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Grocery and convenience stores in Mississippi

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

Listings: 2,809; 956 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments: 796; +23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year: $6.4B; On groceries
Listings per 10k households: 24.5; 31% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $2.3M; 33% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #50 of 51; Market score 16 · Low

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

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What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,809 grocery and convenience stores in Mississippi. 956 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 24.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Mississippi comes to about $6.4B a year: $5,547 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,809 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.3M per store, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 796 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Mississippi in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,439 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #50 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 16 (low). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (43). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Starkville area scores highest (57).

Every market in Mississippi for grocery and 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 grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	43	353	21.0	$2.7M	+3.5%	#246 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	36	975	18.6	$3.1M	−0.3%	#292 of 387
2Jackson, MS	29	491	20.6	$2.8M	−1.4%	#327 of 387
3Hattiesburg, MS	19	167	27.8	$2M	+2.6%	#367 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Starkville, MS	57	45	17.4	$3.1M	+0.8%	#211 of 538
2Picayune, MS	55	62	28.3	$2M	+5.6%	#243 of 538
3Oxford, MS	50	66	27.5	$2.1M	+5.3%	#286 of 538
4Brookhaven, MS	40	41	31.2	$1.7M	+0.5%	#388 of 538
5Vicksburg, MS	38	56	33.4	$1.7M	−6.3%	#401 of 538
6Corinth, MS	36	29	20.1	$2.7M	−0.5%	#410 of 538
7Tupelo, MS	36	130	25.1	$2.3M	+0.8%	#411 of 538
8Meridian, MS	23	83	24.0	$2.2M	−3.2%	#481 of 538
9Laurel, MS	21	88	27.8	$1.9M	−1.5%	#489 of 538
10Natchez, MS-LA	19	68	32.8	$1.6M	−0.9%	#499 of 538
11Cleveland, MS	18	26	21.8	$2.3M	−8.3%	#501 of 538
12Columbus, MS	18	72	26.7	$2M	−2.7%	#502 of 538
13McComb, MS	18	63	31.0	$1.7M	−2.6%	#504 of 538
14Grenada, MS	17	45	35.7	$1.5M	−3.6%	#507 of 538
15Greenwood, MS	10	37	25.6	$2M	−8.8%	#527 of 538
16Greenville, MS	10	59	34.5	$1.5M	−9.4%	#529 of 538
17Clarksdale, MS	2	29	34.5	$1.4M	−6.5%	#538 of 538

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS	76	124	17.5	$3.6M	+6.3%	#277 of 2,402
2Rankin County, MS	74	114	19.0	$3.2M	+3.2%	#336 of 2,402
3Tate County, MS	70	18	16.3	$3.5M	+2.1%	#442 of 2,402
4Madison County, MS	65	87	19.8	$3.2M	+6.5%	#600 of 2,402
5Hancock County, MS	64	39	19.3	$3M	+1.6%	#644 of 2,402
6Jackson County, MS	63	119	20.6	$2.8M	+3.0%	#686 of 2,402
7Stone County, MS	58	15	22.4	$2.5M	+7.2%	#881 of 2,402
8Oktibbeha County, MS	56	32	14.7	$3.7M	+0.4%	#925 of 2,402
9Harrison County, MS	55	180	21.6	$2.6M	+4.0%	#993 of 2,402
10Lafayette County, MS	55	49	25.7	$2.3M	+6.6%	#1,000 of 2,402
11Lamar County, MS	53	56	22.1	$2.7M	+4.7%	#1,084 of 2,402
12Pearl River County, MS	53	62	28.3	$2M	+5.6%	#1,098 of 2,402
13Attala County, MS	46	9	13.6	$4M	−4.0%	#1,350 of 2,402
14Neshoba County, MS	46	20	19.4	$2.8M	−0.9%	#1,357 of 2,402
15Amite County, MS	45	9	15.4	$3.2M	−1.7%	#1,379 of 2,402
16Itawamba County, MS	45	18	18.7	$3M	+1.3%	#1,383 of 2,402
17Copiah County, MS	42	21	20.9	$2.6M	−2.7%	#1,515 of 2,402
18George County, MS	41	28	30.1	$1.9M	+8.1%	#1,572 of 2,402
19Tippah County, MS	40	13	16.2	$3.3M	−1.6%	#1,581 of 2,402
20Hinds County, MS	40	166	18.5	$2.9M	−6.6%	#1,586 of 2,402
21Prentiss County, MS	40	19	19.8	$2.7M	+1.3%	#1,587 of 2,402
22Lincoln County, MS	38	41	31.2	$1.7M	+0.5%	#1,688 of 2,402
23Monroe County, MS	37	25	18.0	$3M	−2.4%	#1,696 of 2,402
24Wayne County, MS	37	17	22.1	$2.3M	0.0%	#1,716 of 2,402
25Walthall County, MS	37	13	24.6	$2.2M	+0.4%	#1,718 of 2,402

