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Convenience stores in Mississippi

Markets across Mississippi ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,439; 615 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments: 391; +60.9% since 2019
Household spending a year: $6.4B; On groceries
Listings per 10k households: 12.6; 58% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $4.4M; 44% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #51 of 51; Market score 10 · Low

A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Mississippi by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 1,439 convenience stores in Mississippi. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.6, 58% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,547 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Mississippi spend about $6.4B a year on groceries. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 391 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Mississippi in 2023, up 60.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,929 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #51 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 10 (low). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (35). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Corinth area scores highest (56).

Every market in Mississippi for convenience stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Mississippi, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Mississippi, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	35	183	10.9	$5.2M	+3.5%	#292 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	34	455	8.7	$6.7M	−0.3%	#297 of 387
2Jackson, MS	23	258	10.8	$5.3M	−1.4%	#352 of 387
3Hattiesburg, MS	18	80	13.3	$4.2M	+2.6%	#370 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Corinth, MS	56	10	6.9	$7.7M	−0.5%	#221 of 529
2Starkville, MS	55	20	7.7	$7M	+0.8%	#234 of 529
3Picayune, MS	55	23	10.5	$5.3M	+5.6%	#238 of 529
4Oxford, MS	52	27	11.2	$5.2M	+5.3%	#268 of 529
5Tupelo, MS	36	67	12.9	$4.4M	+0.8%	#407 of 529
6Vicksburg, MS	36	32	19.1	$3M	−6.3%	#409 of 529
7Brookhaven, MS	33	28	21.3	$2.6M	+0.5%	#426 of 529
8Natchez, MS-LA	28	42	20.3	$2.5M	−0.9%	#456 of 529
9McComb, MS	27	33	16.3	$3.2M	−2.6%	#459 of 529
10Cleveland, MS	23	10	8.4	$6M	−8.3%	#468 of 529
11Grenada, MS	22	24	19.0	$2.8M	−3.6%	#475 of 529
12Laurel, MS	21	46	14.6	$3.7M	−1.5%	#477 of 529
13Meridian, MS	18	43	12.4	$4.3M	−3.2%	#494 of 529
14Columbus, MS	17	35	13.0	$4.1M	−2.7%	#496 of 529
15Greenwood, MS	9	20	13.8	$3.7M	−8.8%	#522 of 529
16Greenville, MS	8	37	21.6	$2.4M	−9.4%	#525 of 529
17Clarksdale, MS	3	16	19.0	$2.6M	−6.5%	#529 of 529

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Madison County, MS	70	35	8.0	$7.9M	+6.5%	#437 of 2,261
2DeSoto County, MS	67	72	10.1	$6.1M	+6.3%	#537 of 2,261
3Rankin County, MS	63	72	12.0	$5.1M	+3.2%	#664 of 2,261
4Jackson County, MS	58	63	10.9	$5.3M	+3.0%	#842 of 2,261
5Lamar County, MS	57	23	9.1	$6.6M	+4.7%	#872 of 2,261
6Hancock County, MS	57	19	9.4	$6.2M	+1.6%	#874 of 2,261
7Lafayette County, MS	55	19	10.0	$5.9M	+6.6%	#945 of 2,261
8Oktibbeha County, MS	54	12	5.5	$9.8M	+0.4%	#966 of 2,261
9Alcorn County, MS	52	10	6.9	$7.7M	−0.5%	#1,047 of 2,261
10Tate County, MS	49	11	10.0	$5.7M	+2.1%	#1,159 of 2,261
11Pearl River County, MS	49	23	10.5	$5.3M	+5.6%	#1,164 of 2,261
12Itawamba County, MS	48	8	8.3	$6.7M	+1.3%	#1,189 of 2,261
13Harrison County, MS	48	93	11.2	$5.1M	+4.0%	#1,203 of 2,261
14Stone County, MS	46	8	11.9	$4.7M	+7.2%	#1,280 of 2,261
15George County, MS	42	14	15.1	$3.7M	+8.1%	#1,429 of 2,261
16Tippah County, MS	40	6	7.5	$7.2M	−1.6%	#1,467 of 2,261
17Union County, MS	38	9	9.1	$6.1M	+2.3%	#1,543 of 2,261
18Hinds County, MS	37	79	8.8	$6.1M	−6.6%	#1,578 of 2,261
19Prentiss County, MS	32	11	11.5	$4.7M	+1.3%	#1,742 of 2,261
20Warren County, MS	32	32	19.1	$3M	−6.3%	#1,758 of 2,261
21Monroe County, MS	31	13	9.4	$5.8M	−2.4%	#1,764 of 2,261
22Tishomingo County, MS	31	10	11.3	$4.8M	−1.1%	#1,770 of 2,261
23Marshall County, MS	30	26	19.7	$2.8M	+2.6%	#1,813 of 2,261
24Lincoln County, MS	30	28	21.3	$2.6M	+0.5%	#1,814 of 2,261
25Lee County, MS	29	48	14.7	$3.9M	+0.5%	#1,830 of 2,261

