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Convenience stores in Grenada County, MS

The convenience stores in Grenada County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 8 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,217 of 2,261 scored counties
#56 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
17
10 chain locations (59%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$45.2M
On groceries · $5,344 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.1
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,868
−3.3% 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

Grenada County scores 8 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #2,217 of 2,261 scored counties and #56 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Grenada County spend about $45.2M a year on groceries, or $5,344 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 convenience stores, that is $2.7M per store, 66% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Grenada County has 17 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 20.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Grenada County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Grenada County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Grenada County compares

The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Convenience stores in Grenada County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureGrenada CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.112.68.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$4.4M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,9293,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,344$5,547$6,319
Median household income$48,804$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score810

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1710 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 convenience stores in Grenada 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.

Population and households in Grenada County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,868−3.3% since 2020
Households
8,464
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$48,804+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,152
Median home value
$132,200
Jobs located here
9,312
Daytime population
21,725Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Grenada County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, MS70358.0$7.9M+6.5%#437 of 2,261
2DeSoto County, MS677210.1$6.1M+6.3%#537 of 2,261
3Rankin County, MS637212.0$5.1M+3.2%#664 of 2,261
4Jackson County, MS586310.9$5.3M+3.0%#842 of 2,261
5Lamar County, MS57239.1$6.6M+4.7%#872 of 2,261
6Hancock County, MS57199.4$6.2M+1.6%#874 of 2,261
7Lafayette County, MS551910.0$5.9M+6.6%#945 of 2,261
8Oktibbeha County, MS54125.5$9.8M+0.4%#966 of 2,261
9Alcorn County, MS52106.9$7.7M−0.5%#1,047 of 2,261
10Tate County, MS491110.0$5.7M+2.1%#1,159 of 2,261
56Grenada County, MS81720.1$2.7M−3.3%#2,217 of 2,261

Other business types in Grenada County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Grenada County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 convenience stores in Grenada County. 10 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Grenada County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Grenada County, MS spend on groceries?

About $45.2M a year, or $5,344 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,464 households in Grenada County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grenada County, MS compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Grenada County has 20.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.7M, 66% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Grenada County would have about 6, against 17 on map listings.

How fast is Grenada County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Grenada County at 20,868 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,464 households. The median household income in Grenada County is $48,804 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Grenada County scores 8 for convenience stores (very low), #2,217 of 2,261 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Grenada County

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