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Grocery and convenience stores in Noxubee County, MS

The grocery and convenience stores in Noxubee County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,383 of 2,402 scored counties
#64 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On groceries · $4,947 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.5
90% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,798
−4.2% 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

For grocery and convenience stores, Noxubee County has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #2,383 of 2,402 scored counties and #64 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 grocery and convenience stores in Noxubee County. None of them are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 35.5 for every 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Noxubee County spend about $19.5M a year on groceries, or $4,947 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Noxubee County in 2023. That is one for every 987 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Noxubee County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Noxubee 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 Noxubee County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureNoxubee CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.524.518.7
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment9871,4391,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$4,947$5,547$6,319
Median household income$33,833$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score716

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Noxubee 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 Noxubee County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,798−4.2% since 2020
Households
3,946
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
695 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$33,833+0.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,813
Median home value
$90,800
Jobs located here
2,011
Daytime population
8,565Residents 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 Noxubee 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
64Noxubee County, MS71435.5$1.4M−4.2%#2,383 of 2,402

Other business types in Noxubee County

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

Questions

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

Noxubee County has 14 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $19.5M a year, or $4,947 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,946 households in Noxubee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Noxubee County has 35.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.4M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Noxubee County would have about 6, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 987 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Noxubee County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Noxubee County at 9,798 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,946 households. Median household income in Noxubee County is $33,833, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 0.2%, 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. Noxubee County scores 7 for grocery and convenience stores (very low), #2,383 of 2,402 scored counties.

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