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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Covington County, MS	28	7	9.6	$5.5M	−2.2%	#1,844 of 2,261
27Marion County, MS	28	10	11.0	$4.7M	−1.5%	#1,848 of 2,261
28Pontotoc County, MS	28	16	13.5	$4M	+2.9%	#1,855 of 2,261
29Neshoba County, MS	27	12	11.7	$4.7M	−0.9%	#1,881 of 2,261
30Leake County, MS	25	11	14.8	$3.6M	+1.9%	#1,933 of 2,261
31Clarke County, MS	24	6	10.1	$5.2M	−2.8%	#1,943 of 2,261
32Winston County, MS	24	9	12.6	$4.2M	−1.2%	#1,947 of 2,261
33Jones County, MS	23	35	14.0	$3.9M	−1.0%	#1,972 of 2,261
34Forrest County, MS	22	49	16.3	$3.4M	+1.1%	#1,992 of 2,261
35Adams County, MS	22	18	15.7	$3.3M	+2.2%	#1,994 of 2,261
36Pike County, MS	22	29	19.3	$2.6M	−3.7%	#2,001 of 2,261
37Simpson County, MS	22	21	22.0	$2.5M	−1.5%	#2,002 of 2,261
38Bolivar County, MS	21	10	8.4	$6M	−8.3%	#2,008 of 2,261
39Copiah County, MS	21	12	11.9	$4.5M	−2.7%	#2,010 of 2,261
40Smith County, MS	21	8	14.3	$3.8M	−1.5%	#2,012 of 2,261
41Calhoun County, MS	19	5	8.9	$5.7M	−4.4%	#2,039 of 2,261
42Lowndes County, MS	19	28	12.2	$4.5M	−2.4%	#2,041 of 2,261
43Perry County, MS	18	8	17.2	$3M	+1.1%	#2,067 of 2,261
44Greene County, MS	18	12	29.2	$1.9M	+1.3%	#2,072 of 2,261
45Panola County, MS	17	34	27.6	$1.9M	−1.4%	#2,089 of 2,261
46Lauderdale County, MS	16	37	12.9	$4.2M	−3.2%	#2,095 of 2,261
47Yazoo County, MS	16	13	14.8	$3.4M	−14.0%	#2,103 of 2,261
48Newton County, MS	15	12	15.6	$3.4M	−1.4%	#2,121 of 2,261
49Yalobusha County, MS	15	8	16.0	$3.3M	−0.5%	#2,122 of 2,261
50Scott County, MS	15	16	16.5	$3.1M	+0.4%	#2,124 of 2,261
51Clay County, MS	11	11	14.1	$3.6M	−2.0%	#2,174 of 2,261
52Chickasaw County, MS	11	13	19.5	$2.6M	−2.0%	#2,184 of 2,261
53Jasper County, MS	9	11	16.5	$3.1M	−3.5%	#2,200 of 2,261
54Washington County, MS	9	37	21.6	$2.4M	−9.4%	#2,208 of 2,261
55Sunflower County, MS	8	14	17.4	$2.9M	−10.9%	#2,215 of 2,261
56Grenada County, MS	8	17	20.1	$2.7M	−3.3%	#2,217 of 2,261
57Lawrence County, MS	7	11	25.0	$2.1M	−1.4%	#2,232 of 2,261
58Tallahatchie County, MS	6	7	16.3	$3.1M	−14.0%	#2,236 of 2,261
59Holmes County, MS	5	10	16.2	$3M	−8.4%	#2,239 of 2,261
60Noxubee County, MS	5	7	17.7	$2.8M	−4.2%	#2,241 of 2,261
61Leflore County, MS	3	19	18.6	$2.7M	−9.4%	#2,251 of 2,261
62Coahoma County, MS	3	16	19.0	$2.6M	−6.5%	#2,254 of 2,261
Wayne County, MS	Not scored	2	2.6	$19.4M	0.0%
Attala County, MS	Not scored	3	4.5	$11.9M	−4.0%
Walthall County, MS	Not scored	4	7.6	$7.1M	+0.4%
Amite County, MS	Not scored	4	6.8	$7.2M	−1.7%
Jefferson Davis County, MS	Not scored	3	6.7	$7.6M	−2.9%
Webster County, MS	Not scored	8	19.6	$2.8M	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	1	2.3	$23M	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	7	16.9	$3M	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	9	23.7	$2.1M	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	8	24.8	$2.1M	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	6	19.9	$2.4M	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	6	18.8	$2.5M	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	4	11.5	$4.6M	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	6	19.5	$2.8M	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	5	16.3	$3.2M	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	7	24.1	$2M	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	7	28.1	$1.8M	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	5	18.9	$2.6M	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	1	7.0	$7.1M	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Mississippi?

There are 1,439 convenience stores on map listings in Mississippi as of September 2026. 615 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 391 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 60.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on groceries?

About $6.4B a year, or $5,547 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,439 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,145,431 households in Mississippi and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mississippi compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Mississippi has 12.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.4M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Mississippi would have about 806, against 1,439 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,929 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for convenience stores?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 35 (lower middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Corinth area scores highest, at 56 (upper middle). Among 62 scored counties in Mississippi, Madison County scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Mississippi scores 10 for convenience stores (low), #51 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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