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Coffee shops and cafes in Harrison County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,524 of 2,063 scored counties
#21 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
98
30 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
51
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +50.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$279.9M
On food away from home · $3,358 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
217,136
+4.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 98 coffee shops and cafes in Harrison County. 30 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 7% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Harrison County comes to about $279.9M a year: $3,358 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per cafe, 23% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 51 businesses with payroll in Harrison County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,634 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. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $824K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Harrison County.

Population estimates show Harrison County grew 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Harrison County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,524 of 2,063 scored counties and #21 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Harrison 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 Harrison County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.89.211.0
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6341,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+50.0%+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,358$3,288$4,070
Median household income$59,479$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 51All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +50.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
544
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
20All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9830 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
4
Amount
$824K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
217,136+4.0% since 2020
Households
83,358
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
368
Median household income
$59,479+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,923
Median home value
$212,200
Jobs located here
89,531
Daytime population
220,283Residents 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 Harrison 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
21Harrison County, MS379811.8$2.9M+4.0%#1,524 of 2,063

Other business types in Harrison County

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

Questions

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

There are 98 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. 30 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $279.9M a year, or $3,358 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 83,358 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harrison County has 11.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Harrison County would have about 76, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,634 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 217,136 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,358 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $59,479 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Harrison County scores 37 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,524 of 2,063 scored counties.

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