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Coffee shops and cafes in Hancock County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Hancock County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,474 of 2,063 scored counties
#20 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
22
8 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
14
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$72.6M
On food away from home · $3,586 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,873
+1.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 coffee shops and cafes in Hancock County. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Hancock County comes to about $72.6M a year: $3,586 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.3M per cafe, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hancock County in 2023. That is one for every 1,446 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Hancock County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Hancock County is 38 (lower middle), #1,474 of 2,063 scored counties and #20 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Hancock 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 Hancock County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.99.211.0
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,4461,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,586$3,288$4,070
Median household income$67,708$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
228 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,873+1.6% since 2020
Households
20,237
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$67,708+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,339
Median home value
$224,200
Jobs located here
13,768
Daytime population
41,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Hancock 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
20Hancock County, MS382210.9$3.3M+1.6%#1,474 of 2,063

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

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

Hancock County has 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $72.6M a year, or $3,586 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,237 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hancock County has 10.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.3M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hancock County would have about 20, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,446 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 46,873 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,237 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $67,708 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.7% 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. Hancock County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,474 of 2,063 scored counties.

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