Groceries and convenience · County · Mississippi
Grocery and convenience stores in Hinds County, MS
The grocery and convenience stores in Hinds County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,586 of 2,402 scored counties
#20 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 166
- 61 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $478.7M
- On groceries · $5,344 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,888
- −6.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,344 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Hinds County spend about $478.7M a year on groceries. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 166 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Hinds County as of September 2026. 61 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Hinds County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,906 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $425K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hinds County.
Population estimates show Hinds County declined 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Hinds County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,586 of 2,402 scored counties and #20 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Hinds 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 | Hinds County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 24.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,906 | 1,439 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.5% | +23.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,344 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $49,402 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 47+17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,260
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16661 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $425K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hinds 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 Hinds County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,888−6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 89,578
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 251
- Median household income
- $49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,611
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 120,149
- Daytime population
- 246,320Residents 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 |
| 20Hinds County, MS | 40 | 166 | 18.5 | $2.9M | −6.6% | #1,586 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Hinds County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores40
- Grocery stores40
- Convenience stores37
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 Hinds County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 166 grocery and convenience stores in Hinds County. 61 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hinds County, MS spend on groceries?
About $478.7M a year, or $5,344 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hinds County, MS compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Hinds County has 18.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.9M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Hinds County would have about 141, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,906 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 40 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,586 of 2,402 scored counties.
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