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Coffee shops and cafes in Prentiss County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,942 of 2,063 scored counties
#38 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
7
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$30M
On food away from home · $3,125 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,284
+1.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Prentiss County is 22 (low), #1,942 of 2,063 scored counties and #38 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 coffee shops and cafes in Prentiss County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.5 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,125 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Prentiss County spend about $30M a year on food away from home. Spread across 12 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.5M per cafe, 33% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Prentiss County in 2023. That is one for every 1,371 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. Population estimates show Prentiss County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Prentiss 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 Prentiss County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePrentiss CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.59.211.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,3711,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,125$3,288$4,070
Median household income$49,724$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2233

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$373K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,284+1.3% since 2020
Households
9,595
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
415 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$49,724+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,563
Median home value
$122,500
Jobs located here
7,623
Daytime population
22,329Residents 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 Prentiss 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
38Prentiss County, MS221212.5$2.5M+1.3%#1,942 of 2,063

Other business types in Prentiss County

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

Questions

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

Prentiss County has 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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.

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

About $30M a year, or $3,125 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 9,595 households in Prentiss County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prentiss County has 12.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.5M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Prentiss County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,371 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Prentiss County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Prentiss County at 25,284 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,595 households. The median household income in Prentiss County is $49,724 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Prentiss County scores 22 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,942 of 2,063 scored counties.

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