Groceries and convenience · County · Mississippi
Grocery and convenience stores in George County, MS
How George County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,572 of 2,402 scored counties
#18 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 28
- 9 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $52.4M
- On groceries · $5,632 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,331
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 grocery and convenience stores in George County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 32%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 30.1 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in George County spend about $52.4M a year on groceries, or $5,632 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in George County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in George County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). George County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,572 of 2,402 scored counties and #18 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How George 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 grocery and 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 | George County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 24.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,439 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,632 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,758 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 16 |
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
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 289 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 grocery and convenience stores in George 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 George County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,331+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,302
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $59,758+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,416
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,115
- Daytime population
- 21,422Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18George County, MS | 41 | 28 | 30.1 | $1.9M | +8.1% | #1,572 of 2,402 |
Other business types in George County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores41
- Grocery stores46
- Convenience stores42
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in George County, MS?
There are 28 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in George County as of September 2026. 9 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in George County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in George County, MS spend on groceries?
About $52.4M a year, or $5,632 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,302 households in George County and national spending patterns by income.
How does George County, MS compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
George County has 30.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.9M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, George County would have about 16, against 28 on map listings.
How fast is George County, MS growing?
Population estimates put George County at 26,331 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,302 households. Median household income in George County is $59,758, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. George County scores 41 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,572 of 2,402 scored counties.
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