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Coffee shops and cafes in Rankin County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,350 of 2,063 scored counties
#17 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
77
26 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
47
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +80.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$232.8M
On food away from home · $3,872 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,181
+3.2% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Rankin County comes to about $232.8M a year: $3,872 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per cafe, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 77 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Rankin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 16% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Rankin County in 2023, up 80.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,279 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 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Rankin County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rankin County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Rankin County is 41 (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,063 scored counties and #17 of 48 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Rankin 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 Rankin County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureRankin CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.89.211.0
Spending per listing$3M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,2791,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+80.8%+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,872$3,288$4,070
Median household income$79,357$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4133

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 47All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +80.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
401
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
14All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7726 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
162,181+3.2% since 2020
Households
60,133
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
776 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,005
Median home value
$237,400
Jobs located here
73,389
Daytime population
161,778Residents 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 Rankin 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
17Rankin County, MS417712.8$3M+3.2%#1,350 of 2,063

Other business types in Rankin County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 77 coffee shops and cafes in Rankin County. 26 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 80.8% 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 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $232.8M a year, or $3,872 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rankin County has 12.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Rankin County would have about 63, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,279 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 80.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 41 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,063 scored counties.

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