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 70,986
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 402
- Median household income
- $85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,760
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 80,765
- Daytime population
- 177,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1George County, MS | 67 | 7 | 7.5 | $4.5M | +8.1% | #388 of 2,063 |
| 2Marshall County, MS | 63 | 6 | 4.5 | $7M | +2.6% | #491 of 2,063 |
| 3DeSoto County, MS | 62 | 62 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +6.3% | #538 of 2,063 |
| 4Monroe County, MS | 60 | 5 | 3.6 | $8.7M | −2.4% | #585 of 2,063 |
| 5Warren County, MS | 59 | 9 | 5.4 | $6.5M | −6.3% | #632 of 2,063 |
| 6Madison County, MS | 54 | 46 | 10.5 | $3.9M | +6.5% | #856 of 2,063 |
| 7Lamar County, MS | 53 | 28 | 11.0 | $3.3M | +4.7% | #911 of 2,063 |
| 8Pontotoc County, MS | 52 | 10 | 8.5 | $3.7M | +2.9% | #944 of 2,063 |
| 9Scott County, MS | 49 | 6 | 6.2 | $4.7M | +0.4% | #1,030 of 2,063 |
| 10Jackson County, MS | 49 | 68 | 11.8 | $3M | +3.0% | #1,071 of 2,063 |
Other business types in DeSoto County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza59
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in DeSoto County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 coffee shops and cafes in DeSoto County. 25 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 75.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in DeSoto County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $282.1M a year, or $3,974 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, MS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
DeSoto County has 8.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.6M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 76, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,449 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 75.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 62 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #538 of 2,063 scored counties.
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