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Convenience stores in Tate County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,159 of 2,261 scored counties
#10 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
11
4 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$63M
On groceries · $5,720 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,725
+2.1% 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 groceries in Tate County comes to about $63M a year: $5,720 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 convenience stores, that is $5.7M per store, 27% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Tate County has 11 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Tate County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tate County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Tate County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,159 of 2,261 scored counties and #10 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Tate 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 Tate County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureTate CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.012.68.0
Spending per listing$5.7M$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+2.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,720$5,547$6,319
Median household income$69,704$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4910

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
114 chain locations
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 convenience stores in Tate 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 Tate County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,725+2.1% since 2020
Households
11,018
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
405 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$69,704+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,048
Median home value
$209,000
Jobs located here
6,020
Daytime population
22,295Residents 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 Tate 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

Other business types in Tate County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Tate County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 convenience stores in Tate County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Tate County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $63M a year, or $5,720 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 11,018 households in Tate County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tate County has 10.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.7M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Tate County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Tate County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Tate County at 28,725 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,018 households. The median household income in Tate County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.6% 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. Tate County scores 49 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,159 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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