Groceries and convenience · County · Mississippi
Convenience stores in Yazoo County, MS
The convenience stores in Yazoo County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,103 of 2,261 scored counties
#47 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 13
- 8 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.8M
- On groceries · $5,106 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,947
- −14.0% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, Yazoo County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #2,103 of 2,261 scored counties and #47 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 convenience stores in Yazoo County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 62%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Yazoo County spend about $44.8M a year on groceries, or $5,106 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Yazoo County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,922 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Yazoo County from 2020 to 2025 at −14.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Yazoo 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.
| Measure | Yazoo County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 12.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.4M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,922 | 2,929 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −14.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,106 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $39,295 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 10 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 138 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 Yazoo 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 Yazoo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,947−14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,767
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $39,295+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,849
- Median home value
- $153,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,548
- Daytime population
- 21,413Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| 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 |
| 47Yazoo County, MS | 16 | 13 | 14.8 | $3.4M | −14.0% | #2,103 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Yazoo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores17
- Grocery stores31
- Convenience stores16
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Yazoo County, MS?
Yazoo County has 13 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Yazoo County, MS spend on groceries?
About $44.8M a year, or $5,106 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,767 households in Yazoo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yazoo County, MS compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Yazoo County has 14.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.4M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Yazoo County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,922 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Yazoo County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Yazoo County at 22,947 people in 2025, down 14.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,767 households. Median household income in Yazoo County is $39,295, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Yazoo County scores 16 for convenience stores (low), #2,103 of 2,261 scored counties.
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