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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Union County, MS	36	21	21.3	$2.6M	+2.3%	#1,737 of 2,402
27Warren County, MS	36	56	33.4	$1.7M	−6.3%	#1,765 of 2,402
28Marshall County, MS	36	44	33.4	$1.6M	+2.6%	#1,767 of 2,402
29Adams County, MS	34	35	30.5	$1.7M	+2.2%	#1,835 of 2,402
30Alcorn County, MS	33	29	20.1	$2.7M	−0.5%	#1,849 of 2,402
31Lee County, MS	28	93	28.5	$2M	+0.5%	#2,010 of 2,402
32Perry County, MS	28	14	30.1	$1.7M	+1.1%	#2,021 of 2,402
33Simpson County, MS	27	31	32.5	$1.7M	−1.5%	#2,049 of 2,402
34Tishomingo County, MS	26	18	20.4	$2.7M	−1.1%	#2,058 of 2,402
35Jones County, MS	26	72	28.8	$1.9M	−1.0%	#2,073 of 2,402
36Lauderdale County, MS	25	64	22.3	$2.4M	−3.2%	#2,095 of 2,402
37Pontotoc County, MS	25	34	28.8	$1.9M	+2.9%	#2,106 of 2,402
38Grenada County, MS	25	33	39.0	$1.4M	−3.3%	#2,116 of 2,402
39Smith County, MS	24	17	30.4	$1.8M	−1.5%	#2,131 of 2,402
40Leake County, MS	24	22	29.7	$1.8M	+1.9%	#2,133 of 2,402
41Lowndes County, MS	22	58	25.2	$2.2M	−2.4%	#2,171 of 2,402
42Forrest County, MS	22	97	32.2	$1.7M	+1.1%	#2,175 of 2,402
43Panola County, MS	22	53	43.0	$1.2M	−1.4%	#2,186 of 2,402
44Jefferson Davis County, MS	21	9	20.2	$2.5M	−2.9%	#2,188 of 2,402
45Holmes County, MS	21	15	24.4	$2M	−8.4%	#2,194 of 2,402
46Winston County, MS	20	19	26.6	$2M	−1.2%	#2,211 of 2,402
47Marion County, MS	19	33	36.2	$1.4M	−1.5%	#2,236 of 2,402
48Covington County, MS	18	21	28.7	$1.8M	−2.2%	#2,244 of 2,402
49Jasper County, MS	17	16	24.1	$2.2M	−3.5%	#2,260 of 2,402
50Yazoo County, MS	17	22	25.1	$2M	−14.0%	#2,263 of 2,402
51Lawrence County, MS	17	18	40.8	$1.3M	−1.4%	#2,278 of 2,402
52Bolivar County, MS	16	26	21.8	$2.3M	−8.3%	#2,282 of 2,402
53Pike County, MS	16	50	33.3	$1.5M	−3.7%	#2,290 of 2,402
54Greene County, MS	16	21	51.1	$1.1M	+1.3%	#2,293 of 2,402
55Clarke County, MS	14	19	32.0	$1.6M	−2.8%	#2,307 of 2,402
56Yalobusha County, MS	14	17	34.0	$1.6M	−0.5%	#2,310 of 2,402
57Newton County, MS	12	26	33.7	$1.6M	−1.4%	#2,336 of 2,402
58Washington County, MS	12	59	34.5	$1.5M	−9.4%	#2,338 of 2,402
59Scott County, MS	12	35	36.1	$1.4M	+0.4%	#2,339 of 2,402
60Sunflower County, MS	9	26	32.4	$1.5M	−10.9%	#2,366 of 2,402
61Tallahatchie County, MS	8	12	27.9	$1.8M	−14.0%	#2,372 of 2,402
62Chickasaw County, MS	8	22	33.0	$1.5M	−2.0%	#2,374 of 2,402
63Clay County, MS	8	28	35.9	$1.4M	−2.0%	#2,375 of 2,402
64Noxubee County, MS	7	14	35.5	$1.4M	−4.2%	#2,383 of 2,402
65Calhoun County, MS	4	19	33.9	$1.5M	−4.4%	#2,391 of 2,402
66Leflore County, MS	3	34	33.3	$1.5M	−9.4%	#2,395 of 2,402
67Coahoma County, MS	3	29	34.5	$1.4M	−6.5%	#2,397 of 2,402
Webster County, MS	Not scored	13	31.9	$1.7M	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	3	7.0	$7.7M	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	12	29.0	$1.8M	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	16	42.1	$1.2M	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	9	27.9	$1.8M	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	10	33.2	$1.4M	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	12	37.7	$1.3M	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	9	26.0	$2M	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	9	29.3	$1.8M	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	7	22.8	$2.3M	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	11	37.9	$1.3M	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	8	32.1	$1.6M	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	9	34.1	$1.4M	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	6	42.2	$1.2M	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.7%

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Mississippi?

Mississippi has 2,809 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 956 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 796 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. Official counts list 676 one-person businesses without payroll.

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 2,809 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. 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 grocery and convenience stores?

Mississippi has 24.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.3M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Mississippi would have about 1,875, against 2,809 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,439 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

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

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 43 (lower middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Starkville area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 67 scored counties in Mississippi, DeSoto County scores highest, at 76 (high). 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 16 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #50 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 grocery and 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.

Grocery stores923 listings
Convenience stores1,439 listings

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