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Coffee shops and cafes in Hinds County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,465 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
75
24 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
32
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · 0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$276.3M
On food away from home · $3,084 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,888
−6.6% 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 75 coffee shops and cafes in Hinds County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Hinds County comes to about $276.3M a year: $3,084 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, in line with 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 32 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hinds County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,799 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 also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $268K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hinds County.

Population estimates show Hinds County declined 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Hinds County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,465 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Hinds 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 Hinds County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHinds CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.49.211.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,7991,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,084$3,288$4,070
Median household income$49,402$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 32All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · 0.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
312
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
15All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7524 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$268K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
211,888−6.6% since 2020
Households
89,578
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
251
Median household income
$49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,611
Median home value
$159,900
Jobs located here
120,149
Daytime population
246,320Residents 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 Hinds 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
19Hinds County, MS38758.4$3.7M−6.6%#1,465 of 2,063

Other business types in Hinds County

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

Questions

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

Hinds County has 75 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $276.3M a year, or $3,084 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hinds County has 8.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,799 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 38 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,465 of 2,063 scored counties.

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