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Grocery and convenience stores in Madison County, MS

How Madison 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #600 of 2,402 scored counties
#4 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
87
34 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
33
+10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$277.2M
On groceries · $6,311 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.8
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,298
+6.5% 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

At $6,311 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $277.2M a year on groceries. Spread across 87 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.2M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 87 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 39%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 19.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Madison County was 33 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,331 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Madison County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Madison County is 65 (upper middle), #600 of 2,402 scored counties and #4 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Madison 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 Madison County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.824.518.7
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,3311,4391,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.0%+23.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,311$5,547$6,319
Median household income$83,441$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6516

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 33+10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
809
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8734 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,298+6.5% since 2020
Households
43,917
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
156
Median household income
$83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$121,926
Median home value
$311,100
Jobs located here
63,928
Daytime population
124,659Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 87 grocery and convenience stores in Madison County. 34 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $277.2M a year, or $6,311 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 19.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Madison County would have about 82, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,331 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Madison County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #600 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 Madison County

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