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Coffee shops and cafes in Sunflower County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22M
On food away from home · $2,735 a household
Spending per listing
$11M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
22,893
−10.9% 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 2 coffee shops and cafes in Sunflower County. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

At $2,735 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in Sunflower County spend about $22M a year on food away from home. That is about $11M of household spending for each cafe on map listings. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sunflower County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sunflower County declined 10.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Sunflower County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sunflower 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 Sunflower County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureSunflower CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.59.211.0
Spending per listing$11M$3.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,8591,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+68.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−10.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,735$3,288$4,070
Median household income$39,956$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Sunflower 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 Sunflower County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,893−10.9% since 2020
Households
8,034
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
698 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$39,956+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,047
Median home value
$100,300
Jobs located here
8,525
Daytime population
24,285Residents 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 Sunflower 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
Sunflower County, MSNot scored22.5$11M−10.9%

Other business types in Sunflower County

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

Questions

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

There are 2 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Sunflower County as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sunflower County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $22M a year, or $2,735 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $11M 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 8,034 households in Sunflower County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sunflower County has 2 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Sunflower County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Sunflower County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Sunflower County at 22,893 people in 2025, down 10.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,034 households. The median household income in Sunflower County is $39,956 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Sunflower County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Sunflower County

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