Market rankings · Mississippi

Fast food and sandwich shops in Mississippi

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Mississippi, ranked by the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,923; 1,637 chain locations (85%)
Official establishments: 2,498; All limited-service restaurants · +7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year: $3.8B; On food away from home
Listings per 10k households: 16.8; 26% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $2M; 36% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #51 of 51; Market score 8 · Very low

A site report maps the fast food and sandwich shops 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

Mississippi has 1,923 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 1,637 are chain locations, or 85%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 16.8 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Mississippi spend about $3.8B a year on food away from home, or $3,288 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 36% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

In 2023, official counts showed 2,498 businesses with payroll in Mississippi classed as limited-service restaurants, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 459 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Since fiscal 2022, 47 SBA-backed loans worth $27.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #51 for fast food and sandwich shops, with a Groundwork market score of 8 (very low). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (34). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Picayune area scores highest (54).

Every market in Mississippi for fast food and sandwich shops

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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 fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34	274	16.3	$2.1M	+3.5%	#292 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	28	808	15.5	$2.3M	−0.3%	#324 of 387
2Hattiesburg, MS	14	124	20.6	$1.6M	+2.6%	#378 of 387
3Jackson, MS	8	446	18.8	$1.8M	−1.4%	#385 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Picayune, MS	54	30	13.7	$2.4M	+5.6%	#244 of 537
2Oxford, MS	34	49	20.4	$1.7M	+5.3%	#424 of 537
3Brookhaven, MS	33	17	12.9	$2.5M	+0.5%	#427 of 537
4Natchez, MS-LA	29	31	14.9	$1.9M	−0.9%	#454 of 537
5Greenwood, MS	27	21	14.5	$2M	−8.8%	#466 of 537
6Starkville, MS	27	44	17.0	$1.9M	+0.8%	#468 of 537
7Tupelo, MS	25	99	19.1	$1.8M	+0.8%	#476 of 537
8Corinth, MS	25	25	17.3	$1.8M	−0.5%	#477 of 537
9Greenville, MS	23	24	14.0	$2M	−9.4%	#479 of 537
10Clarksdale, MS	20	10	11.9	$2.2M	−6.5%	#498 of 537
11Vicksburg, MS	19	30	17.9	$1.9M	−6.3%	#502 of 537
12Laurel, MS	18	52	16.5	$1.9M	−1.5%	#505 of 537
13Cleveland, MS	17	17	14.3	$2M	−8.3%	#509 of 537
14Columbus, MS	14	48	17.8	$1.7M	−2.7%	#516 of 537
15Meridian, MS	11	60	17.3	$1.8M	−3.2%	#524 of 537
16Grenada, MS	10	21	16.7	$1.8M	−3.6%	#528 of 537
17McComb, MS	9	33	16.3	$1.8M	−2.6%	#530 of 537

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Marshall County, MS	62	13	9.9	$3.2M	+2.6%	#657 of 2,222
2Itawamba County, MS	55	10	10.4	$3.1M	+1.3%	#943 of 2,222
3Hancock County, MS	50	25	12.4	$2.9M	+1.6%	#1,135 of 2,222
4Walthall County, MS	49	5	9.5	$3.3M	+0.4%	#1,165 of 2,222
5Madison County, MS	48	71	16.2	$2.5M	+6.5%	#1,231 of 2,222
6Yalobusha County, MS	47	5	10.0	$3M	−0.5%	#1,253 of 2,222
7George County, MS	47	12	12.9	$2.6M	+8.1%	#1,271 of 2,222
8Pearl River County, MS	47	30	13.7	$2.4M	+5.6%	#1,283 of 2,222
9Jackson County, MS	47	89	15.4	$2.3M	+3.0%	#1,286 of 2,222
10DeSoto County, MS	46	119	16.8	$2.4M	+6.3%	#1,319 of 2,222
11Amite County, MS	43	6	10.3	$2.6M	−1.7%	#1,402 of 2,222
12Tate County, MS	42	13	11.8	$2.9M	+2.1%	#1,428 of 2,222
13Pontotoc County, MS	42	15	12.7	$2.5M	+2.9%	#1,443 of 2,222
14Perry County, MS	42	6	12.9	$2.3M	+1.1%	#1,450 of 2,222
15Jasper County, MS	38	8	12.0	$2.4M	−3.5%	#1,567 of 2,222
16Stone County, MS	38	11	16.4	$2M	+7.2%	#1,587 of 2,222
17Holmes County, MS	35	7	11.4	$2.4M	−8.4%	#1,670 of 2,222
18Tishomingo County, MS	34	13	14.7	$2.2M	−1.1%	#1,711 of 2,222
19Rankin County, MS	34	115	19.1	$2M	+3.2%	#1,718 of 2,222
20Union County, MS	33	15	15.2	$2.1M	+2.3%	#1,748 of 2,222
21Lamar County, MS	33	49	19.3	$1.9M	+4.7%	#1,756 of 2,222
22Yazoo County, MS	32	11	12.5	$2.3M	−14.0%	#1,779 of 2,222
23Harrison County, MS	32	149	17.9	$1.9M	+4.0%	#1,786 of 2,222
24Chickasaw County, MS	31	9	13.5	$2M	−2.0%	#1,815 of 2,222
25Lawrence County, MS	31	7	15.9	$1.8M	−1.4%	#1,825 of 2,222

