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Grocery and convenience stores in Greene County, MS

The grocery and convenience stores in Greene 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 #2,293 of 2,402 scored counties
#54 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
21
3 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.4M
On groceries · $5,456 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
51.1
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,707
+1.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Greene County is 16 (low), #2,293 of 2,402 scored counties and #54 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Greene County spend about $22.4M a year on groceries, or $5,456 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 68% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 51.1, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Greene County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 822 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Greene 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Greene County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households51.124.518.7
Spending per listing$1.1M$2.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment8221,4391,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,456$5,547$6,319
Median household income$54,276$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1616

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,707+1.3% since 2020
Households
4,109
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
713 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$54,276+9.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,769
Median home value
$92,700
Jobs located here
1,816
Daytime population
11,852Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Greene County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS7612417.5$3.6M+6.3%#277 of 2,402
2Rankin County, MS7411419.0$3.2M+3.2%#336 of 2,402
3Tate County, MS701816.3$3.5M+2.1%#442 of 2,402
4Madison County, MS658719.8$3.2M+6.5%#600 of 2,402
5Hancock County, MS643919.3$3M+1.6%#644 of 2,402
6Jackson County, MS6311920.6$2.8M+3.0%#686 of 2,402
7Stone County, MS581522.4$2.5M+7.2%#881 of 2,402
8Oktibbeha County, MS563214.7$3.7M+0.4%#925 of 2,402
9Harrison County, MS5518021.6$2.6M+4.0%#993 of 2,402
10Lafayette County, MS554925.7$2.3M+6.6%#1,000 of 2,402
54Greene County, MS162151.1$1.1M+1.3%#2,293 of 2,402

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Greene County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 grocery and convenience stores in Greene County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $22.4M a year, or $5,456 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,109 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, MS compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Greene County has 51.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.1M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Greene County would have about 7, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 822 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 13,707 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,109 households. The median household income in Greene County is $54,276 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.3% 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. Greene County scores 16 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #2,293 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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