Show all 82 counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Lafayette County, MS	31	44	23.1	$1.6M	+6.6%	#1,829 of 2,222
27Leake County, MS	30	9	12.1	$2.4M	+1.9%	#1,837 of 2,222
28Noxubee County, MS	30	5	12.7	$2.2M	−4.2%	#1,842 of 2,222
29Prentiss County, MS	27	15	15.6	$2M	+1.3%	#1,929 of 2,222
30Lincoln County, MS	26	17	12.9	$2.5M	+0.5%	#1,939 of 2,222
31Winston County, MS	26	9	12.6	$2.4M	−1.2%	#1,940 of 2,222
32Copiah County, MS	24	15	14.9	$2.1M	−2.7%	#1,983 of 2,222
33Panola County, MS	23	21	17.1	$1.8M	−1.4%	#2,003 of 2,222
34Alcorn County, MS	23	25	17.3	$1.8M	−0.5%	#2,004 of 2,222
35Attala County, MS	22	11	16.6	$1.9M	−4.0%	#2,015 of 2,222
36Oktibbeha County, MS	22	37	16.9	$1.9M	+0.4%	#2,016 of 2,222
37Newton County, MS	22	16	20.7	$1.5M	−1.4%	#2,025 of 2,222
38Washington County, MS	21	24	14.0	$2M	−9.4%	#2,030 of 2,222
39Wayne County, MS	20	10	13.0	$2.2M	0.0%	#2,051 of 2,222
40Monroe County, MS	19	21	15.1	$2.1M	−2.4%	#2,068 of 2,222
41Lee County, MS	19	74	22.7	$1.5M	+0.5%	#2,077 of 2,222
42Coahoma County, MS	18	10	11.9	$2.2M	−6.5%	#2,082 of 2,222
43Adams County, MS	17	23	20.1	$1.5M	+2.2%	#2,109 of 2,222
44Bolivar County, MS	16	17	14.3	$2M	−8.3%	#2,118 of 2,222
45Covington County, MS	16	18	24.6	$1.2M	−2.2%	#2,126 of 2,222
46Warren County, MS	15	30	17.9	$1.9M	−6.3%	#2,130 of 2,222
47Scott County, MS	15	19	19.6	$1.5M	+0.4%	#2,141 of 2,222
48Neshoba County, MS	15	22	21.4	$1.5M	−0.9%	#2,142 of 2,222
49Tippah County, MS	14	13	16.2	$1.9M	−1.6%	#2,147 of 2,222
50Jones County, MS	14	44	17.6	$1.8M	−1.0%	#2,148 of 2,222
51Forrest County, MS	14	69	22.9	$1.4M	+1.1%	#2,157 of 2,222
52Clay County, MS	14	18	23.1	$1.2M	−2.0%	#2,159 of 2,222
53Lowndes County, MS	13	43	18.7	$1.7M	−2.4%	#2,168 of 2,222
54Simpson County, MS	11	26	27.2	$1.2M	−1.5%	#2,187 of 2,222
55Grenada County, MS	9	15	17.7	$1.7M	−3.3%	#2,193 of 2,222
56Lauderdale County, MS	7	57	19.9	$1.6M	−3.2%	#2,205 of 2,222
57Marion County, MS	7	17	18.6	$1.6M	−1.5%	#2,206 of 2,222
58Leflore County, MS	7	20	19.6	$1.4M	−9.4%	#2,207 of 2,222
59Hinds County, MS	6	182	20.3	$1.5M	−6.6%	#2,211 of 2,222
60Sunflower County, MS	5	22	27.4	$999K	−10.9%	#2,216 of 2,222
61Pike County, MS	4	28	18.7	$1.5M	−3.7%	#2,217 of 2,222
Clarke County, MS	Not scored	3	5.0	$5.9M	−2.8%
Smith County, MS	Not scored	4	7.2	$4.4M	−1.5%
Greene County, MS	Not scored	4	9.7	$3.3M	+1.3%
Calhoun County, MS	Not scored	4	7.1	$3.9M	−4.4%
Tallahatchie County, MS	Not scored	4	9.3	$2.9M	−14.0%
Jefferson Davis County, MS	Not scored	2	4.5	$6.3M	−2.9%
Webster County, MS	Not scored	7	17.2	$1.9M	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	1	2.3	$13.2M	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	6	14.5	$2M	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	6	15.8	$1.8M	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	2	6.2	$4.6M	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	6	19.9	$1.2M	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	2	6.3	$4M	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	2	5.8	$5.1M	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	1	3.3	$8.8M	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	4	13.8	$1.9M	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	2	8.0	$3.5M	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	2	7.6	$3.4M	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	2	14.1	$1.9M	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.7%

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

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Mississippi?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,923 fast food and sandwich shops in Mississippi. 1,637 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 2,498 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 635 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on food away from home?

About $3.8B a year, or $3,288 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,923 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. 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 fast food and sandwich shops?

Mississippi has 16.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Mississippi would have about 1,234, against 1,923 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 459 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for fast food and sandwich shops?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 34 (lower middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Picayune area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 61 scored counties in Mississippi, Marshall County scores highest, at 62 (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 8 for fast food and sandwich shops (very 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 fast food and sandwich shops 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.

Restaurants and cafes11,414 listings
Sit-down restaurants6,346 listings
Pizza637 listings
Coffee shops and cafes1,056 listings
Bakeries and dessert shops966 listings

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